Sailing News

World Sailing and the winds of change

While the changes for the 2024 Paris Olympics made the headlines – in the sailing media anyway – What may have a more lasting effect on World Sailing was the presentation of the Governance Commission Report.

World Sailing pulls it off!

After the considerable time spent on the “problem” of the Olympic Events and Equipment for the 2024 Olympics, a line was finally drawn with confirmation of the World Sailing Council event listing on Sunday

Finn class has become collateral damage

Statement from the International Finn Association – After Finn is excluded from the Olympic Games after 2020

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World Sailing agrees new Olympic Events for 2024

World Sailing AGM voted for 2024 Olympic slate as proposed in WS Council that includes a Mixed 2 Person Keelboat Offshore, Kite-Foiler Mixed and a Two-Person-Dinghy Mixed event

Open Letter from Finn Class to World Sailing

On Friday the World Sailing Council voted to replace the one person dinghy mixed event with a mixed double handed offshore event, equipment (class) unknown

Offshore Race gets the nod for 2024 Olympics

Friday at the World Sailing Annual Conference in Sarasota, USA, the Mixed 2 Person Offshore event was agreed by the WS Council for the 2024 Olympic Games, removing the Finn class

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EU Anti-Trust Commission looking at World Sailing

The World Sailing Board has issued a statement confirming that the EU Anti-Trust Commission has requested further information in response to a complaint it has received

The clock is ticking for World Sailing

As the clock ticks down, World Sailing will attempt to save themselves from complete ridicule and assemble something resembling competitive sailing in the 2024 Olympic Games.

World Sailing Equipment Committee recommendations

The World Sailing Equipment Committee met on Wednesday in Sarasota, USA, to discuss the Equipment and Format proposels for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

L1 wins first eSailing World Championship

France’s L1 won the inaugural World Sailing, eSailing World Championship Final after a tense winner-take-all final race

World Sailing – Strange moves ahead of Olympic decisions

World Sailing Board in last minute, possibly panic driven moves before Olympic Classes Sub-committee meeting on Monday 29 October

eSailors set for World Championship in Sarasota

World Sailing Annual Conference, opens in Sarasota, USA, Sat 27 October, gets little mention on their website, but they do headline the eSailing World Championship finale