Sailing Sport News

Over the past three-quarters of a century, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has developed a rich heritage and a revered status as one of the world's toughest ocean racing contests.

An elite gathering of 23 star-studded teams will be competing at the 2019 Star Sailors League Finals in the Bahamas next month, including a number of wildcards drawn from many parts of the world of high-level sailing.

World Sailing, the world governing body of the sport, has partnered with the Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM), the international military multi-sport organisation, to develop the sport of sailing in partnership for the next four-years.

Yamil Saba and Gonzalo Cendra of Venezuela won the 2019 Hobie 16 World Championship after a close week of racing off of Captiva Island in Florida, USA.

Airton Cozzolino and Mikaili Sol have brought home the advantage of their single elimination wins earlier this week to take the Ceara Kite Pro event crown, winning the double elimination.

With the promise of a macking swell and trade winds on the forecast from the word go for the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Aloha Classic the decision was quickly made to activate the five day competition window on the opening day of the event.

Robin Follin, Emeric Michel, Gaulthier Germain and Laurie Candela's Give Me Five were crowned SB20 World Champions on 25 October in Hyères, France.

World Sailing, the world governing of the sport, has opened the bidding process for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 editions of the Youth and the Women's Match Racing World Championships.

Juan Pablo Cardozo of Argentina won the under 21 and under 19 Laser Standard Men's World Championship and Wiktoria Golebiowska of Poland won the under 21 Radial Women's Championship in Split, Croatia from 26 October to 2 November 2019.

World Sailing's Annual General Meeting concluded the 2019 Annual Conference on Sunday 3 November in Bermuda.

A live audio stream with vision of the primary screen at World Sailing's 2019 Annual General Meeting is available to view below:

World Sailing's Council concluded their two-day meeting on Saturday 2 November at the 2019 Annual Conference in Bermuda, as they made their final decisions ahead of Sunday's Annual General Meeting.