World Wide Sailing

Giulia Conti will represent Italy at the helm of the Women’s 470 dinghy in Qingdao and she’s aiming for nothing less than the Olympic podium come August.

ISAF has today issued the first draft Notice of Series for the 2008-2009 ISAF Sailing World Cup.

Nominations are now invited for the 2008 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards, the most prestigious award of recognition in the sport of sailing.

The team from Puerto Rico were jubilant after winning the Optimist Team event at the 46th Optimist World Championship in Cesme on the west coast of Turkey.

The only people to get wet in Warnemunde on Sunday were Archie MASSEY and Matt NOBLE, after they were thrown in the water for becoming the new International 14 World Champions.

Australia’s Tom SLINGSBY and Sari MULTALA of Finland took the titles at the ISAF Grade C1 Laser and Laser Radial Europeans in Nieuwpoort, Belgium.

Great Britain topped the medal table as the podium positions were decided on the final day of racing at the 2008 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Århus, Denmark.

Jim SALTONSTALL was honoured on Thursday night at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship, after 30 years during which he has coached some of the greatest names in the sport.

As well as being the world’s premier youth sailing event, the 2008 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship is also a fantastic education opportunity and not just for the competitors.