ISAF Council Meeting Begins with President Petersson’s Speech.

The gap between Olympic sailing and all other forms seemed to widen even further yesterday ISAF President Göran Petersson delivered his opening address to the ISAF Council members during their first day of meetings at the 2009 ISAF Annual Conference held in Korea, Busan.
The President made passing reference to other disciplines and recent debate over [...]

Jobson’s Goals as President: Participation, Awareness and Visibility.

Gary Jobson has been elected the next President of US SAILING by the new board of directors at the AGM on Saturday.
In his acceptance speech, which will be posted on the US Sailing Website, Jobson explained US SAILING’s goal to create opportunities for more people to sail and encourage participation, especially among youth. He also [...]

ISA and GUL do Olympic Deal

More Olympic clothing sponsorships announced this week. The Irish Sailing Association (ISA) and GUL have signed a three year partnership, leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games. The deal will see Irish Olympic and Academy Sailors, and their Coaches, supplied with high performance quality apparel from both the GUL technical and lifestyle ranges.
GUL has a [...]

SLAM Partners With NZ Sailing Team.

Sailing clothing brand, SLAM will partner with Yachting New Zealand, and provide the New Zealand Sailing Team with gear through until after the next Olympic games. SLAM has recently done a similar deal with ANZAC neighbours Australia.
SLAM will become Yachting New Zealand’s Official Clothing Supplier in a deal which extends through until the 2012 Olympic [...]

Petersson Elected to “Promote the Interests of the IOC”

Back in August, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a decision to keep the medal count for sailing at 10. To the dismay of multihull sailors around the world, the decision currently means that there will be no multihull medals available at the London 2012 games.
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) and the IOC have a [...]

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