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Merseyside Maritime Museum to Feature Sailing Stories

Merseyside Maritime Museum to Feature Sailing Stories

The Merseyside Maritime Museum which is a part of the National museums in Liverpool is set to open a brand new gallery for exploring different stories of the passengers and seafarers who sail from Liverpool. The gallery has been named as The Life on Board and will open on March 28th in 2020. A spokeswoman from the National Museums Liverpool said that it will reveal all the joys, dangers, community and cultures at the center of seafaring starting from the…

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Stars And Stripes Join AC36

Stars And Stripes Join AC36

There was an iconic challenge taken up by the boat Stars and Stripes which was sailed by Dennis Conner’s team in 1987. This vessel sailed down and was victorious at that time as it beat the Aussies in their own waters and came back to a parade that was organized in their honor in New York City. This moniker would be making a return among the foiling monohulls in 2021. Word was heard about this team to participate in America’s…

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World Class Sailors On Day 1 World Sailing

World Class Sailors On Day 1 World Sailing

The first day of World Sailing Championships in Aarhus, Denmark saw several experienced sailors, both of men’s and women’s categories of 470 as well as Finn get down to a fierce competition. The races started in 2nd August 2018 and are being broadcasted live on World Sailing Network. The 470 fleets have 224 sailors competing from 32 nations that include eight medalists of the Olympics. There are 16 spots to be gained for Tokyo Olympic games 2020 which are up…

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World Sailing’s Training Scholarship Gets Underway

World Sailing’s Training Scholarship Gets Underway

The World Sailing’s Training Scholarship is held from 5th September to 22nd October this year and six National Olympic Committees (NOC) are taking part in the training session. It is held at the World Sailing Executive Office in Great Britain’s Southampton. There will be a host of theoretical and practical subjects that will be covered over the long seven week course. Last year’s training program was a huge success and this has prompted NOC’s of The Dominican Republic, Fiji, Myanmar,…

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GP14 World Championship 2016

GP14 World Championship 2016

The GP14 World Championships 2016 have really captured the vision of both steady GP14 sailors as well as those from other packs with more than hundred yachts from 7 different nations registered for the Easter tournament. For a Class predominantly based in the United Kingdom and Ireland; the 2016 Worlds popularity has undoubtedly got to be the location. By the end of March, Barbados will be flooded with around 400 sailors and their families looking to combine a top class…

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