Drew Freides on winning the 2021 IC37 Nationals Drew Freides on winning the 2021 IC37 Nationals An interview with Drew Freides on winning the 2021 Melges IC37 Nationals I checked in with co-skipper Drew Freides, via email, to learn more about his team's win at the 2021 Melges IC37 National Championships. by David Schmidt Posted 27 Jul 08:00 PDT Tokyo2020: Images from Day 3 - Four classes Tokyo2020: Images from Day 3 - Four classes Images from Day 3 of the Tokyo2020 Olympic Regatta, featuring the 49er, 49erFX, Finn and Laser Images from Day 3 of the Tokyo2020 Olympic Regatta at Enoshima, featuring the 49er, 49erFX, Finn and Laser. by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz Posted 27 Jul 10:51 PDT Predictably unpredictable Predictably unpredictable Wacky races in Enoshima, America's Cup shock, grass roots fun Tropical storm Nepartak was supposed to arrive on Tuesday in Japan, but when our man in Enoshima, Richard Gladwell, opened his curtains at the Hotel Wing International the breeze was relatively light, accompanied by a shower of rain. by Mark Jardine Posted 27 Jul 10:00 PDT 2021 ILCA 6 Youth Worlds at Lake Garda day 2 2021 ILCA 6 Youth Worlds at Lake Garda day 2 A tough day on the water for the Race Committee It was a tough day on the water for the Race Committee at the 2021 ILCA 6 Youth Worlds in northern Lake Garda. With a less than promising forecast, the committee sent the sailors afloat three hours early to try to grab the last of a dying north breeze. by Eric Faust Posted 27 Jul 09:39 PDT NWSA Conference comes to Chicago's Jackson Park YC NWSA Conference comes to Chicago's Jackson Park YC “Sharing Sailing,” spotlights issue that sailors represent a small fraction of sailors nationwide Women sailors from all over the country will be heading to Jackson Park Yacht Club on Saturday, September 11 for the 20th annual Women's Sailing Conference. by Scott Croft Posted 27 Jul 09:17 PDT Roble, Shea and Muller start strong in Enoshima Roble, Shea and Muller start strong in Enoshima Sailor's heads were "on a swivel to see the pressure" With the addition of the 49erFX skiff and Finn heavyweight dinghy fleets to the sailing action off Enoshima, Japan, American sailing fans were able to watch three additional U.S. athletes competing near the front of their fleets at Tokyo 2020. by US Sailing Team Posted 27 Jul 08:25 PDT Perfect start for Alican Kaynar Perfect start for Alican Kaynar As Finns begin racing at Tokyo 2020 Turkey's Alican Kaynar made a perfect start to his third Olympic Games with two bullets on one of the most difficult course areas in Enoshima. by Robert Deaves Posted 27 Jul 06:39 PDT Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition day 3 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition day 3 Whacky races make for a day of special FX The excitement kicked up a gear on the third day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition as the women in the 49erFX Skiff put on a display of high speed boat handling and fast-thinking tactics. by Andy Rice, World Sailing Posted 27 Jul 04:53 PDT Tokyo2020: Day 3 - Typhoon under delivers Tokyo2020: Day 3 - Typhoon under delivers Today the left-over typhoon breeze was as stated on the packet - hugely variable Today the left-over typhoon breeze was as stated on the packet - hugely variable in strength, and direction. by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz Posted 27 Jul 04:42 PDT Rolex Fastnet Race: A class apart Rolex Fastnet Race: A class apart The fleet showing the biggest growth within the race is the Class40 The fleet showing the biggest growth within the Rolex Fastnet Race is the Class40. Currently 39 of these mini IMOCAs are entered, a significant increase from the 19 that competed in 2019. by James Boyd, RORC Posted 27 Jul 04:18 PDT 2021 ILCA 6 Youth Worlds at Lake Garda day 1 2021 ILCA 6 Youth Worlds at Lake Garda day 1 A nice 10-12 knot northerly breeze allows two races Morning thunderstorms held the fleets ashore for day one of the 2021 ILCA 6 Youth World Championships in Arco, Italy in the northern end of Lake Garda. The typical south wind never developed, but a nice 10-12 knot northerly breeze allowed two races. by Eric Faust Posted 26 Jul 23:37 PDT Bermuda Gold Cup to return in 2022 Bermuda Gold Cup to return in 2022 The organizers regret to announce that the 2021 regatta will not be held Organizers for the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club's Bermuda Gold Cup match racing tournament regret to announce that the 2021 regatta will not be held. by World Match Racing Tour Posted 26 Jul 23:00 PDT Tokyo2020: 11th hour call made on wind technology Tokyo2020: 11th hour call made on wind technology World Sailing makes late call for wind data logging on board coach boats for Tokyo2020 Two weeks ago, after two previous interpretations, World Sailing finally made a definitive ruling on the use of electronic devices - laptops, tablets and similar - for wind data logging on board coach boats for the Tokyo2020 Olympic Regatta. by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz Posted 26 Jul 17:57 PDT Edgartown Race Weekend prize winners Edgartown Race Weekend prize winners Doublehanded sailors Read and Leech win coveted Venona Trophy Sailing doublehanded on the Jeanneau Sunfast 3300 Alchemist, Rhode Islanders Ken Read (Portsmouth) and Suzy Leech (Jamestown), collected a boatload of trophies for their 'Round-the-Island ('RTI) Race