Thad Lettsome will represent the British Virgin Islands at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, becoming the first BVI sailor to compete at an Olympic Games since 1996 when 2x Olympian Robby Hirst competed in the same event at the Atlanta Games.
The 2024 Nationals will take place at the Royal Southern Yacht Club, with racing from Thursday July 4th to Sunday 7th. Race Officer Stuart Childerley has been set the challenge of controlling the impressive line-up of competitors.
The 60-foot IMOCA is the premier offshore class, but competing at that level is a serious undertaking. While the 2024 Transat CIC from Lorient to New York has showcased the fastest boats and most prepared teams, 35-year-old Swiss competitor Oliver Heer offers a different story.
The Lipton Challenge Cup, without doubt the most prestige keelboat sailing contest in the country, has attracted financial support for this year's event from the City of Cape Town.
Bermuda had it all for the Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix, with the drama starting on the practice day, when a user-error on the USA SailGP Team F50 saw them capsize at speed, hurling the crew out of the boat and onto the wing sail.
The weekend of 4th and 5th May 2024 saw eleven Osprey stalwarts make the pilgrimage to Mount's Bay Sailing Club, the spiritual home of the class for the 2024 Southern Area Championship & Panmorra Cup.
SailGP were in Bermuda at the beginning of May, and alongside the F50 racing ran their highly competitive Inspire foiling programme in WASZPS for Under 21 year old sailors.
The 5th to the 7th of July will see the European 2K Tour return to the UK after almost ten years, making it one of the highlights of the racing year.
Swiss-German solo sailor, Oliver Heer, is facing a gruelling personal battle in the Transat CIC race, a notoriously difficult solo transatlantic crossing.
It didn't look promising. The forecast predicted very light winds over the two days which may have been why visiting competitors stayed away. However the gloomy forecast did not deter eight Oxford based K6s from entering.
Fishers Green SC held their annual Comet open meeting on 4th May, as part of their travellers' series. Comets from 8 different clubs enjoyed sparkling conditions although we could have done with a bit more wind!
The Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team announces that former team watch captain Bernardo Freitas (POR) will lead the Team in the 2024 edition of The Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy, in July.
Horning SC enjoyed a fantastic day on the water Saturday, for their 'Discover Sailing' event held as part of the biennial Horning Boat Show, which was celebrating its seventh event.
The wind forecast wasn't looking promising for the GP14 and Streaker Open held on the 5th May at West Lancashire Yacht Club. However, the light breeze was sufficient for the Race Officers to send the two fleets out as planned.
It's race week for the eight Cape 31's as they prepare for an exhilarating week of racing against the backdrop of the stunning Island of Porquerolles in the Côte d'Azur, set to kick off this Thursday, preceded by practice racing on Wednesday.
Three teams sailed AC75s off Barcelona on Wednesday, the first opportunity for the teams to tangle, and have the inevitable accidental hookup as the Challengers sized up their opposition for the first time.
Celebrations are about to get under way in Marseille, France today as the city prepares for the arrival of the Olympic flame to French soil.
We awoke to clear blue skies and very little wind. But the Met Office said it would be mainly southerly F2, increasing to F3 and gusting F4 later. And so it was - a perfect day for NPC sailing.
Solaris Yachts are launching a new version of their popular Solaris 55 as the brand continues to refine their luxury fast cruisers During its 50th anniversary, Solaris Yachts is launching a new version of this popular model size, Solaris 55.
A cracking day to go sailing with the gentle south westerly sea breeze clicking in just in time, with strong easterly flowing tide. Our race team lead by James Hoare and Chris Baldwick set a lovely windward leeward course from the Starting Platform.
Barcelona, Spain (May 8, 2024) – A day after the New York Yacht Club American Magic team first lowered their new AC75 Patriot into the Barcelona waters, the sailing team was given the go to start pressing their new ride to begin the learning process.
It was at 22:25 French time, 16:25 New York time when Holcim-PRB pointed its bow in front of Liberty Island in the United States.
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