Tag: Sailing

Who Will Be The Director Of RYA?

John Derbyshire OBE is going to retire from the RYA’s Racing programs. He is retiring from the position of latterly Director of Racing and Olympic Manager. And it is not that the John Derbyshire OBE is retiring in 2017, another big personality from sailing is also leaving the organization and he is Olympic Manager Stephen […]

Focus On British BAR Team

There is a lot at stake in the British team of Sir Ben Ainslie, who are participating in the final lap of the America’s Cup World Series. The catamaran of foiling prototypes that this 130 crew member team is sailing is an 80 million pound investment by the Land Rover BAR team. This team has […]

Sail Shebogyan Hosts US Team Racing

Sail Shebogyan hosts the US Team Racing Championship annually. In this annual event that will be held soon, there would be several sailor teams who would be competing from diverse racial backgrounds and disciplines. The trophy that is given out at this tournament is a historic one, called the George R. Hinman trophy. The event […]

World Sailing And Rolex

Rolex had started off with sponsorships for the World Sailor of the Year title and this year they are extending the same. World Sailing announced that recently and many are excited with the prospect of the title wins involving the legendary timepieces of Rolex. It has been the title sponsor for this category for several […]

Best yacht racers in Victoria

Michael Brown, the Gladstone resident and former Port Curtis Sailing Club member, outclassed a world-class field to snatch his 6th Australian Impulse Championship Meet recently at the Gippsland Lakes in Victorian town of Paynesville. Brown, who stays in Newcastle, used fast-start tricks, and they worked to ne plus ultra, on his boat named Z in […]