by Natalie | Jul 12, 2021 | Daily News
Nikola Girke was done with competitive sailing after a disappointing outing at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She’d competed at four Games in three different disciplines and, while the results hadn’t been what she’d hoped for, Girke was ready to retire. “I needed a break...
by Natalie | Jul 12, 2021 | Daily News
Japan and China are not the best of friends, and while the international community is pressured to boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics due to human rights abuses, Chinese media was following their nation’s sailing team to the Tokyo 2020 Games. Here are two...
by Natalie | Jul 9, 2021 | Daily News
The biggest ever fleet of TP52s will meet August 24-28 on the Bay of Palma to celebrate 20 years of the enduring international box-rule class at the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week & TP52 20th Anniversary Invitational in in Mallorca, Spain. The...
by Natalie | Jul 9, 2021 | Daily News
The Tokyo Olympics will be held without spectators at venues in the Japanese capital due to a spike in coronavirus infections, Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa said today after organizers made the unprecedented decision just two weeks ahead of the opening of the...
by Natalie | Jul 7, 2021 | Daily News
A major clash of the titans will take place between two of the world’s fastest maxi-monohulls at the 2021 Rolex Fastnet Race. While the most sought-after victory is, of course, the overall win under IRC, for the monohull that is first home into Cherbourg there is also...
by Natalie | Jul 7, 2021 | Daily News
After a long winter and spring that made planning even more difficult due to COVID uncertainty, the fleet for this year’s Transpacific Yacht Race (aka, the Transpac) is at last in their final days of preparation. This biennial ocean racing classic organized by the...
