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DUTCH DOMINATE AT EUROPEAN NACRA 17 CHAMPIONSHIPS

On Monday marked the conclusion of the European Nacra 17 Championships at the Sferracavallo Sailing Club in Palermo (Circolo Velico Sferracavallo), where Dutch sailors Willemijn Offerman and Scipio Houtman claimed...

World Sailing Awards Announced!

On Tuesday, November 5, in Singapore, the best sailors of 2024 were honored across several categories. The main Rolex World Sailing Award went to Olympic gold medalist Marit Bouwmeester, the...

The 2024 ILCA Master European Champions crowned

The 2024 ILCA Master European Championships finished in Vilamoura, Portugal, after five days of competition. Days began with a long postponement on shore due to a lack of wind. It was surprising...

Hay takes the Title

Laurent Hay has emerged victorious at the 2024 Finn Masters Worlds, which concluded on June 15th. The French sailor’s triumph in this prestigious event, held in the picturesque waters off...

Looking forward to the Medal Races.

Day 5 of the 49er and 49erFX World Championships was the windiest and waviest day so far in Lanzarote. It was an extremely physically demanding day with the breeze gusting...

French Dominate Day 2 at Worlds

The French teams in both fleets in the 49er had a stellar day of racing on the water. In the Yellow Group, Julien D’Ortoli and Noe Delpech moved into fifth...

Day 1 of 49er and FX Worlds starts with a BANG!

The 2024 49er and 49erFX World Championships officially kicked off in the beautiful and windy Lanzarote, Canary islands yesterday. There are 126 teams from 36 nations in Lanzarote to fight...

How Star Sailors League was built

It all started with a group of athletes, who after the 2012 Olympics, together developed and launched the global inshore sailing circuit known as the Stars Sailors League. The conviction...

History of Sailing in the Olympics

As the anticipation for the upcoming Olympics builds, the focus turns to the rich history of Sailing in the Olympic Games. For Star Sailor League, the Olympic Qualifiers and the...

Gran Canaria SSL Gold Cup in miniature!

  SSL Gold Cup in miniature (c) Gilles Morelle Poland, skippered by Lili Skomska, wins the mini version of the ‘Gran Canaria SSL Gold Cup’, hosted by the Optimists of...

SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals Officially Opened

The world’s most elite sailing teams have landed in sunny Gran Canaria for the 1/4 Finals of the SSL Gold Cup, and the level of competition is only ramping up....

SSL Gold Cup’s Official Virtual Collection Album

SSL Gold Cup Panini Digital Collections Sailing has entered the exciting world of sticker albums! Just like in football, where you can collect your favourite stars from club and national...

SSL Gold Cup on Televisión Canaria

Ahead of the SSL Gold Cup Final Series Draw and Opening Ceremony in Gran Canaria on Thursday, the media attention for the event is growing continuously. Today Televisión Canaria were...

The exciting SSL Gold Cup Final Series format!

The anticipation is building in Gran Canaria as the SSL Gold Cup Final Series approaches! The organisers are working non-stop to get everything in place to make this one of...

SSL47 yachts on their way to Gran Canaria!

Exciting scenes as the logistical operation ahead of the SSL Gold Cup, taking place between the 10th of November and the 3rd of December 2023, is on track with the...

SSL Gold Cup in the news!

The announcement that Anfi del Mar in Gran Canaria is hosting the SSL Gold Cup in November is big news in the Canary Islands, with many of the Spanish national...

Big moves in the SSL Global Skipper Ranking

It’s been a week full of movement on the SSL Global Skipper Ranking, with a host of Olympic class stars moving up the charts. SSL Ranking Update Near the top,...

SSL Nations Ranking: USA back up to 2nd

The USA’s fall off the podium in the SSL Nations Ranking didn’t last long. Having dropped to 4th in June, they’re back up to 2nd in July, and have opened up a...

At the top of their game

Danish sailor Anne-Marie Rindom and Brazilian sailor Martine Soffiatti Grael are two of the greatest sailors in the world at the moment and vying for the top spot in the SSL Global Skipper Ranking...