performance at the annual Edgartown Race Weekend. by Barby MacGowan Posted 26 Jul 11:00 PDT Swan European Regatta 2021 concludes Swan European Regatta 2021 concludes More than 40 Swans met in the Turku Archipelago for four days of fun Previously held in Cowes, UK, the regatta has moved to the Baltic Sea, in the stunning setting of the Turku Archipelago, to be held again in a new location every two years, in an itinerant format. by Nautor's Swan Posted 26 Jul 08:51 PDT Marstrand to host Dragon Gold Cup 2021 Marstrand to host Dragon Gold Cup 2021 Over 80 entries from 17 nations already confirmed When Pedro Andrade and his crew lifted the historic Dragon Gold Cup on the 14 June 2019, little did they know it would be more than two years before they would be called upon to defend their title. by Fiona Brown Posted 26 Jul 07:48 PDT Pascual remains top-10 in RS:X at Tokyo 2020 Pascual remains top-10 in RS:X at Tokyo 2020 The US Sailing Team continued to be paced by Men's RS:X athlete Pedro Pascual American sailors fought through a wide range of conditions on day two of racing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, with breeze strength ranging from the high teens to the low single digits. by US Sailing Team Posted 26 Jul 06:35 PDT Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition day 2 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition day 2 Making sense of the chaos There was more wind than expected for the second day of racing at the Olympic Sailing Competition which was just as well as the lumpy, confused wave pattern made it hard to get into the groove. by Andy Rice, World Sailing Posted 26 Jul 06:34 PDT Entry open for Melges 24 Bushwhacker Cup Entry open for Melges 24 Bushwhacker Cup The final event of the 10-event 2021 U.S. Melges 24 National Ranking Series The Notice of Race for the Pensacola Yacht Club's 2nd 'annual' Melges 24 Bushwhacker Cup [delayed one year by the pandemic and Hurricane Sally] has been posted and entries are now open. by Talbot Wilson Posted 26 Jul 06:12 PDT Tokyo2020 - Day 2 - More Snakes and Ladders Tokyo2020 - Day 2 - More Snakes and Ladders Day 2 of the Tokyo2020 Olympics - advancing typhoon tests sailors, ahead of 49er and Finn start In contrast to the opening day, Day 2 of the Tokyo2020 Olympic Regatta was conducted under grey skies, possibly signalling the arrival of tropical storm Nepartak, in the coming days. by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World Posted 26 Jul 05:58 PDT Hit Maximum Speed with Cyclops Polar Support Hit Maximum Speed with Cyclops Polar Support Precise and immediate conversion of data into performance on the water The "smart" range of wireless load sensors from Cyclops Marine — smartlink and smarttune — have been helping sailors learn and repeat their fastest settings with live and logged load data since the company announced their arrival last year. by Cyclops Marine Posted 26 Jul 01:00 PDT Division 1 and 2 winners crowned at Transpac Division 1 and 2 winners crowned at Transpac Record runs coming into the docks are starting to sound routine By now the stories of massive waves, sustained high speeds, and record runs coming into the docks at this year's Transpac are starting to sound routine. by Transpacific Yacht Club Posted 26 Jul 00:46 PDT PlanetSail Great Britain SailGP Review Show PlanetSail Great Britain SailGP Review Show Controversy and close calls in Plymouth For the first time in SailGP's history a team was sent off for dangerous driving as the umpires issued a black flag, but this was only part of the action in Plymouth. by Matt Sheahan Posted 25 Jul 23:48 PDT Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta at Marblehead Race Week Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta at Marblehead Race Week Widnall's Javelin wins IODs and Coveted Cressy Trophy There were mere points between the top boats in several classes and one tie that needed to be broken on the morning of the final day of the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta at Marblehead Race Week. by Tony Veneziano Posted 25 Jul 23:25 PDT Tokyo 2020: Finn Kiwi challenger, Spanish ambition Tokyo 2020: Finn Kiwi challenger, Spanish ambition Everyone is ready on the eve of the start of the first Finn races On the eve of the start of the first Finn races at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition, everyone is ready. Most have been ready for at least a year, but in the next eight days, many years of hard work will come to a conclusion. by Robert Deaves Posted 25 Jul 22:24 PDT Tokyo2020: Images from Day 1 - Lasers and Boards Tokyo2020: Images from Day 1 - Lasers and Boards Images by Sail-World's Richard Gladwell from the Laser, Laser Radial and RS:X courses from Day 1 Images by Sail-World's Richard Gladwell from the Laser, Laser Radial and RS:X courses from Day 1 of Tokyo2020 Olympic Regatta sailed at Enoshima, Japan. by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz Posted 25 Jul 09:44 PDT Tokyo2020: Day 1 - Light winds and heat aplenty Tokyo2020: Day 1 - Light winds and heat aplenty It is hard to know what the take-out from the first day of racing at Tokyo2020 should be. It is hard to know what the take-out from the first day of racing at Tokyo2020 should be. Certainly the pre-series favorites were scattered well through all the fleets, particularly in the Mens and Womens One Person Dinghy by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz