World Sailing, the world governing body of the sport, has opened the bidding process for its titled Youth and Women's Match Racing World Championships for 2018-2020 as well as the 2018 Nations Cup.

Defence was the story of the 2015 Formula 18 Worlds in Kiel, Germany as both the World and Youth title were successfully retained.

The ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final rounded up with a win for home town sailor Vladimir Lypavskiy in the Open division and USA's Nicole Breault in the Womens division.

Sailors and race officials had a long day out on the water on day four of the 2015 ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final with unpredictable wind shifts in Vladivostok, Russia.

The third day of the 2015 ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final lasted until sunset in Vladivostok, Russia with racing sandwiched between a four hour delay due to the drop in wind conditions.

Following another morning with light winds, the ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final 2015 continued a little later than scheduled in Vladivostok, Russia.

The first day of the ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final in Vladivostok, Russia gathered pace after a short postponement due to strong winds.

In anticipation of the ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final 2015 in Vladivostok, Russia, the 14 qualified teams, from all continents, and the international umpire team have arrived ready for the start of the regatta

From 14 to 19 July, Vladivostok, Russia will host an international regatta - the ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final 2015, an ISAF Grade 1 Match Race event.

After four days of intense and challenging match racing in Howth Yacht Club this week, it was the experienced French teams who emerged as victors for the 2015 ISAF Nation's Cup European Finals in Ireland.