World Sailing releases Marine Megafauna guidelines World Sailing, the global governing body of the sport of sailing, and the Marine Mammal Advisory Group (MMAG) have announced the release of the landmark Marine Megafauna in Sailing guidelines. by World Sailing Posted 24 Dec 2025 10:39 GMT World Sailing invites bids to host LA28 Qualifiers World Sailing, the world governing body for the sport, is delighted to announce the bidding processes for Continental Olympic Qualifiers for the LA28 Olympic Games and the Last Chance Regatta, the final opportunity to qualify for the Games. by World Sailing Posted 22 Dec 2025 10:18 GMT World Sailing welcomes America's Cup Partnership World Sailing, the international governing body for the sport of sailing, welcomes and is fully supportive of today's announcement of the formation of the America's Cup Partnership (ACP). by World Sailing Posted 22 Dec 2025 09:34 GMT Proposal for Para Sailing's Brisbane 2023 return World Sailing has formally submitted a comprehensive proposal to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), which seeks to secure Para Sailing's return to the Paralympic Games at Brisbane 2032. by World Sailing Posted 16 Dec 2025 13:06 GMT Sailing Grand Slam publishes 2026 Notice of Race Sailing Grand Slam (SGS) announced the publication of the 2026 Notice of Race (NOR) for its full series of Olympic-class events, marking the first complete edition of the international circuit after a successful pilot season in 2025. by Sailing Grand Slam Posted 5 Dec 2025 06:05 GMT Australian Sailing Team set for Sail Melbourne The Australian Sailing Team (AST) is set to hit home waters this week as Sail Melbourne gets under way from Royal Brighton Yacht Club, with Olympians, emerging talent and first-timers lining up across a strong multi-class fleet. by Lisa Darmanin / Australian Sailing Team Posted 26 Nov 2025 20:07 GMT John Bertrand AO receives Barranjoey Pin John Bertrand AO has received his Barranjoey Pin at the Australian Sailing Team (AST) camp in Melbourne. The pin is a symbol of Australia's Olympic and Paralympic sailing legacy and was presented to Bertrand by two-time Olympic gold medallist Matt Wearn. by Lisa Darmanin / Australian Sailing Team Posted 24 Nov 2025 19:59 GMT Matt Wearn Confirms LA2028 Campaign After 15 months away from his ILCA7 dinghy, double Olympic gold medallist Matt Wearn is back. Refreshed, refocused, and ready to make history, again. by Lisa Darmanin / Australian Sailing Team Posted 23 Oct 2025 05:43 BST Australia's 1980 Olympic Sailing Team Reunites It took 45 years, but the athletes who formed Australia's 1980 Olympic sailing team have finally reunited, a gathering marked by reflection, reconciliation, and long-overdue recognition. by Lisa Darmanin / Australian Sailing Team Posted 1 Oct 2025 05:54 BST Crossroads Moment for Olympic Sailing Perceived lack of attention span, confusing scoring systems, the need for TV to have an understandable format and grandstand' moment has led Olympic sailing to experiment with various formats over the past 20 years, and it is now looking to change again. by Mark Jardine Posted 29 Sep 2025 14:30 BST World Sailing announces split venues for LA28 World Sailing has said it welcomes the confirmation of sailing venues for the Olympic Games LA28 the boards will be at Long Beach, with the dinghy events at the Port. by World Sailing Posted 30 Jun 2025 22:30 BST World Sailing launches the World Sailing Academy World Sailing officially launched the World Sailing Academy, an innovative new online learning platform designed to provide comprehensive educational resources and training to sailors, coaches, officials, administrators, and the global sailing community. by World Sailing Posted 17 Jun 2025 18:13 BST Summer Youth Olympic Games equipment confirmed World Sailing is pleased to announce the selection of Techno293 as the equipment used in competition at the upcoming Summer Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026, being held from 31 October to 13 November 2026. by World Sailing Posted 29 May 2025 07:08 BST Steering the Course kicks off to #AccelerateAction The 2025 edition of Steering the Course, World Sailing's global women's sailing festival, gets under way on 23 May with a week-long focus on #AccelerateAction in support of this year's International Women's Day theme. by World Sailing Posted 22 May 2025 21:12 BST NYYC hosts 2025 World Sailing Mid-Year Meeting The gathering brought the World Sailing Board and Council together in person at the Club's historic 44th Street Clubhouse in Manhattan—an iconic venue designed by Whitney Warren, renowned architect of Grand Central Station. by World Sailing Posted 19 May 2025 16:19 BST World Sailing Inclusion Championships preview The Sultanate of Oman has been chosen to host the first edition of the new World Sailing Inclusion Championships. by World Sailing Posted 14 May 2025 14:00 BST World Sailing Annual Conference & Awards preview The coastal