Posted 25 Jul 08:33 PDT Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition day 1 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition day 1 Favourites struggle to exert their dominance on a tricky opening day After two weeks of training in steady onshore breezes, the sailors were dealt a very different and more difficult hand for the opening day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition. by Andy Rice, World Sailing Posted 25 Jul 06:19 PDT Tokyo 2020: British Finn defender, Dutch contender Tokyo 2020: British Finn defender, Dutch contender Stories all the more poignant contemplating the Finn's final appearance at the Games There are always many stories to come out of the Olympic Games, but for the 19 Finn sailors at Enoshima, these are all the more poignant as they contemplate the Finn's final appearance at the Games and maybe their only or final chance for Olympic glory. by Robert Deaves Posted 25 Jul 05:31 PDT Singlehanded classes open racing at Tokyo 2020 Singlehanded classes open racing at Tokyo 2020 Pascual and Buckingham top 10 in Men's RS:X and Men's ILCA 7 American sailors are in the top ten overall in two events, with Laser athlete Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.) and RS:X sailor Pedro Pascual (Miami, Fla.) both in ninth. by US Sailing Team Posted 25 Jul 04:51 PDT 14 nationalities at the 39 Copa del Rey MAPFRE 14 nationalities at the 39 Copa del Rey MAPFRE Up to 45 boats will compete in the three ORC classes Up to 45 boats from 14 countries will compete in the three BMW ORC classes at the 39 Copa del Rey MAPFRE. There will several 2019 champions who will return to defend their titles against a varied fleet which will include some of the most competitive teams by 39 Copa del Rey MAPFRE Posted 25 Jul 03:29 PDT Waves of teams are finishing strong in Transpac Waves of teams are finishing strong in Transpac Waves of competitors coming across the finish line at Diamond Head Having start dates staggered this year over five days and near-perfect strong breeze over the 2225-mile course has resulted in the first big wave of competitors coming across the finish line at Diamond Head today in the 51st edition of Transpac. by Transpacific Yacht Club Posted 25 Jul 01:58 PDT Inspired, the latest from Rooster® Inspired, the latest from Rooster® For us, SailGP Inspire is absolutely what it's all about! Last weekend saw SailGP land in Plymouth with the Inspire programme in full swing. For us, SailGP Inspire is absolutely what it's all about! by Rooster Posted 25 Jul 01:00 PDT 200 boats parade for Dutch Shoe Marathon 200 boats parade for Dutch Shoe Marathon MBYC's Clare Steinemann (C Fleet) first to finish There's nothing quite like the sight of the Dutch Shoe Marathon. Two hundred boats parading in sequence for 7.2 miles down the San Diego Bay sporting every color of the rainbow. by Casey Coffin Posted 25 Jul 00:53 PDT Epic final battle looming for Finn class titans Epic final battle looming for Finn class titans One of the strongest line-ups of potential medallists at Tokyo 2020 An epic final battle is looming for the Finn class in Tokyo. All bets are off with one of the strongest line-ups of potential medallists in a generation. by Robert Deaves Posted 24 Jul 23:22 PDT World Sailing prepared to deliver World Sailing prepared to deliver A safe and successful Olympic Sailing Competition As sailors, you need resilience. There are times when you are tested beyond the limits of human endeavours. Whether you are sailing around the world non-stop on your own or testing yourself in the smallest of dinghies in strong wind and waves. by WS President Quanhai Li & CEO David Graham Posted 24 Jul 16:17 PDT Tokyo2020 - Light winds for Day 1, fresh to follow Tokyo2020 - Light winds for Day 1, fresh to follow The opening day of the Tokyo2020 Olympic sailing regatta will get underway in light wind The opening day of the Tokyo2020 Olympic sailing regatta will get underway in light winds, after the fresher overnight conditions are expected to moderate later today. by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz Posted 24 Jul 15:56 PDT Measuring boats: it's not a popularity contest Measuring boats: it's not a popularity contest You can't win an Olympic medal in sailing without having a fast boat You can't win an Olympic medal in sailing without having a fast boat. Just like in motor racing where winning comes from a combination of man and machine working together in harmony, the same is true in Olympic sailing. by Andy Rice, World Sailing Posted 24 Jul 13:43 PDT GBR at the 420 Worlds in San Remo GBR at the 420 Worlds in San Remo The British 420 fleet sent 17 boats to Italy The British 420 fleet sent 17 boats to the recent World Championships in San Remo, Italy. Covid-19 has disrupted our lives substantially since March 2020 and the list of missed opportunities for our young sailors has been substantial. by GBR 420 Association Posted 24 Jul 10:00 PDT Gladwell's Line: Touchdown in Tokyo Gladwell's Line: Touchdown in Tokyo Tokyo2020 may well be the circuit-breaker that returns international sport back to normality No two Olympics are the same, and Tokyo2020 will be notable for having been conducted against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, and may well be the circuit-breaker that returns international sport back to normality. by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com/nz Posted 24 Jul 06:53 PDT