Category Archives: Marine News
Luna Rossa enters 37th America’s Cup
[ad_1] Published on December 2nd, 2021 When the entry period for the 37th America’s Cup opened on December 1, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and defender Emirates Team New Zealand revealed that several challenges were received, though did not disclose their identity. It was the New Zealand Herald that first reported Swiss billionaire Ernesto […]
Read moreNominations open for Kevin Burnham Memorial Award
[ad_1] Kevin Burnham The US Sailing Foundation has honored Athens 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Kevin Burnham with a new award open to sailors in Olympic classes and/or the Olympic Development Program. In memory of the accomplished sailor and friend to many, his wife Elizabeth Kratzig, children Edward and Kyla Burnham, and lifelong friend Steve Benjamin […]
Read morePenultimate day at Junior Pan Am Games
[ad_1] Published on December 3rd, 2021 Cali, Colombia (December 3, 2021) – The second day at the Junior Pan American Games had lead changes in two of the events while the pecking order gets firm in two others. Charlotte Rose (USA) increased her lead with two more races in the ILCA 6 while Juan Pablo […]
Read moreMaxi European Championship 2022
[ad_1] Taking place over 14-20th May out of Sorrento, Italy with racing based around the Gulf of Naples and Capri, the IMA Maxi European Championship will provide a complete test for competitors, with a mix of inshore and coastal courses and an overnight race. Supported by Rolex, this first ever IMA Maxi European Championship is […]
Read moreRacing gets underway at Junior Pan Ams
[ad_1] Published on December 2nd, 2021 Cali, Colombia (December 2, 2021) – The first-ever Junior Pan American Games got underway today for the Sailing events for athletes in the Americas aged 18 to 23. Sailing is one of the 39 sports featured at the inaugural Junior Pan Am Games, with great conditions today for the […]
Read morePatience tested at ILCA 6 Worlds
[ad_1] Published on December 3rd, 2021 Mussanah, Oman (December 3, 2021) – Patience was tested on the third day of the ILCA 6 World Championships as the Race Committee squeezed in just one race in an unstable 5-7 knots of wind. Day Three Results: ILCA 6 Women (Top 10 of 63; 4 races, 1 discard) […]
Read moreThree year pit stop in Golden Globe Race
[ad_1] Jean-Luc Van Den Heede wrote his name into the record books by not only winning the 2018 Golden Globe solo non-stop round the world race, but becoming the oldest in history to complete such a race when he crossed the finish line on January 29, 2019. But as the 73-year old French veteran of […]
Read moreSustainability Award to Sail Africa
[ad_1] Cowes, UK (December 2, 2021) – In a virtual ceremony streamed live from the Royal Yacht Squadron, the World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award went to the Sail Africa Youth Development Foundation for increasing the participation of ethnically diverse and female sailors in Durban, South Africa. In the time since launching, the number […]
Read moreBrits and Aussie claim 2021 Rolex World Sailor of the Year
[ad_1] Cowes, UK (December 2, 2021) – Olympic gold medalists Hannah Mills MBE (GBR) and Eilidh McIntyre (GBR) were voted female 2021 Rolex World Sailor of the Year in a virtual ceremony streamed live from the Royal Yacht Squadron. Australia’s Tom Slingsby has won the male 2021 Rolex World Sailor of the Year in celebration […]
Read moreWind returns for ILCA 6 Worlds
[ad_1] Published on December 2nd, 2021 Mussanah, Oman (December 2, 2021) – The second day of the 2021 ILCA 6 World Championships more than made up for yesterday’s lack of wind as the fleet finally made their way out onto the water for three races in a light sea breeze. In the men’s fleet, Oman’s […]
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