Next Sunday, at 13:02 CET, the entire sailing world will follow live the Vendee Globe start from Les Sables d’Olonne, on the atlantic coast of France. This is by far the ultimate challenge in solo ocean sailing: the 24.020 nautical…
From Robert Deaves, FINNFARE editor: The physiology and physicality of Finn sailing is a major focus of the extended November 2016 edition of FINNFARE, which also features a complete round up from the Olympic regatta in Rio, along with extensive…
Ernesto Bertarelli deserves the honour to be inducted into the America’s Cup Hall of Fame. His two America’s Cup wins in 2003 and 2007 with Alinghi and the organization of the 32nd edition in Valencia 2007 will last among the…
One year to go… Volvo Ocean Race announced today that the next edition 2017-18 will begin on Sunday, October 22 when the starting gun is fired in Alicante and the teams set out to complete a total of 45,000 nautical…
If you are a blue water passionate sailor, you can not ask for more… A gun shots start from a XVI Century Grand Harbour in Malta, famous Etna volcano on port, Sicily Strait with its tidal currents, another active volcano…
The world’s greatest marine and yacht racing photographers have entered this year’s international Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image contest and voting is open to the public. The winning image and its photographer will be celebrated at the Yacht Racing Forum in…
Volvo Ocean Race will use next Rolex Fastnet Race, the biennial blue water icon regatta, as part of the warming up strategy due to the 2017-18 edition of the round the world race. In the sixth of a series of 10 major announcements in…
World Sailing and the Royal Yachting Association announced the launch of the brand new World Sailing App. Using the eBook technology and expertise of the RYA, who over the last six years have established a comprehensive library of interactive eBooks,…
A spectacular fleet is lining up for the Star Sailors League Finals. The event will be held in Nassau, Bahamas, from November 28th to December 4th 2016. It’s hard to remember an event with a similar quality: past Star world…
We received from FX Gold Medallist Martine Soffiatti Grael this contribution about the topic “Is sailing still green?” Martine Grael, not only a magic athlete that just won gold in Rio in one of the most thrilling medal races ever,…
