Sailing Sport News

SailGP today announced an updated schedule for the first half of its second season, with the opening events now set for the island of Bermuda and the southern Italian city of Taranto.

Launching a whole new Olympic campaign in an entirely different sport is no mean feat, particularly for an athlete so successful in their original craft.

Four exceptional finalists have been shortlisted for the 2020 World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award, showcasing the depth of global sustainability initiatives within the marine industry.

Organisers of the World Match Racing Tour today announced a new agreement with the People's Government of Bao'an District of Shenzhen, China to host the World Match Racing Tour Finals from 2021-2025.

The addition of the Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat Event to the slate at Paris 2024 will make it the longest-running event at the Olympic Games.

Dierk Thomsen has been posthumously awarded the Beppe Croce Trophy with Andrew Pindar receiving the 2020 President's Development Award.

The Magenta Project was established by the team members of Team SCA, an all-female team, who campaigned in the 2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race.

Following the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to 2021, World Sailing has released the Notice of Race for the Olympic Sailing Competition.

Jo Aleh (NZL), a London 2012 gold and Rio 2016 silver medallist in the Women's 470, has been elected as Chair of World Sailing's Athletes' Commission.

World Sailing is delighted to have won the inaugural GAISF Sustainability Award, cementing its place as the leader in international sport for its work on sustainability.

Christian Le Pape is the Director of the Finistère Offshore Racing Training Centre in Port Laforêt, Brittany, France, and has been a driving force for positioning offshore sailing as a major nautical sector in France and growing a significant field of professional sailors.

It is with great sadness that World Sailing reports the passing of Dick van Eck at the age of 97.