Water Sports

5/12/2025 |  Wingsail issue fixed ahead of New York SailGP (Reuters Sports) May 12 (Reuters) - Repairs and upgrades to all 12 wingsails on the F50 catamarans will be completed in time for the New York Sail Grand Prix, SailGP said on Monday.
SailGP cancelled its Rio event last month due to a wingsail defect which was identified after the Australian boat's wing collapsed in San Francisco in March.

4/18/2025 |  Battle Ongoing for NGB Recognition of Surfing (SportsTravel) Two organizations seeking to be the national governing body for the sport of surfing in the United States have each had their day in front of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s Certification Review Group.
USA Surfing’s bid to be re-certified by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee is being challenged by U.S. Ski & Snowboard, which has also filed a motion with the USOPC to be the sport’s national governing body.

4/16/2025 |  SailGP Previews First Details of 2026 Season (SportsTravel) SailGP has released a first look of its 2026 season with a series of multi-year hosting agreements secured across the globe.
The Rolex SailGP Championship will set sail in Perth, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Bermuda, New York, Halifax, Portsmouth, Saint-Tropez and Dubai, followed by the winner-takes-all Grand Final in Abu Dhabi.

2/10/2025 |  Britain's Fletcher signals America's Cup intentions with first SailGP win (Reuters Sports) LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Dylan Fletcher had points to prove as well as to notch up on the leaderboard with his first event win as Britain's SailGP skipper at the weekend in Sydney, not least showing he could do it 'flying solo'.
Ben Ainslie, who led Britain's most successful America's Cup campaign but was ultimately defeated by holders New Zealand in Barcelona last year, first picked Fletcher as co-helm for that event and then entrusted him with the wheel of his SailGP F50.

10/24/2024 |  Barcelona won’t repeat as host of the America’s Cup (Associated Press (AP)) BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona is not interested in repeating as host of the America’s Cup.
“It doesn’t make sense to try to build on the success” of the two-month regatta, city hall official Jordi Valls said.
Barcelona won’t bid for the 38th America’s Cup after Emirates Team New Zealand won its third straight cup on Saturday. That meant New Zealand will again organize the next cup, including picking a venue.