World Sailing
World Sailing Confirms International Olympic Committee Financial Support
22nd June 2020 World Sailing World Sailing, the world governing body of the sport, has received confirmation of financial support from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following constructive dialogue. The IOC is supporting World Sailing in addressing the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and…
World Sailing has cancelled the 2020 Offshore World Championship, due to be held alongside October’s Rolex Middle Sea Race in Valletta, Malta, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The many uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic have forced the…
World Sailing has cancelled the 2020 edition of the Youth Sailing World Championships that was scheduled to be held in Salvador, Brazil from 12 – 19 December 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In its 50-year history, the Youth Worlds…
World Sailing has appointed David Graham, a 20-year veteran in the sailing industry, as its new Chief Executive Officer starting 13 July 2020. Graham’s extensive and impressive career includes functions in sales, events, coaching and sponsorship, including CEO and Managing…
World Sailing Puts Staff On Furlough ‘To Ensure Long-Term Financial Viability’
15th April 2020 World Sailing World Sailing president Kim Andersen has announced the immediate furloughing of almost all World Sailing staff for at least three weeks “to ensure the long-term financial viability” of the organisation. In addition, higher paid staff are being requested to take…
World Sailing President Kim Anderson has responded to criticisms of the world governing body for the sport of sailing after financial difficulties arose with the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics. Below is an interview by Mikkel Thommessen of Seilmagasinet.no, where Andersen…
The news that World Sailing is facing financial difficulties comes as no shock to member National Authorities (MNAs) who watched in horror as an office move from Southampton to London created a financial and human resources nightmare in one fell…
World Sailing Claimed To Be In Dire Financial Straits In Wake Of Olympics Postponement
9th April 2020 Tokyo 2020 A vice-president of World Sailing has appealed for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to advance its share of revenue from Tokyo 2020 as the governing body faces dire financial straits. Scott Perry told insidethegames that the postponement of the next…
World Sailing, the International Federation for the sport, and Virtual Regatta, the world-leading digital sailing platform, have launched several iconic Olympic class regattas in the eSailing world. Regattas around the globe have been cancelled or postponed due to the Novel…
Sailors Launch Online Petition To Cancel Genoa Olympic Qualifiers Over Coronavirus Risk
5th March 2020 World Sailing A group of sailors have launched an online petition in the hopes of persuading World Sailing to cancel the upcoming World Cup Series event in Genoa due to the risks of COVID-19, particularly in Northern Italy. Calling themselves Sailors Against…
After selecting the iFoil as the Men’s and Women’s Windsurfer for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Friday, World Sailing’s Council, the main decision-making body, concluded their meeting on Saturday 2 November. A number of submissions, proposing change to World…
Italy’s Marco Gradoni was crowned the 2019 male Rolex World Sailor of the Year on Tuesday 29 October in Bermuda, becoming the youngest ever recipient, at the World Sailing Awards. Anne-Marie Rindom of Denmark received the female accolade to follow…
Addressing Gender Balance Leads Monday’s Agenda At World Sailing Conference
29th October 2019 World Sailing Round-the-world sailing veteran Dee Caffari opened the Gender Balance: A Case for Change forum at World Sailing’s annual conference in Bermuda yesterday (Monday 28 October) with a call for key decision makers present to create positive change for women in…
Irish Sailing delegates travel this weekend to World Sailing's annual pow-wow which is being held this year in Bermuda from 26 October to 3 November. The conference hosts 418 delegates from 68 nations. Irish Committee members at World Sailing are: Con…
Finn Class Makes Eight Submissions To World Sailing Conference To ‘Rebalance The Slate’ In Olympics
22nd October 2019 Olympic The Finn class has made eight submissions to the upcoming World Sailing annual conference in Bermuda in its efforts to ‘rebalance the slate’ of Olympic sailing. This past summer the one-person dinghy class — which at least year’s conference was…
World Sailing Chief Executive Officer, Andy Hunt has notified the Board of Directors that he will be taking on a new role in International Sport in early 2020. Hunt joined World Sailing in 2016 and was a former CEO of…
