World Sailing

Sailing
Host Broadcast & Production

Sunset+Vine, the UK-based sports production company, has been appointed to a two-and-a-half-year contract to produce World Sailing’s monthly magazine programme.
Multiple Sports
Governance

The International Shooting Sport Federation is among the latest international federations to suspend Russian and Belarusian athletes following the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Sailing
Sponsorship & Marketing

World Sailing has renewed its sponsorship deal with GAC Pindar, the marine leisure, sports and entertainment division of shipping and logistics specialists GAC UK
Sailing
Events

World Sailing has today (Tuesday) officially launched its campaign for the sport to be reinstated to the programme for the Paralympic Games, seeking readmittance for the 2028 edition of the multi-sport…
Sailing
Host Broadcast & Production

Sunset+Vine, the UK-based sports production and media company, has been appointed to a production and distribution contract for sailing’s 2021 Hempel World Cup Series.
Esports
Events

The International Olympic Committee has this morning announced that it has partnered with five international sports federations, game publishers and DreamHack Sports Games to launch the first-ever, Olympic-licensed…
Sailing
Sponsorship & Marketing

Performance clothing brand Musto has signed a five-year sponsorship deal with World Sailing
Sailing
Sponsorship & Marketing

World Sailing, the world governing body of the sport, has extended its long-running sponsorship with the Swiss watchmaker Rolex and intends to bring in new sponsorship revenue of at least £1.5m (€1.67m/$1.94
Sailing
Industry Moves

Quanhai Li has become the first Chinese president of World Sailing after seeing off the challenge of incumbent Kim Andersen
Cycling
Events

US sportswear and equipment firm Under Armour has agreed to sell the MyFitnessPal platform to global investment firm Francisco Partners for $345m (€295m) – Under Armour Yao
Sailing
Governance

World Sailing president Kim Andersen will face off against China’s Quanhai Li to retain his position after the two men secured the most votes in a first round of voting.
Sailing
Events

World Sailing has elected to postpone the next edition of its Sailing World Championships by a year, stating the decision will result in The Hague becoming the “capital of competitive sailing”.
Sailing
Industry Moves

Kim Andersen, the president of World Sailing, is facing challenges from three presidential candidates in this year’s election the international governing body has announced.
Sailing
Governance

World Sailing has confirmed that it is to receive funds from the financial support package outlined by the International Olympic Committee last month
Governance

Dick Pound, the former president of the World Anti-Doping Agency and an International Olympic Committee member, has warned international federations to “come clean” about the state of their finances as …
Sailing
Industry Moves

David Graham has been appointed as the new chief executive of World Sailing
Sailing
Finance & Law

World Sailing, the sport’s world governing body, has taken action to offset the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic and uncertainty over Olympics revenues, furloughing the majority of its staff and recommending 2…
Events

The World Health Organisation has backed the International Olympic Committee's assessment that there is no need to cancel or move the Tokyo 2020 Olympics because of the coronavirus outbreak