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,…
Volvo Ocean Race announced today that an eighth boat Volvo Ocean 65 is under construction for the next edition of the round the world race, to be held in 2017-18. The eighth boat is being built at Persico Marine, Nembro…
And so… slowly slowly, the hype of Rio is vanishing and even Rio is the past. We have been extremely lucky and weather and wind have blessed the Olympics in Rio. They have been legendary. So… who wants to win…
Another huge fleet for the famous Barcolana in Trieste. 1.758 boats entered the “Coppa d’Autunno” number 48 held yesterday in the Italy’s main sailing city. Almost 15.000 sailors, with much more involved during the entire week, sailed in a sunny…
After initial testing by a factory team, from this week on the prototypes of the Nacra 17 modified for full foiling capabilities will pass to the capable hands of olympic crews, those who will be using the boat in Tokyo…
All in all I do not dislike the new World Sailing logo: it is modern, colored and young. Talking about the new positioning that World Sailing announced yesterday, surely sailors in history have always had…
Wow, two new logos and two re-branding in a nine months time. This could be a record… We received today the press release sent by World Sailing about the new WS positioning with a new pink and blue logo. You…
Don’t worry our beloved readers, the future of Olympic sailing is not about porn (yet…)… We don’t need to reach that point, by changing what made sailing great for an uncertain future but never say never… We have some ideas…
Amazing video footage of Banque Populaire VIII Imoca 60 foiling in heavy seas with Armel Le Cleac’h during her training for the next Vendee Globe:
The first all-female GC32 team, Thalassa Magenta Racing in partnership with the Magenta Project, will make its debut in the Extreme Sailing Series™ at the penultimate event of the year in Lisbon in just one week’s time. Nine world-class teams…
