World Wide Sailing

New Zealand will host the 2009 IFDS World Blind Sailing Championships from 12-21 March 2009.

World Champion Claire Leroy from France lost only one match to win the first round robin at the ISAF Grade 1 Lysekil Women’s Match in Sweden.

Mathieu Richard is back at the top in the Open Rankings and together with women’s world #1 Claire Leroy completes a French double at the top in the ISAF World Match Race Rankings released 30 July.

Steven Le Fevre and Steven Krol from the Netherlands are the new 470 Junior World Champions and Hannah Mills and Katrina Hughes from Great Britain, the new 470 Junior Women’s World Champions.

The Club Náutico Español de Vela has been reinstated as the Challenger of Record in a ruling by the New York appeals court in the latest twist surrounding the 33rd America’s Cup.

Yachts from six different countries are leading the score table after a perfect opening day at the 27th Copa del Rey AUDI MAPFRE in Palma de Majorca, Spain.

This years X-Yachts Gold Cup will live on in history as some of the closest races in five classes ever sailed.

The 2008 Optimist World Championships concluded last week in Cesme, Turkey with 15 races completed by the 250 sailors from 53 nations.

The record entry of 178 teams from 25 countries across five continents took to the waters of Saronic Gulf for the days of qualifying races that will lead to Gold and Silver fleet , with a maximum of 12 races scheduled over four days starting today (Monday).

The fifth day of racing took place today, at the Junior 470 World Championships for Men/Mixed and Women crews, in light conditions, with a 5-9 knots breeze and a flat sea. Lior LAVIE and Yam AMIR (ISR) demand back what they think it belongs to them, and Hannah MILLS and Katrina HUGHES (GBR) expand their lead with another double win in yesterday’s races.