destination of Dún Laoghaire has been chosen to host the 2025 World Sailing Annual Conference and World Sailing Awards from 3-8 November 2025, bringing together over 400 international delegates. by World Sailing Posted 9 May 2025 16:18 BST Hannah Mills OBE to share carbon footprint success Great Britain's most successful female Olympic sailor and strategist for Emirates GBR SailGP Team, Hannah Mills OBE, will headline as guest speaker at World Sailing's upcoming Sustainability Session on renewable energy in the sport. by World Sailing Posted 8 May 2025 19:45 BST 56th Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères overall The final day of the 56th edition of French Olympic Week saw Italy join China at the top of the medal table as they won a medal of every colour across the six Medal Races after China's exploits on Friday. by Fédération Française de Voile Posted 26 Apr 2025 16:22 BST 56th Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères day 5 On a day of high pressure - in all senses - and drama in all the Medal series, team power and individual brilliance produced some of the closest board Finals in Hyères history. by Fédération Française de Voile Posted 25 Apr 2025 20:13 BST 56th Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères day 4 On a day in which fortunes shifted as much as the winds, French Olympic Week will have its first Medal Races on Friday as the top 8 men and women kitesurfers and windsurfers battle it out for the podium. by Fédération Française de Voile Posted 24 Apr 2025 20:33 BST 56th Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères day 3 "Epic", "Crazy", "Nothing like it" and many words too colourful to include in a family press release sprang from the excited Mistral-lashed lips and sometimes stunned faces of those Olympic classes last back to the boat park. by Fédération Française de Voile Posted 23 Apr 2025 19:07 BST 56th Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères day 2 Racing in Hyères can test every sinew and synapse, and the second day of the 56th French Olympic Week (Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères - Toulon Provence Méditerranée) was a test of patience. by Fédération Française de Voile Posted 22 Apr 2025 20:16 BST 56th Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères day 1 The 56th edition of French Olympic Week (Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères - Toulon Provence Méditerranée) began in classic Côte d'Azur conditions as 729 competitors from 56 nations started six days of racing. by Fédération Française de Voile Posted 21 Apr 2025 20:10 BST World Sailing Race Officials Training programme World Sailing is proud to announce the launch of a new education programme for Race Officials. by World Sailing Posted 1 Apr 2025 18:54 BST World Sailing launches new coaching scholarship World Sailing is celebrating the launch of the World Sailing Coaches Scholarship 2025-2028, a brand-new programme for Member National Authorities (MNAs) which targets coaches and instructors working in grassroots sailing through to national level. by World Sailing Posted 31 Mar 2025 12:23 BST Fortaleza to host 2027 World Sailing Championships The Brazilian city of Fortaleza has been chosen to host the one-person events at the 2027 World Sailing Championships. by World Sailing Posted 27 Mar 2025 11:50 GMT World Sailing welcomes Brisbane 2032 review World Sailing welcomes the 100 Day Review by the Queensland Government's Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority as an important step towards delivering a successful Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games. by World Sailing Posted 25 Mar 2025 21:37 GMT World Sailing congratulates new IOC President World Sailing sends its warmest congratulations to new IOC President Kirsty Coventry. by World Sailing Posted 20 Mar 2025 17:32 GMT Steering the Course 2025 In support of this year's International Women's Day, held annually on 8 March, the fifth edition of World Sailing's global women's sailing festival, Steering the Course, will reaffirm the federation's commitment to creating new pathways at all levels. by World Sailing Posted 5 Mar 2025 17:40 GMT Gdynia to host 2025 Youth Match Racing Worlds World Sailing is pleased to announce that the Polish port city of Gdynia has been chosen to host the 2025 World Sailing Youth Match Racing World Championships. by World Sailing Posted 7 Feb 2025 17:27 GMT Sports NGB launches 'Reflections on Water' The Royal Yachting Association (RYA), the national governing body for Sailing and Windsurfing, has launched 'Reflections on Water', a dynamic new campaign uniting and embodying the people, progress, and opportunities connected to the UK's blue spaces. by RYA Posted 29 Jan 2025 15:52 GMT World Sailing approves Committee appointments Members of World Sailing's Committees and Sub-Committees will work within their terms of reference to provide guidance to World Sailing and positively impact the sport