A regatta of two halves in Hyères

The 54th Semaine Olympique Française – Toulon Provence Méditerranée is one of the most important regattas in the build-up to the Paris 2024 Olympics and saw a vast turnout across...

Who can catch Tonci?

The latest SSL Rankings are out and recently-crowned ILCA 7 European Champion Tonci Stipanovic has extended his lead at the top. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medallist, who also finished second in...

Tonci conquers tricky ILCA Europeans

Croatian sailor Tonci Stipanovic is already number #1 in the SSL Global Skipper Ranking, and the points he accrues this week will only reinforce that position. Tonci Stipanovic (centre) wins the ILCA...

SSL Ranking: Top of the Class

While the SSL Ranking’s main headlines are based around the Top 50 in the Global, Men’s and Women’s categories, and of course the SSL Nations Ranking, with results for 113,000...

2022 SSL Video Wrap

2022 saw some amazing sailing on Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, with the SSL47 yachts racing from the Star Sailors League base at Grandson. We’ve put together a great video highlighting...

SSL Gold Cup sailors set for The Ocean Race

There is strong representation from SSL Gold Cup team sailors in The Ocean Race, set to depart Alicante, Spain on January 15. Nations represented are Lithuania, Mexico, Spain, The Netherlands...

First SSL Team Calendars out now!

It’s an exciting time at SSL HQ in Grandson, Switzerland as the first of the SSL Team Calendars are out! First up, we’re featuring SSL Team Brazil ‘Brazilian Storm’. SSL...

Gift ideas: Stars shining at Christmas!

With the countdown to Christmas officially on, it’s time to find those extra-special gifts for your loved ones! As well as the Caps and Jerseys we’ve highlighted recently, the SSL Store has some great items on...

SSL Shop: Wear your team’s jersey!

What better way to support your team than with an SSL Gold Cup Team Jersey? Each one features the iconic design for your nation, together with the team’s crest and...

SSL Shop: Tip your Cap!

Amongst the range of items SSL goodies you can purchase from sslgoldcup.shop are the range of SSL Caps. Availabe in white, red and black, each features a unique design, with the SSL...

Dates announced for 2023 SSL Gold Cup Finals

The SSL Team and the Sailing Athletes Foundation (SAF) are delighted to announce the SSL Gold Cup Finals are scheduled to be held between 10th November and 3rd December 2023. SSL Gold...

SSL GOLD CUP FINALS POSTPONED

With deep regret, the SSL Gold Cup Finals, scheduled to be held in Bahrain from October 28 th  to November...

SSL GOLD CUP COUNTDOWN – ONE MONTH TO GO!

With just one month to go until the start of racing at the SSL Gold Cup in Bahrain, the sailors have been continuing to compete at world-class events around the...

IT’S WORLD TOURISM DAY!

#BahrainOursYours   To mark World Tourism Day 2022, we are pleased to share with you these images from Bahrain, where we will be in a month’s time for the SSL...

DOUBLE DUTCH DELIGHT IN NOVA SCOTIA

49er and 49erFX Worlds wins for Team Netherlands SSL Gold Cup sailors There were huge celebrations for the Dutch in Nova Scotia, Canada at the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17...

SSL GOLD CUP MEDIA COVERAGE IS TAKING OFF!

Credits: Martini Orsini Since SSL Gold Cup Qualifying Series started on May 17, worldwide audience – digital as well as traditionnal – has never stopped growing yet. Here are some...

A DAY TO REMEMBER

Sailing Legends inaugurate the SSL Gold Cup 2022 at Olympic Museum (Credits: F.Diemer) On Monday, June 13, the whole Sailing community gathered at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne to celebrate the official inauguration, of the first edition...

TROFEO PRINCESA SOFIA: WHO TO WATCH?

All the top sailors will be racing  in Palma (Spain) at Trofeo Princesa Sofia, which kicks off on April 4th till the 9th. All Olympic classes, including ILCA6 (Women Laser), ILCA7 (Men...

TOKYO 2020 REVOLUTIONS THE SSL GLOBAL RANKING

 The 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo have just finished and the 4000 points at stake for the gold winners have been allocated causing an interesting set of athletes to appear...