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Published on December 19th, 2016
The Melges 20 Class completed its seasonal ranking with Drew Freides (USA) and his Pacific Yankee team winning the International title while Daniel Thielman (USA) and his Kuai team taking the North American title... Read More →
Published on December 19th, 2016
World Sailing’s new president, Kim Anderson, talks to SportsPro about his hopes for his presidential term and reflects on a successful Olympic Games. How has your first month in charge been? I have been very busy ... Read More →
Published on December 19th, 2016
(December 19, 2016; Day 44) – Vendée Globe solo skipper Thomas Ruyant is edging towards South Island New Zealand and, ideally, the sanctuary of Bluff with as much urgency has he dare, nursing his broken IMOCA ... Read More →
Published on December 19th, 2016
(December 19, 2016; Day 42, 22:08 UTC) – Thomas Coville (FRA) and his 31m maxi trimaran Sodebo Ultim’ has passed the South American continent on his way to breaking the solo round the world record. With ... Read More →
Published on December 19th, 2016
(December 19, 2016; Day 4) – Francis Joyon (FRA) and his five crew on the 31.5m VPLP-designed trimaran IDEC SPORT have had an epic 24 hours, covering 698 nm to now be 74 nm ahead of ... Read More →
Published on December 19th, 2016
Auckland, New Zealand (December 19, 2016) – With five gold medals confirmed in the nine events at the 2016 Aon Youth World Sailing Championships, there is still a lot to play for with a host of ... Read More →
Published on December 19th, 2016
Auckland, New Zealand (December 19, 2016) – Gold medals tumbled in Auckland at the 2016 Aon Youth Sailing World Championships as five winners were confirmed on the penultimate day with a race to spare. The French ... Read More →
Published on December 19th, 2016
Political fallout and antigovernment demonstrations are among the range of security scenarios envisaged by organisers preparing for the 35th America’s Cup. “You have to facilitate peaceful protest, but you also have to facilitate the rights of ... Read More →
Published on December 19th, 2016
After Sailing World magazine announced the nominees for the 2017 Boat of the Year awards at the U.S. Sailboat Show 2016 in Annapolis, Md, the annual arduous task of selecting the best of the best would ... Read More →
Published on December 19th, 2016
A key event on the world and Australian sporting calendar since 1945, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is marked by feats of bravery, extraordinary seamanship, speed and endeavour. This classic offshore race demands the best ... Read More →