Sailing Sport News

The Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus 2018 in Denmark delivered a significant direct economic and global media impact according to the Sportcal Global Sports Impact (GSI) Event Study published today.

Giles Scott wrapped up a great week's sailing with two more race wins to take the overall victory at the Ronstan Australian Finn Championship in some spectacular Black Rock conditions.

World Sailing is inviting Member National Authorities to apply for a place at the 2019 Emerging Nations Program (ENP) Performance Clinic which will be held in advance of the Hempel Youth Sailing World Championships.

World Sailing, the world governing body for the sport, is currently advertising for a Business Operations Executive.

The final day of racing for the 2019 Tornado World Championships Powered by Candida Stationery ended on a high with Olympic Gold and Silver medalist Rex Sellars, sailing with his son Brett, taking the race 10 win, a great way to end the regatta. But it wasn't enough to get them on the podium, missing out on third place by just one point. Australian duo Brett Burvill and Max Puttman claimed the overall title, the first time that this team have won the event.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jeff Martin on 11 January 2019 while on a ski holiday with family and friends.

The Notice of Race for the 49th edition of the Hempel Youth Sailing World Championship which will be held in Gdynia, Poland from 13 to 20 July 2019 has been released.

2018 Rolex World Sailor of the Year, Cypriot Pavlos Kontides has received one more award for his excellent performances in 2018. The World Champion has been voted as the Cypriot Athlete of the Year, from the Cyprus Sports Writers Union members.

Andy Beadsworth, Ali Tezdiker and Simon Fry crossed the finish line in first place to win the final race of the 2019 Dragon World Championship and seal their second consecutive world title in style.

At the start of the penultimate day of the 2019 Dragon World Championship in Fremantle, the top six boats were separated by six points. After two more races today the current world champions, Provezza sit just three points ahead of Louise Racing with Fever one point adrift in third.

To become a champion, you need to show a lot of different qualities, including skill, determination, vision, understanding of your sport and your own limits, an ability to push those limits a little bit further, and above all, good sportsmanship and the sense of "fair play".

Mike Martin and Adam Lowry (USA) did not even sail on the last day of the 505 World Championship in Fremantle, Australia as they could not be reached by any other team.