The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) is pleased to announce that the Competitions Department is expanding and searching for an ISAF Sailing World Cup Manager to work at the ISAF UK office in Southampton.

Jolbert van Dijk (18) and Niels Kleijweg (21) are selected to complete Team Boskalis as fourth team. After a thorough selection and a selection day on the water these two sailors came out best. Half of the more than ...

The pressure has been intense for Franck Cammas and his men on board Groupama who have been unable to prevent the fleet compressing as the wind softened ahead. Overnight, Iker Martínez/ESP and Telefónica were able to reel in the ...

The highly anticipated 2012 Alpari World Match Racing Tour gets underway at Match Race Germany this week where all the pre-season verbal jousting will give way to the world's best match racing action. While it's a chance to assess several of the teams' early season form, a number of new interesting subplots will begin to play out.

Capri's Marina Piccola was the setting for the start of the 2012 Rolex Volcano Race's final act which commenced on 22 May at 18:00 CEST as the event's 15-strong Maxi fleet departed for a 300-nautical mile roundtrip through the Aeolian Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea.

There will be little rest during the colder winter months for Sunshine Coast sailors Rod Jones, Greg MacAllansmith and Phil Gray as they prepare separate challenges to contest the 2012 World SB3 championships at Hamilton Island in December. Rod ...

Audi Sailing Team powered by ALL4ONE introduces new Official Sponsor « The First Club » on the occasion of Trofeo Conde de Godo in Barcelona (23-27 May), which is the first step of the French-German team 2012's season. Denis Huré, the ...

 ORACLE TEAM USA skipper Jimmy Spithill entered the ACWS – Venice with the goal of maintaining his crew’s position atop the leaderboard for the 2011-12 season championship. Although the racing was challenging at times, ORACLE TEAM USA SPITHILL turned its ...

Over 300 supporters of Rhode Island’s Education-at-Sea Tall Ship, the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, turned out for the Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI) organization’s fourth annual fundraiser (May 17), which for the first time this year was held ...

The highly anticipated 2012 Alpari World Match Racing Tour gets underway at Match Race Germany this week where all the pre-season verbal jousting will give way to the world’s best match racing action. While it’s a chance to assess ...

 Capri’s Marina Piccola was the setting for the start of the 2012 Rolex Volcano Race’s final act which commenced at 18:00 CEST as the event’s 15-strong Maxi fleet departed for a 300-nautical mile roundtrip through the Aeolian Islands in ...

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It’s all gone a little bit quiet out on the Atlantic race track for the Volvo Ocean Race fleet after tropical storm Alberto swept across all but leg leader Franck Cammas/FRA and Groupama yesterday. The six-boat fleet has had ...

At the Rolex Volcano Race competitors took a forced semi-lay day as storms brewing over the Aeolian Islands delayed the start of the race until 18:00 CEST. With the strong, boisterous mistral breeze which consumes Capri today, the race ...

The reputation of the Strait of Gibraltar is built on extremes: lots of wind or very little wind and lots of current. Indeed many of the skippers and crews on the Europa Warm’Up race for the IMOCA Open 60’s ...

With conflicting weather data and the likelihood of Tropical Storm Alberto sweeping across the fleet, the Global Ocean Race (GOR) Class40s are relying on experience, instinct, skill and an element of luck as they head north-east away from Cape ...

Whilst Groupama 4 is holding onto pole position thanks to an early gybe in the tropical storm Alberto, the weather situation across the Atlantic isn't offering up any opportunities for the fleet: everyone is on the same course in ...

The French boat, skippered by Loick Peyron won this Sunday, May 20 its first victory on the circuit of the Americas's Cup World Series. Equipped with Incidences sails, Energy Team benefits from the world-renowned experience of the French sailmaker ...

The 2012 edition of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week, received a boost for the event’s ‘Best of British’ theme today (Tuesday 22 May 2012) with the announcement that Skandia Team GBR’s top sailors will be present at the world ...

The GBR line-up for the Brewin Dolphin Commodores’ Cup 2012 has been completed today (Tuesday 22 May) with the announcement of four teams representing RYA Team GBR this July in one of the most prestigious events on the international ...