Sailing Sport News

Olympic champions Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre named female Rolex World Sailor of the Year 2021, multi-discipline champion Tom Slingsby named male Rolex World Sailor of the Year 2021, Sail Africa wins World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award.

The World Sailing Awards 2021 show - celebrating outstanding achievements and exceptional contributions to global sailing - will be live online on Thursday 2 December from 20.00 UTC from the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes, UK.

The 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships concluded with double Dutch gold as Bart Lambriex and Floris van de Werken took the 49er win and Odile van Aanholt and Elise de Ruyter claimed the 49erFX world title. The first time any nation has ever won both the 49er and 49erFX titles simultaneously.

Another gold for sailing at Golden Rings Awards following wins for Beijing 2008 and London 2012

The World Sailing Awards 2021 - celebrating the outstanding achievements and exceptional contributions to sailing - is now open for online voting!

It is with great sadness that the Fédération Française de Voile reports the death of Jean-Pierre Champion, aged 73.

Following a hearing by the Independent Panel ("Panel"), the Ethics Commission has dismissed all charges that were brought against Mr Kim Andersen pursuant to allegations made by Mr György Wossala.

World Sailing and GAC Pindar, the marine leisure, sports and events division of GAC UK, have extended their long-standing partnership with a new 7-year contract to provide efficient and sustainable logistics solutions to Member National Authorities (MNAs), class associations, sailors and partners.

Women's sailing in the Southern Hemisphere has had a major boost thanks to Steering the Course - World Sailing's global women's ten-day sailing festival - which saw nine nations host sailing sessions, online conferences and release video series to inspire women and girls to take up the sport.

Sailing joins thousands around the world in pledging to be net zero by 2050, aligning sport with the goals of the Paris Agreement and accelerating efforts to address climate change.

The World Sailing 2021 Annual Conference, held virtually for the second successive year due to ongoing travel restrictions, wrapped up on Sunday 31 October with the ratification of decisions taken throughout the nine days.

France's Pauline Courtois, bronze medallist at the 2019 Women's Match Racing World Championships, on Match in Pink by Normandy Elite Team took gold in emphatic style at this year's World Championships on home waters in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.