Sailing News

The Ocean Race Stopovers
The Ocean Race route to visit 10 cities

The 2021-22 edition of The Ocean Race, scheduled to start from Alicante, Spain in October 2021, will visit 10 international cities

Will domino effect take out the Portsmouth ACWS event?

The two America’s Cup World Series events in Europe now look to be living on borrowed time. If the Italian event, based in Cagliari is cancelled can the Portsmouth UK event be far behind?

OK Dinghy Class Launch Euro League

The International OK Dinghy Association has launched the 2020 OK Euro League

World Sailing
World Sailing cancels World Cup Series Genoa event

World Sailing has cancelled the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Genoa event that was due to be held in the Italian city from 11 – 19 April due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

America’s Cup World Series in Cagliari and Portsmouth update

Two status updates issued with regard to the America’s Cup World Series in Cagliari and Portsmouth events

SailGP rolls out the new modular wing for San Francisco

SailGP is to equip all seven national teams with the new modular wingsails for the San Francisco event in May

Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta stems the tide

Among all the Coronavirus lock-downs and travel restrictions it is good to hear that there are no cases of Coronavirus in Antigua at this time

Merlin Rockets get their season started at Burghfield

Never mind the storms or coronavirus, the Merlin Rockets started their season with the Craftinsure Silver Tiller at Burghfield SC

Ben Ainslie - Sydney 2000
Sir Ben celebrates 20 years since winning first gold medal

Sir Ben Ainslie won his first Olympic gold medal in the Laser after a nerve-racking final race against Brazil’s Robert Scheidt at the Sydney 2000 Games

The coronavirus effect as European sailing season gets underway

As we head into the European sailing season the Coronavirus has captured world-wide media headlines

Fifteen teams signed-up for Youth America’s Cup

There are now only a handful of entry spaces left available for the 2021 Youth America’s Cup after the initial early entry period closed on the 29 February 2020

Continental Olympic Qualification Event Postponed

The ASAF Asian Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 15 to 22 March 2020, have been postponed as a precautionary measure due to COVID-19