The International One Design sailboat class world championships started on the Mount Desert Island granite shores on Sunday 20th August in Northeast Harbor, Maine. The teams consist of some of the best IOD sailors in the world came on the spot all the way from Norway, to the yacht clubs, Manhattan and practiced to get accustomed to the
There is a sweet relationship building between Great Britain’s Nick Craig and the OK Dinghy title. Craig has claimed his fifth world crown of the OK Dinghy series after winning the 2017 OK Dinghy World Championship held in Barbados from 27 to 31 May. This is the fifth time that Craig has won the OK
Alan Roura is a Swiss skipper who is the youngest of the 29 skippers who were part of Vendee Globe expedition that ended recently, having started on November 6th. Alan crossed the finish line in Les Sables with seven solo racers still on their way to reach the finish line. About eleven skippers have already
Francis Joyon with his five team members broke the round-the-world sailing record. They become the first sailing team to circumnavigate the globe in 40 days without taking assistance anytime. The team entered Brest on the France west coast on their 31 meters maxi-trimaran Idec Sport after spending 40 days 23 hours 30 minutes and 30
Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark have been crowned as world sailors for this year and they have gained acclaim as Olympic champions as well. Indeed, there are several images all over media of both of the lady sailors celebrating the 470th gold medal win that they achieved in Rio de Janeiro. Both are Olympic medalists