The World Sailing Inclusion Championships celebrates its Opening Ceremony today at Barceló Mussanah Resort, hosted by Oman Sail. The championship is the first of its kind, bringing together both para-classified athletes and those who do not fall under the IPC...
Para Sailing
RS Venture Connect Awarded World Sailing Class Status
Nov 11, 2025 | News Stories, Para Sailing
We are proud to announce that the RS Venture Connect Class has been formally awarded World Sailing Class status, following a unanimous vote at the World Sailing Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Saturday, 8th November. The decision was ratified during the 2025...
The 2025 RS Venture Connect European Championship in Oslo
Aug 27, 2025 | Blog, News Stories, Para Sailing, Racing
The RS Venture Connect European Championship 2025 was held on the breathtaking Lysakerfjorden just outside Oslo, Norway, 22nd – 23rd August. This year’s event marked a historic first, the Continental Championship for the RS Venture Connect Class - a big step forward...
One Sport on Swiss Waters: Swiss SailGP Team X Swiss Disabled Sailing
Jun 5, 2025 | News Stories, Para Sailing, Racing
Last month, Swiss SailGP Team athletes Arnaud Psarofaghis (wing trimmer), Bryan Mettraux (flight controller) and Arno de Planta (reserve and pathway athlete), joined Swiss Disabled Sailing and participants of the first RS Venture Inclusive Swiss Cup (15-18...
RS Venture Connect World Championship 2024 Awarded Silver Level Clean Regatta Certification
Nov 19, 2024 | News Stories, Para Sailing, Sustainability
The RS Venture Connect Class World Championship 2024 has been awarded Silver Level Clean Regatta Certification by Sailors for the Sea. Sailors for the Sea Powered by Oceana is an ocean conservation organisation. Clean Regattas is one of their key programs; a globally...
High Winds, Fierce Competition and Inclusive Comradery at the RS Venture Connect World Championship 2024
Oct 11, 2024 | News Stories, Para Sailing, Racing
Strong winds, biting rain and literal whirlwinds of fun! The 2024 RS Venture Connect World Championship may have encountered challenging weather conditions at Rutland Sailing Club 30th September to 3rd October, but the competitors’ community spirit was never dampened....
Tight RS21 Racing at the International Inclusive Keelboat Championship 2024
Oct 8, 2024 | News Stories, Para Sailing, Racing
Wet, wild and windy! The second edition of the International Inclusive Keelboat Championship was held at Rutland Sailing Club, 30th September to 3rd October 2024, with RS Sailing’s RS21s as the one-design keelboat of choice for competitive racing. Seven teams,...
Meet The Team: AUS’ Genevieve Wickham & Grant Alderson
Aug 20, 2024 | News Stories, Para Sailing, Racing
Defending champions of the Inclusive Category, Australian team Genevieve and Grant return to the RS Venture Connect World Championships 2024 (Rutland, 30th September to 3rd October). They took Gold at the 2023 RS Venture Connect Worlds in Rostock, Germany, and also...
Mast Up on the First RS Venture Connect SCS in Australia
Jul 26, 2024 | News Stories, Para Sailing
The first RS Venture Connect SCS has launched in Australian waters, the culmination of a two-year-long bid to bring the award-winning adaptive sailing boat down under. The boat was purchased by Wynyard Yacht Club, supported by the Leo Lion Foundation (formerly...
RS21 Class supports Inclusion Sailing with the International Inclusive Keelboat Championship 2024
Apr 22, 2024 | News Stories, Para Sailing
Equal access, equal opportunities, and a truly level playing field... the International Inclusive Keelboat Championship 2024 is the first event of its kind; a World Sailing recognised, one-design keelboat class that can categorically be celebrated as pure inclusion...
Olympic Flame to be carried by RS Venture Connect Inclusive Sailing Program Mare Inseme
Apr 17, 2024 | News Stories, Para Sailing
Mare Inseme, an inclusive sailing association in Corsica, has been selected to carry the Paris 2024 Olympic flame during the torch relay in the build up to the Olympic Games. Based out of Ajaccio, the inspiring initiative uses their fleet of adaptive RS Venture...
Swiss SailGP Team & Stiftelsen VI Present the WE Foundation SailGP One Sport Race, 12 Oct 2023
Oct 10, 2023 | News Stories, Para Sailing, Racing
The final event of the European leg of SailGP takes place on the 14th-15th October 2023 in vibrant Cádiz, an ancient port city in the Andalucía region of Spain. In the run-up to the Spain Sail Grand Prix, Swiss SailGP Team is proud to host the WE Foundation SailGP One...











