Sailing News

SailGP Musical Chairs continue with Bruno Dubois switch to France team

French SailGP Team has announced former team China boss Bruno Dubois as their Team Manager for the 2020 season

America’s Cup – Britannia takes flight in Cagliari

The British America’s Cup AC75, Britannia takes flight in Cagliari. INEOS Team UK have settled in at their new base in Cagliari, Sardinia and have carried out their first flights

Pete Keeping Atlantic Sailing on-board for Olympic windsurfer

Pete Keeping Atlantic Sailing, a luxury Atlantic Sailing Holiday Charter Company, are to support top female windsurfer Emma Wilson

Blowers takes first weekend of Winter Match Racing at WPNSA

The weekend of January 11 and 12 saw the long running Winter Match Racing series kick off in big breeze at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy

America’s Cup – Kiwis refit their bowsprit for light air trials

Emirates Team New Zealand apparently decided that the light wind conditions on Waitemata Harbour meant they could refit their bowsprit and test the Code Zero

Artemis XIV secures 5.5 world title in Pittwater

Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne and Anders Pedersen sailng Artemis XIV (NOR 57) have won the 2020 5.5 Metre World Championship

Miami and Melbourne open the Olympic 2020 Championship season

Two major International events for the Olympic classes kick-off at the end of the week . . . The Miami World Cup and Sail Melbourne, with the final Olympic selection places for Team GB to be decided

Latest World Sailing Presidential Newsletter summerises 2019

The President of World Sailing, Kim Andersen, issued his regular monthly Newsletter rounding up the 2019 sailing year

Artemis XIV extends at 5.5 Metre Worlds

Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne and Anders Pedersen sailing Artemis XIV (NOR 57) have extended their lead to nine points with just two races to sail at the 2020 5.5 Metre World Championship

420 Blasts Off to Win the Bloody Mary

The winners of the 46th Bloody Mary Race and 5th leg of the 2019-20 Selden Winter Series were Dylan McPherson and Jack Lewis sailing an International 420

America’s Cup – Moving forward into a crowded New Year

With Christmas now a fading memory, the America’s Cup teams are back out on the water for final training sessions before the first America’s Cup World Series in Cagliari, Sardinia, from 23 to 26 April 2020

Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam team claim Clipper Race 5 Line Honours

After 19 tough days at sea racing around the coast of Australia, the Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam team, skippered by Josh Stickland, has secured line honours in the fifth race of the Clipper Race global circumnavigation