How to follow the SSL Gold Cup European Qualifiers
by SSL Gold Cup 6 Jun 12:10 PDT
8-11 June 2026
On board with SSL Team Norway during the SSL Gold Cup European Qualifiers © Martina Orsini / SSL Gold Cup
A key component of SSL Gold Cup events is the comprehensive coverage, bringing every moment of the racing to audiences around the world in detail, as well as a range of highlights.
With the SSL Gold Cup African and Oceanian Qualifiers complete, it's now time for the European Qualifiers with two Groups now settling in at Grandson, registering, weighing in and picking up their jerseys on the shores of Lake Neuchâtel ahead of training before the racing starts in earnest on Monday.
Watch the Livestream
The first port of call to watch the active live, and know the results as they happen is the live broadcast on YouTube, all accessed through www.youtube.com/@Starsailors. This is a comprehensive broadcast with multiple cameras on the water, in the air, and on the boats, as well as commentary by anchor Yann Dorset, insights from Robbie McCutcheon and reactions on the water from Karolina Soltaniuk, who jumps onto the SSL47 yachts after each race to talk to the sailors.
Thousands tune in each day to follow their national team and cheer them on at home, and the full archive of live events, including all the action from the inaugural SSL Gold Cup, the Asian Qualifiers, SEA Games, and the African and Oceanian Qualifiers last week.
Get Social!
The media team are grabbing reactions from sailors on and off the water and producing engaging reels which are being shared around the world.
The main channels to follow are Facebook at www.facebook.com/SSLGoldCup, Instagram at www.instagram.com/sslgoldcup and TikTok at www.tiktok.com/@sslgoldcup where thousands of followers engage with their national team and share their SSL Gold Cup stories.
All the main channels can be accessed via linktr.ee/starsailorsleague, so you have one easy place to find all the different ways of following the SSL Gold Cup action.
The Very Best Photography
The SSL47 yachts with their gold hulls, black sails, and the colourful jerseys of the teams, coupled with the stunning Swiss surroundings of Lake Neuchâtel make for amazing photography.
Thankfully the SSL Gold Cup has the best in the business! Reigning Yachting Photographer of the Year Martina Orsini captures the best action, reaction and all the key moments in exquisite detail, and the best images are published throughout our social media channels and articles.
The WorldofSailors.com website
The home of all the SSL Gold Cup reporting is www.WorldofSailors.com, which also hosts the unique and comprehensive Global Rankings for Nations and Sailors.
Each sailor receives SSL Points at major events to determine their ranking in the Mens and Womens categories, while the National Ranking aggregates the scores of an individual country's top five skippers and two crews.
Climbing the SSL Nations Ranking is key to seeding for the SSL Gold Cup, so improvements from top sailors are followed avidly by each nation.
Articles and Press Releases
Every day the best of the action, as well as insights from the sailors themselves, is brought to you in our daily reports, illustrated by fantastic imagery and graphics for the media.
We also bring you in-depth articles highlighting national teams, sailors and how sailing is developing in different nations.
Highlights Videos
The best of the action from each day's racing is distilled into short, digestible videos for you to enjoy at your leisure. These videos are hosted on YouTube and available for the media to embed into articles and press releases.
Opening Ceremony
The SSL Gold Cup European Qualifiers Opening Ceremony evening kicked off with Yann Dorset introducing a presentation of the SSL Gold Cup Finals Brasil 2026, and Regatta Director Paul Hutton-Ashkenny reinforcing how the SSL family has now grown to 66 nations, spreading competitive national team sailing to a global broadcast audience.
The teams were presented on stage, with the huge depth of achievements of the sailors mentioned, reinforcing just how hard it will be to qualify from Groups D and E.
The Road to Rio continues and we can now look forward to some scintillating sailing over the coming days.