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ISAF World Cup
Sail For Gold Regatta : 4 gold medals for Australia, 3 for France
Australia went home laden with gold after an astonishing week of racing in Weymouth Bay – the 2012 Olympic venue. The Aussies picked up gold in four classes; Nicky Souter, Nina Curtis and Olivia Price in the Women’s Match Racing, the Skud-18 was won by Daniel Fitzgibbon and Rachael Cox on Friday, Tom Slingsby took gold in the Laser (...) -
Sail For Gold Regatta
Fitzgibbon & Cox, Hessels, Seguin win firsts titles in Weymouth
Skandia Sail for Gold created its first 2010 Champions today in three classes – the Skud-18, Sonar and 2.4mR. In the Skud-18 it was the Australian pair of Daniel Fitzgibbon and Rachael Cox that have dominated the class with seven first places and two seconds. -
Kieler Woche
Biggest medal haul for Germany and USA in Kiel
The sun returned and racing finished for the ISAF Sailing World Cup classes today in the first part of Kieler Woche, the penultimate stage of the ISAF Sailing World Cup. Competitors have had to endure some long days on the water at this years Kieler Woche, which began with blustery wind and waves producing some exciting sailing and then became (...) -
SeaSailSurfer
SeaSailSurfers of January 2010 : Dyen & Christidis
After a 4th place in the 49er worlds, french pair Manu Dyen and Stephan Christidis came back from Miami with a beautiful gold medal. The two men are SeaSailSurfers of January. On the other hand, their supplier is not at the level of the olympic team of France… -
Rolex Miami OCR
Anna Tunnicliffe wins the women’s Match Racing finals
It was "one race, one chance" today at US SAILING’s 2010 Rolex Miami OCR, the second of seven stops of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Sailing World Cup 2009-2010.. After gold, silver and bronze medalists were determined yesterday in three Paralympic classes, it was now the turn for sailors in ten Olympic classes to claim (...) -
Star Worlds
Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson win 2010 Star worlds
Iain Percy and Andrew "Bart" Simpson (GBR) were crowned 2010 Star World Champions. The reigning Olympic Gold Medalists continue to add treasures to war chests. Percy’s sterling collection of championship titles includes the 2002 Star World Championship and an Olympic Gold Medal in the Finn in (...) -
US Sailing
Gulari and Tunnicliffe US sailors of 2009
CST Composites International Moth World Champion Bora Gulari and Semaine Olympique Française Laser Radial Champion Anna Tunnicliffe were named US Sailing’s 2009 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year. -
World Sailor of the Year Awards
Torben Grael and Anna Tunnicliffe awarded
ISAF and Rolex announced that the male and female winners of the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards 2009 are Torben Grael (BRA) and Anna Tunnicliffe (USA). -
RS:X Worlds
Alabau and Dempsey are the RS:X World Champions
It has been a long time coming. The last Olympic windsurfing world champion from Great Britain was Barry Edgington and that was back in 1992. Barry just happens to be Nick Dempsey’s [GBR1] coach. Nick is the 2009 RS:X Windsurfing World Champion. An emphatic win. The final scorboard shows NIck a full 18 points clear of second placed (...) -
Laser Worlds
Paul Goodison new Laser world champion
Olympic gold medalist Paul Goodison of Great Britain hung on in the final day of competition to take first place at the 2009 Nautel Laser World Championships on St. Margaret’s Bay in Nova Scotia.