Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Weeks Away
As the sun sets over the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, we can reflect on what was a thrilling Olympic Sailing Competition which was action packed quite literally until the last. The final gold was won by...
View ArticleRio says goodbye to its Olympic Games 2016
The Olympic Games will leave Rio de Janeiro a much better place, International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach says… For the rest of the story from sail-world.com CLICK HERE!
View Article2016 Sail Canada Senior Championships – Day 4
2016 Sail Canada Senior Championships – After not sailing on Sunday due to heavy winds, sailors returned to the water today at the Sail Canada Senior Championships at Cork OCR. Today’s conditions were...
View ArticleWhat Sets Olympians Apart
As an Olympic cycle completes and another begins, nations around the world are reviewing their programs and making adjustments for the next quadrennial. But at the root of it all is the sailors. While...
View ArticleThe Crash Olympics
Racing Dr. Crash headed down to Rio to capture some Olympic sized crashes at the 2016 Games. Dr. Crash headed down to Rio to capture some Olympic sized crashes at the 2016 Games. For the rest of the...
View Articleif you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em
We love the fact that Rich Wilson spends the vast majority of his Open 60 time and energy providing unique, powerful learning oportunities for kids through his sitesALIVE! program. For the 2016 Vendee...
View ArticleEight Bells: Scott Graham
Scott Graham, age 69 years of Muskegon (MI), passed away peacefully from bone marrow cancer on Tuesday evening, August 16, 2016 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI. He was born...
View ArticlePlans Underway for Annapolis-to-Newport Race
Annapolis, MD (August 23, 2016) – Organizers of the Annapolis-to-Newport Race have announced the classes invited to participate in the 2017 edition. The 36th biennial 475 nm contest will feature...
View Articlewhale island
It’s been a shitty start to racing at Hamilton Island Race Week with slim-to-fuck-all breeze for the biggest fleet ever assembled for Australia’s biggest offshore regatta. Fortunately there’s plenty...
View ArticlePeters and Wright lead at RS200 Nationals
James Peters and Jo Wright take a ten point lead after three races at the RS200 National Championships at Mounts Bay For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View ArticleOK dinghy UK National title to Charlie Cumbley
Congratulations to Charlie Cumbley the new OK dinghy UK National Champion… For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View ArticleMike Marshall Takes Lead at J/22 Worlds
Kingston, Ontario (August 23, 2016) – On day two of the J/22 World Championship began, Mike Marshall and his crew of Todd Hiller and Luke Lawrence posted a 2-1-3 to take over the lead with 12 pts....
View ArticleJ22 World Championship – More Day 2 action-shots by Christopher Howell
Photographer Christopher Howell was on water at 2016 J22 World Championship and provided this gallery of images from Day 2 action… For the rest of the story from sail-world.com CLICK HERE!
View ArticleRio 2016 – Images from the NZL Sailing Team return home
On Wednesday morning, the NZL Sailing Team returned to New Zealand from the Rio Olympics. First up was a reception for the whole Olympic Team in The Cloud. A second function was held at the NZ Maritime...
View ArticleLeadership Change at America’s Cup Event Authority
(August 23, 2016) – Harvey Schiller, a former executive director of the U.S. Olympic Committee, is stepping down as commercial commissioner of the America’s Cup. The role of Commercial Commissioner was...
View ArticleSpring into summer with NCYC’s Inner Spring Regatta
Entry is open 2016 NCYC Inner Spring Regatta to be held over the 10th and 11th of September. With six on the entry list in the first 24 hours this will be a regatta not to miss. For the rest of the...
View ArticleCadet Dinghy Nationals – Megan Ferguson and Yasmin Sfaxi lead
After 3 races at the Zhik 2016 Cadet Dinghy UK Nationals Megan Ferguson and Yasmin Sfaxi lead at WPNSA… For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View ArticlePoole Week – Changing weather, changing places
Whether or not the change in conditions was responsible, the day brought new faces to the fore in some Poole Week fleets… For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View ArticleLong Distance @Lac de Joux 2016
Photo: Swiss Flying Phantom Series swissfpseries.ch/662-bol-dor-lac-de-joux/ Last weeks I received a mail asking if an A was a good Long Distance racing machine. I replies that in my view it has a...
View ArticleOwning the Moment
Racing The outcome of the 2000 Sydney Olympics wasn’t a Star-class gold-medal miracle, but rather a stark reminder that success on the racecourse comes only with diligence and composure. The outcome of...
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