With six months to go, registration for the 2026 Youth Sailing World Championships has exceeded 400 sailors across all classes. The elite of youth sailing will be returning to Marina…
World Sailing, the global governing body for the sport, has approved the appointment of two Technical Delegate positions for the LA28 Olympic sailing competition. The appointees are: Quanhai Li, World…
The 2026 World Sailing Annual Conference and World Sailing Awards will be held in Qingdao, known as China’s sailing capital, in the Shandong Province from 16-21 November 2026. The World…
Steering the Course, World Sailing’s global women’s sailing festival, is back this year with two opportunities to celebrate and promote women’s sailing, inspire women and girls to discover the sport,…
Ahead of the 2026 Offshore Double Handed World Championship, a key event in the offshore sailing calendar, the Notice of Race has formally been published. Held in Marseille, France, the…
UpWind by MerConcept and World Sailing are proud to announce the selection of six international sailors who will take part in an exclusive Ocean Fifty racing experience during Act 1…
World Sailing is set to deliver its first Para Inclusive Development Programme (IDP) in the Caribbean, with Antigua and Barbuda confirmed as the host for June 2026. The programme will…
World Sailing has opened applications from Member National Authorities (MNAs) who are interested in hosting a women’s Steering the Course technical course for coaches, race officials, judges, umpires, and measurers. …
World Sailing is marking this year’s International Women’s Day by encouraging more people to be allies and mentors for women in sailing. With ‘Give to Gain’ as the theme for 2026’s…
World Sailing is inviting responses from the global sailing community as part of its review of Olympic events for the post-LA28 Games programme. The review is required under its regulations, in…
The World Sailing Board has approved recommendations by the Para World Sailing Committee to appoint the first chair, vice-chair and members of the newly-formed Classification Sub-Committee. The new body will…
World Sailing is inviting Member National Authorities (MNAs), yacht clubs, manufacturers and regions and cities to bid to host the 2027-2029 Offshore Double Handed World Championships. With the 2026 Offshore…
World Sailing has formally submitted a comprehensive proposal to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), which seeks to secure Para Sailing’s return to the Paralympic Games at Brisbane 2032. The submission…
Close racing in all events at the World Sailing Inclusion Championships 2025, hosted by the Sultanate of Oman and organised by Oman Sail, ensured the fleets will head to the final day with everything…
The second day of the inaugural World Sailing Inclusion Championships 2025, hosted by the Sultanate of Oman and organised by Oman Sail, continued on Friday with intense competition and participation from around the world. …
The first races were contested at the inaugural World Sailing Inclusion Championships along the shores of Mussanah, marking the start of a historic global event hosted by the Sultanate of Oman at the Mussanah Sailing School,…
World Sailing is pleased to announce a new collaboration with The America’s Cup which will be used to strengthen the global development of Para Inclusive Sailing and accelerate key initiatives…
World Sailing, the sport’s global governing body, is celebrating a major milestone as over 150 participants representing 37 nations have registered for the inaugural World Sailing Inclusion Championships. A total of 154 athletes, alongside coaches and…
World Sailing, the international governing body for the sport of sailing, is proud to announce the renewal of its World Sailor of the Year partnership with Rolex. This renewed agreement secures the Swiss watchmaker’s role as Title Sponsor of…
The LA28 Organising Committee has confirmed the event programme and competition framework for the Olympic Sailing Competition at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The LA28 sailing events will take…
At the 2025 World Sailing General Assembly, the final meeting of the 2025 Annual Conference in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, World Sailing Member National Authorities voted in the Vice Presidential elections. …
World Sailing is very proud to announce the finalists for this year’s male and female Rolex World Sailor of the Year, male and female Kuehne+Nagel Young World Sailor of the…
World Sailing has named 11 global sports experts to judge this year’s World Sailing Awards. The panel, with backgrounds in sailing, sustainability, and maritime industries, will review all entries and…
World Sailing been shortlisted for three categories in the Sport Positive Awards 2025 in recognition of its role in creating a more sustainable, resilient, equitable, and climate-conscious future for sport. …
Sailing will be part of the sport programme for the eighth edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games to be held in Malta, marking the first time that sailing has been…