Category: Sailing

Rookie Sullivan Wants America’s Cup Badly

August 10, 2017 Sailing
The crewman of the Emirates Team New Zealand, rookie Joseph Sullivan is a very happy man. He is enjoying his stint with the Emirates New Zealand team. Sullivan from Picton was an Olympic rower and is not the crewman for Team New Zealand. He says that racing from one side…

WS Invites Bids For 2018-2020 MRC

April 10, 2017 Sailing
World Sailing, the governing body of the world for sailing, has opened the process of bidding for its championship titled Youth and Women’s Match Racing World Championships. The bidding is open for year 2018-2020, and also for the Nations Cup 2018. Documents & guidelines of bid for both events can…

About Softbank Team Japan

February 14, 2017 Sailing
There are not only the US and British team to focus upon in the World Series this weekend, but also other entrants like Softbank Team Japan. For this team it is a unique challenge to be a part of in a span of 15 years. With America’s Cup having come…

Australian Sailing Awards Winners 2016

December 2, 2016 Sailing
We have the winners for Australian Sailing Awards, 2016. Lisa Darmanin and Tom Burton, both Olympic medalists have walked away with the top honors. Australian Paralympic Sailing Team, which broke few records, also received awards at the ceremony. Tom Burton had won the Laser Olympic Gold in Rio 2016. And…

Unlikely Sailing Results At Rio

September 5, 2016 Sailing
At the beginning of the Olympics, the sailing events and these have been recently concluded. With the regattas being wrapped up, it is a good stage to sit back and review all the major events that took place. The main mission for all teams has been a race for the…

Viking Ship Recreated

July 28, 2016 Sailing
We have all read about Viking ships and the same is recreated even today in the related countries. For instance, the Great Lakes see this type of historic sailing vessels being recreated and the sailing resurrected of the earlier times. Last month a Norwegian Viking ship was recreated meticulously and…

RORC Transatlantic Race overall winner Nomad IV

January 10, 2016 Sailing
The French Pogo 1250 of Maurice Benzaquen – Aloha crossed the end-line of the 2015 RORC Transatlantic Race at twenty-two hours twenty-three minutes and seven seconds UTC on Sunday 13th December, 2015, to take the 2nd spot overall in IRC. After well over fifteen days at sea, the crew of…

World Sailing to have new chief executive

January 4, 2016 Sailing
Peter Sowrey, who was earlier the director of business process outsourcing as well as sales for Accenture, was named by the International Sailing Federation as their chief executive on 1st July. The organization was later rebranded as World Sailing. And, after five months, he was gone. Peter had replaced Jerome…