The RYA has welcomed the creation of a new sailing series aimed at promoting and growing shorthanded offshore sailing in the UK. The UK Double Handed Offshore Series will be a standalone series debuting in 2021 made up of sixexisting races including flagship events such as the Rolex Fastnet Race and Round the Island Race.
The British Sailing Team’s kite foil racers have won a prestigious UK Sport award in recognition of their success over the past two years. The Formula Kite Mixed Relay team scooped the award for the Biggest Turnaround or Breakthrough in High Performance Sport at the annual UK Sport PLx Awards. The awards ceremony celebrates achievement
Team GB selected windsurfers Emma Wilson and Tom Squires will return to RS:X action this week at the European Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal, from 22-28 November following an eight-month break in major competition for the class. The last major regatta for the British duo was back in February when they took on the RS:X World
The last Friday of October was chosen as the new start day for the RYA National Match Racing Championship Grand Final. An event typically dogged by light winds, that would not be an issue this year. Sixteen skippers were invited to attend having either won their place through a curtailed qualification series or through wildcard
Britain’s elite windsurfers proved their strength in depth with an impressive show at the first ever world championships for the iQFOiL class, Olympic sailing’s newest discipline. Less than a year since the iQFOiL was announced as the equipment of choice for windfoiling’s debut at the Paris 2024 Olympics, a 19-strong British contingent headed to Italy’s
Nacra 17 world champions John Gimson and Anna Burnet said they will “push harder” this winter after missing the podium at the European Championships by one point. The pair, picked to represent Team GB at Tokyo 2020, admitted to being disappointed not to leave Attersee, Austria, with a medal – but said it gave them
Nacra 17 world champions John Gimson and Anna Burnet will look to add a European title to their names as they head into battle in Attersee, Austria. The pair, who were selected to represent Team GB at Tokyo 2020 in February in the wake of their world title win (pictured above), were runners up at
The second part of the Regional Junior Championships took place this weekend – with sailors, parents and volunteers enjoying safe and fun racing at four regattas around the country. The young racers were rewarded with blue skies and a brisk wind as the second weekend of the Regional Junior Championships got underway. After a successful
The British Sailing Team’s riders continued their run of kite medals taking gold and bronze at the 2020 Formula Kite Mixed Team Relay European Championships in Traunsee, Austria. Connor Bainbridge and Ellie Aldridge followed up their individual Euros success to take team gold with Guy Bridge and Katie Dabson joining them on the podium taking
Scotland’s Islay Watson scored a superb silver medal for the British Sailing Team at the iQFOiL European Championships in Silvaplana, Switzerland, as Finn Hawkins took home the men’s youth title. The European Championships was the first dedicated major championships for the iQFOiL since it was announced as the Paris 2024 windsurfing equipment. Watson, a former
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