World Sailing
Another Gold for Sailing at Golden Rings Awards Following Wins for Beijing 2008 & London 2012
12th November 2021 Tokyo 2020
Sailing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has won Gold in the Best Coverage by the Host Broadcaster category of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Golden Rings Awards. Producer Henry Mok and director Leon Sefton received the award for providing…
World Sailing Joins Sports Organisations Around the World in Committing to United Nations’ ‘Race To Zero’ Campaign
5th November 2021 World Sailing
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. Continuing its commitment to taking a leading role in sustainability and…
There appears to be no de-escalation of the long-festering row between IRC and the ORC that spilt out into the public domain this week. The World's two leading rating administrators are locked into a war of words over the staging…
Sailing Must be Reinstated as a Paralympic Sport in 2028 Says Irish Senator
27th October 2021 World Sailing
A Fine Gael Senator has thrown his support behind the campaign by World Sailing to reinstate sailing as a Paralympic sport in the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. Senator Barry Ward said, “Sailing featured in every Paralympic Games between Sydney…
The 2021 Women’s Match Racing World Championship, featuring Olympic and America’s Cup champions, is set to take over Europe’s second-largest artificial harbour - Cherbourg-en-Cotentin in Normandy, France - from tomorrow (Thursday, 28 October). The eight teams of four and five…
World Sailing Expects Similar Dividend to Rio 2016 from Tokyo 2020 Olympics
19th October 2021 World Sailing
Inside the Games has reported that World Sailing’s deficit for 2020 was lower than expected — and that it expects a similar dividend from the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo to what it received five years ago from Rio 2016.…
An exciting final day in Palermo, Italy, saw medals awarded in all four categories at the 2021 Hansa World Championships. Over 180 sailors from 25 nations showed exceptional technical para sailing and determination in extremely changeable conditions all week. Sailors…
For a second year, World Sailing will hold its 2020 Annual General Meeting and General Assembly online only due to the global challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Abu Dhabi in the UAE had been scheduled to host World Sailing’s…
Mixed Offshore European & World Championships Set for 2021 Marina Militare Nastro Rosa
8th July 2021 Offshore
World Sailing and the European Sailing Federation (EUROSAF) have confirmed that the 2021 Hempel Offshore World Championship and the EUROSAF Mixed Offshore European Championship will be held alongside the 2021 Marina Militare Nastro Rosa regatta in Italy. In addition to…
GP14 Females Talk on Zoom About Helming, Crewing & Other Roles in Racing & Sailing
23rd May 2021 GP14
The International GP14 Association are taking part in World Sailing's Female Festival – "Steering the Course"; following the excellent Zoom talk from three top female sailors from the 2018 World's at this year's RYA Dinghy Show; the Association has asked a…
World Sailing’s Global Women’s Sailing Festival Aimed at Increasing Female Participation in the Sport
21st May 2021 Women in Sailing
The Northern Hemisphere edition of Steering the Course, World Sailing’s global women’s sailing festival, will run from today [Friday 21 May] to Sunday 30 May. Countries, classes and sailing clubs across the world will be holding special events throughout the…
Alternative Event Proposals to Mixed Offshore for Paris 2024 Approved by World Sailing’s Council
15th May 2021 World Sailing
World Sailing’s Council has approved the Men’s and Women’s Kiteboarding (Formula Kite) and Men’s and Women’s Two Person Dinghy (470) as the first and second alternative event proposals to Mixed Offshore at Paris 2024 following their meeting at the 2021…
World Sailing Council Unanimously Approves Alternative Event(s) Proposal Process for Paris 2024
26th April 2021 World Sailing
World Sailing's Council has unanimously approved a regulatory amendment to enable alternative event(s) to the Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat, for sailing's 10th medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to be proposed. As Afloat reported previously, following a request…
Disappointment as IOC Tell World Sailing to Provide Alternative to Mixed Offshore Keelboat Event for Paris
16th April 2021 World Sailing
As Afloat reported earlier, World Sailing has received an update from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding the proposed Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat Event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition. In December 2020, World Sailing were informed by…
Racing Rules of Radio Sailing is Published Thanks to Pioneering Work of Irish Umpire Gordon Davies
19th March 2021 World Sailing
Racing between radio controlled sailing boats continues to develop as an important part of world sailing and now thanks to ten years of work by Ireland's Gordon Davies and others this branch of the sport now has its own dedicated…
As well as Ireland’s role at the top of World Sailing with Cork's Marcus Spillane elected as Vice President and Baltimore Sailing Club's Fiona Bolger on its council, six Irish sailors have been appointed to World Sailing Committees today and…
