Mike Golding – Sailing in the Olympics is definitely niche

Solo round the world sailor Mike Golding was invited to the World Sailing Annual Conference, along with Dee Caffari, to give their perspective on solo and short handed ocean racing at a key forum

Kiteboarding added to the Paris 2024 Olympics

Kiteboarding was added to the Paris 2024 Olympics when the World Sailing AGM confirmed the final 2024 Olympic events/equipment line-up on Sunday

World Sailing and the winds of change

While the changes for the 2024 Paris Olympics made the headlines – in the sailing media anyway – What may have a more lasting effect on World Sailing was the presentation of the Governance Commission Report.

World Sailing pulls it off!

After the considerable time spent on the “problem” of the Olympic Events and Equipment for the 2024 Olympics, a line was finally drawn with confirmation of the World Sailing Council event listing on Sunday

Finn class has become collateral damage

Statement from the International Finn Association – After Finn is excluded from the Olympic Games after 2020

World Sailing agrees new Olympic Events for 2024

World Sailing AGM voted for 2024 Olympic slate as proposed in WS Council that includes a Mixed 2 Person Keelboat Offshore, Kite-Foiler Mixed and a Two-Person-Dinghy Mixed event

Open Letter from Finn Class to World Sailing

On Friday the World Sailing Council voted to replace the one person dinghy mixed event with a mixed double handed offshore event, equipment (class) unknown

The clock is ticking for World Sailing

As the clock ticks down, World Sailing will attempt to save themselves from complete ridicule and assemble something resembling competitive sailing in the 2024 Olympic Games.

World Sailing Equipment Committee recommendations

The World Sailing Equipment Committee met on Wednesday in Sarasota, USA, to discuss the Equipment and Format proposels for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

World Sailing – Strange moves ahead of Olympic decisions

World Sailing Board in last minute, possibly panic driven moves before Olympic Classes Sub-committee meeting on Monday 29 October

Heading to your local sailing club for the weekend racing?

Heading down to the sailing club for the weekend racing? No doubt you will be taking part in your club’s Olympic Mixed One-Person Dinghy Event or Mixed Two Person Dinghy

World Sailing heading for a bleak winter

Autumn approaches, the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, and the World Sailing annual meeting in Sarasota, Florida in early November . . . Sailing approaches this meeting with considerable trepidation, with World Sailing the governing body for the sport of sailing in disarray.