Sailing News

2024 SailGP Abu Dhabi Day 1 Crowd
SailGP aiming to break even at the end of Season 5 (Nov 2025)

SailGP aiming to breakeven at the end of Season 5 (Nov 2025)

2024 Dragon Edinburgh Cup Winners
Edinburgh Cup win for Lawrie Smith after final day glass-out at Abersoch

Fourth Edinburgh Cup win for Lawrie Smith sailing with Goncalo Ribeiro, Ruairidh Scott and Martin Wrigley.

SailGP App AR VR Update
SailGP launches Virtual Reality app experience for Grand Final in San Francisco

SailGP launches new AR and VR features in the SailGP app to provide an enhanced viewing experience of the Grand Final, taking place this weekend in San Francisco 13-14 July

Dragon - Lawrie Smith
76th Edinburgh Cup – Back-to-back wins for Lawrie Smith on day 3

Back-to-back wins for Lawrie Smith GBR 815, moves him to the top of the leaderboard but locked on 9 pts with Grant Gordon , GBR 833 who took second in both races.

2024 Aegean 600 Multihull
Aegean 600 – Overall corrected time winners emerge

Frenchman Erik Maris’ Zoulou arrived back at Sounion in the early hours of Tuesday morning, just 1 minutes 21 seconds ahead of American Jason Carroll’s Argo

2023 Dragon 75th Edinburgh Cup
76th Edinburgh Cup – Graham Bailey tied for lead with Lawrie Smith after day 2

After three races completed at the 76th Edinburgh Cup hosted by the South Caernarvonshire YC, Graham Bailey GBR 192 is tied on 11pts with Lawrie Smith GBR 815

World Sailing Awards
Nominations open for World Sailing Awards 2024 to honour the sport’s very best

The World Sailing Awards 2024 to celebrate excellence and achievement in sailing will take place at Singapore’s historic CHIJMES Hall.

2024 Aegean 600 Start
Tragedy in AEGEAN 600 Race

The crew of the Pogo 44 HEAVEN (FRA) activated their man-overboard procedures when two crew member fell overboard on the leg to Kassos.

29er Europeans Men Podium 2024
29er European Championships – No final day racing but plenty of medals for GBR crews

No racing on the final day of the 29er European Championships in Gdynia, Poland. Brits finish in third and fourth overall

Riff Raff successfully defend RS Elite UK National Championship title

The 2024 Zhik RS Elite UK National Championships was completed at the Royal Southern YC with Russell Peters sailing, Greg Wells and Zeb Elliott in No. 20 Riff Raff, successfully defending the title

2024 ILCA6 U21 Worlds Eve McMahon
ILCA Under 21 World Championship – Irish Olympic selection heads to Paris with new U21 World TItle

Eve McMahon of Ireland heads to the Paris Olympics on a high after successfully defending her ILCA 6 Under 21 World Championship title in Portugal.

Formula Kite Youth Worlds Turienzo and Stragiotti
Formula Kite Youth Worlds – Gian Andrea Stragioti and Catalina Turienzo are 2024 Youth World Champions

Gian Andrea Stragioti SUI and Catalina Turienzo ARG are the newly crowned Formula Kite Youth World Champions.