Planned Qingdao World Match Racing Tour Event Will Not Go Ahead.

Organisers of the The World Match Racing Tour have issued a brief statement announcing that The planned Qingdao Match Cup has been cancelled. The tour cite local organising authorities being unable to commit to hosting the event as the reason for the cancellation. In June, the WMRT did a deal with the former Olympic sailing venue to [...]

Qingdao Match Cup Confirms World Match Racing Tour Ambitions.

For sailing to achieve real growth, the sport needs to appeal to a wider audience. Growth in markets like the UK, USA and France will only ever be marginal as sailing fights to maintain its share of an increasingly crowded sports and leisure marketplace. The situation is different in new markets, which is why the [...]

Sanya Announced as Volvo Ocean Race Stopover.

Another leg of the Volvo Ocean Race announced by race organisers, and no real surprise that the global event will return to China. A statement issued today says: Sanya, the southernmost city on the golden coast of Hainan Province, China, has won the bid to host the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. Building on the success [...]

China Cup Breaks Sailing out of the Ice Age.

China Cup, along with thier partners Beneteau and Simpson Marine used the China International Boat Show to launch a ‘Day of Discovery’, including a unique ceremony to ‘break the sailboat out of the ice’. The Ceremony at China International Boat Show was attended by Mr. Li Quanhai, Vice President of the Chinese Yachting Association, David [...]

DARK BLUE BOOK Pro Sailing Directory Available for Pre-Order

The DARK BLUE BOOK can now be pre-ordered. The directory listing influential people and companies in the business of yacht racing will be published in Mid-May. Destined to become ‘the bible’ for those who work in or are interested in working in the sport of professional sailinig, the first edition of the book has received [...]

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