for sailors worldwide. by World Sailing Posted 24 Jan 2025 15:42 GMT Introducing new RYA partner Bupa The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) has partnered with Insured Health and Bupa, coming on board as its Official Health Insurance partner. by RYA Posted 16 Jan 2025 12:00 GMT Chicago to host Women's Match Racing Worlds World Sailing is delighted to announce that the 2025 Women's Match Racing World Championship will be held at the Chicago Yacht Club's Belmont Station from 16-20 September 2025. by World Sailing Posted 15 Jan 2025 15:47 GMT World Sailing Inclusion Championships host bids World Sailing is thrilled to announce the launch of the first World Sailing Inclusion Championships, a groundbreaking event set to celebrate and showcase inclusivity in the sport of sailing with a focus on disability. by World Sailing Posted 10 Jan 2025 14:42 GMT Ellie Aldridge made MBE in New Year's Honours Ellie Aldridge has been made an MBE in the King's New Year's Honours following her groundbreaking victory in the women's kite competition at the Paris 2024 Olympics. by British Sailing Team Posted 31 Dec 2024 04:30 GMT RYA welcomes UK Sport funding for LA 2028 cycle The RYA has welcomed today's announcement from UK Sport outlining a record £330 million of Government and National Lottery investment in Olympic and Paralympic sport over the next four years. by RYA Posted 16 Dec 2024 17:16 GMT World Sailing publishes Accessibility Guide World Sailing has published its first Accessibility Guide to support and advise event organisers and venues in making proactive changes to encourage a fully inclusive sport at all levels. by World Sailing Posted 16 Dec 2024 16:39 GMT IOC President congratulates World Sailing IOC President Thomas Bach met with World Sailing President Quanhai Li and World Sailing CEO David Graham at Olympic House in Lausanne to congratulate the federation on a successful quadrennial and its excellent contribution to the Paris 2024 Olympics. by World Sailing Posted 11 Dec 2024 14:01 GMT World Sailing supports development in Jordan & UAE World Sailing has delivered training courses in the Middle East to support coaches and race officials to take the next step in their careers and support the development of competitive sailing within the region. by World Sailing Posted 4 Dec 2024 12:15 GMT World Sailing publishes a new strategy World Sailing has officially launched its new strategy, Ready for the Future, which will guide the sport from 2025 to 2029. by World Sailing Posted 22 Nov 2024 11:08 GMT World Sailing approves changes to the storm sails Following recommendation from the Special Regulations Sub-Committee, the Oceanic and Offshore Committee unanimously approved changes to design requirements of storm sails, aiming to clarify the primary role as essential safety equipment. by World Sailing Posted 11 Nov 2024 09:43 GMT World Sailing President and Board elected At the 2024 World Sailing General Assembly, the final meeting of the 2024 Annual Conference, World Sailing Member National Authorities voted in the Presidential and Vice-Presidential elections. by World Sailing Posted 9 Nov 2024 14:33 GMT Sailor of Year: Winners named in Singapore Bouwmeester, Botin and Trittel, Tita and Banti win Female, Male and Team awards respectively for Rolex Sailor of the Year at the World Sailing Awards ceremony at Singapore's historic CHIJMES Hall. by World Sailing Posted 5 Nov 2024 16:32 GMT Dutch Olympic Team Head Coach Opportunity We welcome candidates from both the Netherlands and abroad, whether from sailing or another sport. Applications can be submitted until 5 November. by Watersportverbond Posted 3 Nov 2024 16:00 GMT Are you a head coach ready to take on a challenge? In elite sports, the details are decisive, and the timing of innovative impulses is crucial. Are you convinced that you can make a difference for the Netherlands as a watersports nation with your unique vision and approach on the road to Los Angeles 2028? by Watersportverbond Posted 1 Nov 2024 14:55 GMT World Sailing invites events Successful events will also have the opportunity to be considered for inclusion in future World Sailing events and the Olympic Games programme from 2032. by World Sailing Posted 29 Oct 2024 14:30 GMT 2024 World Sailing Awards finalists revealed World Sailing is proud to announce the finalists for this year's male and female Rolex World Sailor of the Year, male and female Young World Sailor of the Year, 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award, World Sailing Technology Award and Team of the Year. by World Sailing Posted 21 Oct 2024 17:50 BST Cup Spy: America's Cup Match - Kiwis go two up Emirates Team NZ won both races sailed on Day 1 by margins of 41seconds and 27seconds - despite being sailing with a jib that was too small in a fading breeze in both races. Italy has won the Puig Womens AC Final by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com Posted 12 Oct 2024 21:06 BST