On Wednesday, the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern commented that no decisions had been made regarding the application for exemptions for foreigners connected to the America’s Cup
Sailing News
Recovering a Forest of Teak without cutting a single tree
Thirty years ago, Bob Steber initiated a project in Burma that recovered 2,000 teak logs and 500 rosewood logs from the depths of the Rangoon River
Ineos Team UK return to the Solent with reduced crew
Sir Ben Ainslie’s Ineos Team UK are getting back to training on the Solent this week with reduced crew numbers
Not the Finn Masters
This week should have been the 2020 Finn World Masters in Port Zelanda, in The Netherlands. The 50th Anniversary Finn World Masters
French confirm Olympic Sailing Squad for 2021
France confirms Tokyo 2020 sailing selections but retains the possibility to modify the selections if necessary
RNLI lifeguard services are currently limited on beaches in the UK
Please be aware that RNLI lifeguard services are currently limited on beaches in the UK. Although our volunteer lifeboat crews are fully operational if needed, this is your watch too
Voiles de Saint-Tropez present a new regatta format
The organisers of the Voiles de Saint-Tropez intend to maintain what has made these regattas unique to the world for modern and classic boats
British Sailing Team resume doublehanded sailing
As of Monday 1 June, the British Sailing Team will resume doublehanded sailing, allowed by the dispensation afforded to elite sports under the Government’s latest guidelines for a phased return to training
Ainslie reveals how off-boat data analysis helped win Sydney SailGP
Team helm Ben Ainslie and data analyst Emily Nagel describe the influence of real-time performance data on the convincing Great Britain SailGP win at the Sydney event earlier this year
American Magic is first AC36 Challenger to head to New Zealand
Defiant, the first AC75 built for New York YC American Magic, departed the team’s winter base at the Port of Pensacola on Wednesday, 27 May, 2020, bound for Auckland, New Zealand
RYA updates Brexit guidance for recreational boaters
Yes, Brexit is back . . . When the UK left the EU on 31 January, we entered a transition period, it is currently due to end at 23:00 UTC on 31 December 2020
A and B Catamaran Trials at Sheppey in 1967
Original footage of the IYRU A & B Catamaran Trials at the Catamaran YC, on the Isle of Sheppey in the Thames Estuary in 1967, see video here
