At the Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca, the opening Hempel Sailing World Cup Circuit regatta of 2022 which is the first major Olympic classes sailing event since the 2020 games last year, the penultimate day of racing saw one pair of Italian Olympic gold medallists carry on from where they left off in Tokyo, one Dutch female duo comprehensively overshadow the 2020 Olympic champions and one delighted Canadian single-hander make a dream start to her post-Tokyo pledge...
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Palma at its Memorable Best
The Bay of Palma turned on the perfect combination of sunshine and solid SW’ly winds for the fourth day of competition at the Trofeo Sofia Mallorca Olympic classes regatta, the first Hempel World Cup Circuit of 2022.
It was the first day of Gold Fleet racing in the Formula Kiteboard which put on a spectacular display for the tourists promenading along the waterfront of Playa de Palma. Out on the water it was a battle of the bigger and smaller French riders, with 110kg of...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/07/palma-at-its-memorable-best/
Paralympic fever in San Francisco as leading figures get behind World Sailing’s #BacktheBid LA28 reinstatement campaign
Inspiring stories of athletic ability, perseverance, and skill were the order of the day at the St Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco on 25 March 2022, when World Sailing gathered three USA Para Sailors to an exclusive meet and greet with national and international media during the Grand Finale of Mubadala United States Sail Grand Prix | San Francisco. As part of its global campaign to reinstate sailing in the Paralympic Games for LA28, the athletes were joined by representatives from US...
Hempel World Cup Series headlines at Dutch Water Week
Hempel World Cup Series headlines at Dutch Water Week
The Dutch cities of Almere and Lelystad, on the banks of Markermeer lake, will host the 2022 edition of Hempel World Cup Series Allianz Regatta, 27 May – 5 June, as part of Dutch Water Week.
Marina Muiderzand in Almere and Batavia Beach in Lelystad will welcome the world’s best sailors to compete in the ten Olympic classes, including kiteboarding which will make its debut at Paris 2024.
Double Olympic medallist, 2017 Rolex World Sailor of the...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/09/hempel-world-cup-series-headlines-at-dutch-water-week/
Steering the Course 2022 set for record year
Steering the Course 2022 set for record year
World Sailing is aiming to break records this year with Steering the Course – the global women’s sailing festival – after taking the world by storm in its début year in 2021.
With events staged in 27 countries, Steering the Course – aimed at providing opportunities for women and girls to get into sailing and encourage pathways into coaching and race management – reached major milestones.
St Kitts and Nevis – one of seven Caribbean country hosts – became...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/02/steering-the-course-2022-set-for-record-year/
World Sailing statement concerning the situation in Ukraine
World Sailing statement concerning the situation in Ukraine
World Sailing is very concerned about the situation in Ukraine and we are troubled about the safety of our friends in the Ukrainian sailing community.
Sport can be a force for good, bringing competitors from around the world together, united by the values of equality, inclusion, respect and fairness.
World Sailing joins many international sports organisations calling for an immediate end to all hostilities and a resumption of dialogue for...
Monaco: Excellent news on hospital numbers
Monaco: Excellent news on hospital numbers
Good Morning MonacoThursday, February 24, 2022
Excellent news on hospital numbers
After extensive testing following a return to school on Monday, it appears that the number of positive coronavirus cases in Monaco is not exploding…
France tells nationals to leave Ukraine ‘without delay’
After Ukraine declared a state of emergency on Wednesday and Moscow said separatists in the east had asked for help to repel “aggression,” the French foreign ministry told...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/24/monaco-excellent-news-on-hospital-numbers/
450 sailors from 69 countries ready for action at the Allianz 2022 Youth Sailing World Championships
450 sailors from 69 countries ready for action at the Allianz 2022 Youth Sailing World Championships
Over 450 of the world’s very best youth sailors from 69 countries have confirmed their participation in the Allianz Youth World Sailing Championships 2022. Taking place off the coast of Scheveningen in The Hague, The Netherlands, from 8-15 July 2022, the Championships are open to young sailing stars up to the age of 19.
Competitors at the Championships represent their...
France holds out hope of early relaxation
France holds out hope of early relaxation
Friday, February 18, 2022
France holds out hope of earlier relaxation
Minister of Health Olivier Véran said in Nice on Thursday, February 17, that mid-March is now the most likely time for a relaxation of coronavirus restrictions…
Yacht Club rejects green-washing label
Bernard d’Alessandri, Secretary General of the Yacht Club of Monaco, has gone on the record to say that green-washing is not for him…
Visit to strengthen judicial...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/18/france-holds-out-hope-of-early-relaxation/
France to drop travel tests…
France to drop travel tests…
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
France to drop travel test requirement
Europe minister Clément Beaune told the France 2 television channel on Tuesday that negative test requirements for vaccinated travellers from outside the EU will soon be dropped…
Superyacht Academy starts soon at YCM
The prestigious La Belle Classe Academy at the Yacht Club de Monaco is preparing to host the world’s first...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/09/france-to-drop-travel-tests/