

SI: This is our 1000th post since we went live a year ago – thanks for your support!
SAN FRANCISCO (#1000) – Hard for those of us involved with Sailing Illustrated to believe, but this is our 1000th post in just over a...


AC Breaking: Ben Ainslie's AC team scores $150 million 'fresh start' investment from INE
WAPPING (LONDON), GBR - In what is being called the largest ever investment in a British America's Cup team, the UK energy (and more)...


VOR: Credibility gap grows
GUANGZHOU, CHN – Vestas 11th Hour Racing won’t be sailing in Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Hong Kong to Auckland, New Zealand....


Olympics: World Sailing's radical plan to overhaul 2024 events/classes
LONDON – One hears that the staff of World Sailing, with the support of the President and several but not all of the Board (formerly the...


EU: Sports federation rules that try to prevent athletes from competing in unsanctioned events breac
BRUSSELS – The big overnight news from Europe is that UK Prime Minister Theresa May has struck a "breakthrough" Brexit deal with the EU....


eSailing World Championship: What is World Sailing doing associating itself with electronic games?
LONDON – The headline read: “eSailing World Championship launched.” It brought me to a halt particularly when I read on only to find that...


Volvo Ocean Race: New AkzoNobel skipper Brad Jackson 'in his own words' – for VOR fans, a mu
ALICANTE, ESP – The video below was released this afternoon by the Volvo Ocean Race and team AkzoNobel with newly anointed skipper Brad...


Volvo Ocean Race: CEO Mark Turner departs as Volvo reconsiders timing of 2019-20 race; 2017 race sta
ALICANTE, ESP – We rarely cut and paste press releases here on Sailing Illustrated, but we'll make an exception in this case given the...


IC37: NYYC names Westerly Marine as builder, North/Southern for sails and spars, Harken for gear, an
NEWPORT, RI – To create the next great one-design class, the New York Yacht Club has partnered with Melges Performance Sailboats along...


AC36: Grant Dalton's SOS to the NZL government for funding to pay salaries revealed
AUCKLAND – Team New Zealand's SOS to the Government for $5 million following their America's Cup win included a plea from boss Grant...