Sailing News

Norfolk Punt wins Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash

Colin and Oly Murray sailed their Norfolk Punt to victory at the Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash, in this season’s Seldén SailJuice Winter Series

British International 14s head downunder to 2020 Worlds

British International 14s packed and heading to Perth, Australia for the 2020 World Championship

Visit Sanya, China disqualified from Clipper Race

Visit Sanya, China has been disqualified from Race 4 of the Clipper Race

Questions raised over future of SailGP Teams

Rumours have surfaced over the future of the SailGP teams and more particularly the Great Britain SailGP team

Luderitz Speed Challenge: World record missed by a whisker

Belgian windsurfer Vincent Valkenaers sailed at 53.25 knots (60.12 mph / 96.76 kph) over 500 meters at the 2019 Luderitz Speed Challenge

Finn is an Olympic class act!

The Finn class refuses to be discouraged by the results of last month’s World Sailing Conference in Bermuda . . . And they have a point

Scott heads to Finn Gold Cup in Melbourne

Britain’s Giles Scott has headed off to Australia where he will contest the 2019 Finn Gold Cup

Brest Atlantiques – Maxi Edmond de Rothschild heads to Brest via USA !

The Maxi Edmond de Rothschild of Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier is now heading to Brest, after passing Robben Island in Table Bay Wednesday evening

Star Sailors League Finals feature three GBR helms

An elite gathering of 23 star-studded teams, including three GBR helms, will be competing at the 2019 Star Sailors League Finals in the Bahamas

America’s Cup – Anything they can do we can do . . .

Following recent video releases of other America’s Cup teams, the New York Yacht Club’s Challenger, Defiant, has released an ‘Anything they can do we can do’ video

Swiss challenge to smash Paul Larsen’s world sailing speed record

Three young engineers from the Swiss engineering school EPFL have decided to design the fastest sailboat over a 500m track and enter sailing history

Portsmouth bids to host Yacht Racing Forum

The City of Portsmouth, home of Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup team, is bidding to host an international sailing and yacht racing conference in Portsmouth in 2020