Light Start to Middle Sea Race

Afloat

Light Northwesterly winds for the next two days will test even the most experienced offshore sailors in the Middle Sea race from Malta today.

Australian sailing pressures Rio over water pollution

Yahoo Sports

Australia’s Olympic sailing boss Peter Conde has called on the sport to pressure Rio Olympics organizers to clean up water pollution ahead of next year’s Games.

Brad Funk wins Sailing Championship of Champions

Sun Herald

Brad Funk of Clearwater, Fla., built an early lead Friday and then rolled to a convincing victory on Sunday in the US Sailing Championship of Champions, conducted at Gulfport Yacht Club.

Mat Belcher, Will Ryan win sailing world title

Sydney Morning Herald

Three sailing world championship wins in a row in the 470 class have Australians Mat Belcher and Will Ryan feeling ready for Rio.

Boston maintains lead at Viper 640 North Americans

Scuttlebutt Sailing News

Day Three of the 2015 Viper 640 North American Championship, hosted by the Larchmont Yacht Club, was another day of sailing for the record books.

ISAF Sailing World Cup headed for climax in Abu Dhabi

Sport 360

Abu Dhabi steps back into sailing’s limelight next week when more than 150 competitors from 39 countries descend on the UAE capital for the International Sailing Federation’s (ISAF) 2015 World Cup Final.

Austria and Australia rule 470 Worlds

Scuttlebutt Sailing News

On a tense final day, defending 470 World Champions Lara Vadlau/Jola Ogar (AUT) and Mat Belcher/Will Ryan (AUS) cleaned up in the double-points Medal Race to secure the gold medals.

2015 China Cup International Regatta – Entries set to race

Sail World

Some of the world’s most famous and accomplished sailors are getting ready for the start of the ninth edition.

[VIDEO] The 36th edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race

Malta Today

Organised by the Royal Malta Yacht Club, the 2015 Rolex Middle Sea Race will started this morning at the spectacular Grand Harbour opposite the Saluting Battery in Valletta, Malta.

Rio’s Olympic committee rules out viral testing of sewage-filled waters

Fox News Latino

Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic organizing committee ruled out conducting viral tests of the human sewage-laden waterways where the 2016 Games’ aquatic events will be held, following recommendations from the World Health Organization, a Rio 2016 spokesman said Friday.

Boston takes over lead at Viper 640 North Americans

Scuttlebutt Sailing News

After a shifty Day 1 with light to moderate winds with major shifts, Day 2 at the Viper 640 North American Championships turned into the ideal day for racing a Viper 640 sportboat. – See more at: http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2015/10/16/boston-takes-over-lead-at-viper-640-north-americans/#sthash.kuIJIXVj.dpuf

History delivers a wild ride

Sail World

It was two years ago this month that Bernardo Arsuaga walked into the Volvo Ocean Race museum.

Clipper Race

Derry~Londonderry~Doire sets time to beat in Clipper Ocean Sprint

My Sailing

Four teams have completed the Ocean Sprint section of the course and are counting down the miles until the finish in Cape Town.

New Speed Record Set

Scuttlebutt Sailing News

It has been a day of fast spinnaker sailing as the front passed over the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race fleet, with multiple teams breaking speed and distance records, including another new reported top speed of 32.9 knots whilst surfing in the gusts on board Mission Performance.

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Clipper fleet to do the Sydney-Hobart again

My Sailing

The international Clipper Race fleet will once again compete in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race (RSHYR) this December, bringing colour with Corinthian sailors from 26 different nationalities.