A week+ on from the WE Foundation SailGP One Sport Race, sailors reflect on the importance of the event and how it shined a spotlight on #Inclusive Sailing and #EqualOpportunities. Hosted by the Swiss SailGP Team and the Stiftelsen VI (WE Foundation), the race saw 10...
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RS Aero Italian Youth Championship – Sardinia, Italy, 13-15 Oct 2023
Oct 19, 2023 | News Stories, Racing
Enrico Loi (Windsurfing Club Cagliari) wins the Under 17 RS Aero 5 Class, and Davide Mulas (LNI Sulcis) wins the Under 22 RS Aero 6 Class, at the RS Aero Italian Youth Championship in Cagliari. Organised by Lega Navale di Cagliari, the event was hosted at Marina...
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...
Ben Whaley & Lorna Glen win the Rooster RS200 Championship Tour 2023
Oct 8, 2023 | News Stories, Racing
Five Championship events, 148 boats, 300 sailors, 75 clubs. With those statistics, consistency was definitely key for the Rooster RS200 Championship Tour 2023, comprising of the Spring, Summer, Southern, Northern and Inland Championships as well as the National...
RS800 Inland Championship 2023 at Grafham Water SC
Oct 7, 2023 | Racing
On a beautiful Saturday morning, reminiscent of a perfect mid-Summer sail, we all headed towards the starting area in displacement mode to begin the RS800 Inland Championship 2023 at Grafham Water Sailing Club. In Race 1, the fleet split into two groups, with half...
RS21s USA Fleet I: North American National Championship at Lakewood Yacht Club, Texas
Oct 6, 2023 | Racing
With plenty of wind, sizeable chop and a tie-breaker finish for first place, the RS21 North American National Championship at Lakewood Yacht Club, Texas, did not disappoint. Teams competed in crews of 3-4 people and raced in the club’s 12-boat fleet of RS21s. The...
RS200 Inland Championship 2023 at Grafham Water SC
Oct 6, 2023 | Racing
Ever since the RS200 became the boat of choice for the prestigious “champion of champions” Endeavour Trophy, the RS200 Inland Championship - held at Grafham Water Sailing Club on the preceding weekend - has been the ideal warm-up regatta for the country’s national...
RS400 Inland Championship 2023 at Grafham Water SC
Oct 5, 2023 | Racing
The RS400 Inland National Championship at Grafham Water Sailing Club kicked off under sunny skies with a shifty 6-8 knots of breeze. Day 1: Sat 30th Sep After a recall, the Race 1 started under a black flag with start line bumper cars and barely avoidable contact -...
Noble Marine Allen RS100 National Championships 2023 at Royal Torbay YC
Oct 4, 2023 | Racing
Day 1: Thu 28th Sep - Report by Jeremy Troughton Luckily storm Agnes had passed through by the time the RS100 fleet set sail on Day 1 at the Noble Marine Allen RS100 National Championships 2023, at Royal Torbay Yacht Club, but the wind was still blowing hard enough to...
Tight racing and double victories prevail at the RS21 World Championship 2023
Oct 3, 2023 | News Stories, Racing
It was a double victory for team ‘Caipirinha’ at the RS21 World Championships in the crystal-clear waters of Sardinia this weekend. The crew not only took the title of 2023 World Champions, but they also claimed first place in the RS21 Yamamay Cup. Owner and helmsman,...
Record-Breaking Attendance at the RS21 World Championship 2023 in Sardinia
Sep 28, 2023 | News Stories, Racing
The biggest event of the RS21 Calendar has begun in the stunning surrounds of Porto Rotondo in Sardinia, Italy. The RS21 World Championship 2023 is the second edition of the International Class Association’s Worlds, following on from their inaugural event in Croatia,...
RS Aero UK Women’s Championship – Hayling Island Sailing Club, Hampshire, 23-24 Sep 2023
Sep 27, 2023 | News Stories, Racing
This weekend, 45 RS Aero women made their way to Hayling Island Sailing Club, excited for the third RS Aero UK Women's Championships. Visitors travelled from as far away as Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands with the home women's fleet at Hayling also...