Sailing

World Sailing has announced a list of three candidates for its presidency, with Paul Henderson, the former head of the sport’s global governing body, amongst the contenders.

World Sailing has unveiled plans to overhaul its World Cup series as the next cycle commences on the road to the 2020 summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Former World Sailing president Paul Henderson has signalled his intention to return to the helm of the sport’s global governing body as he seeks to clarify its stance on the kiteboarding discipline.

Harvey Schiller has elected to step down from his role as commercial commissioner of the 35th edition of sailing’s America’s Cup.

 Chemicals multinational AkzoNobel has become the first company to sign a team title sponsorship for the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race, which starts in the fourth quarter of 2017 and ends in the second quarter of 2018.

World Sailing, the sport’s global governing body, has launched a nominations process for its presidential election, which will take place in November.

The World Sailing global governing body has outlined stop-gap measures that will be implemented to address pollution issues at Guanabara Bay, the sport’s venue for the 2016 Olympic Games, but has added that it is prepared to make “tough decisions” should conditions become too difficult for competition to take place.

The Volvo Ocean Race has unveiled a 2017-18 route that will encompass the longest distance in its history while also shaving an estimated one month off its duration, in what organisers state is an “evolution” of the sailing event’s schedule.

Sailing’s Volvo Ocean Race has revamped its leadership team with Antonio Bolaños López moving to become managing director and Miles Quitmann appointed to the new role of chief business development officer.

The America’s Cup could be transformed into a biennial sailing competition, according to the UK’s Daily Telegraph newspaper.

Asia will stage a leg of the America’s Cup World Series sailing event for the first time later this year after the Japanese city of Fukuoka was awarded hosting rights.

The World Sailing global governing body has eased concerns over the sport’s venue for this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after carrying out a two-day visit to Guanabara Bay.

World Sailing has awarded hosting rights to its 2017 women’s Match Racing World Championship to the Finnish capital of Helsinki.

The Spanish city of Alicante will continue to serve as the main hub of the Volvo Ocean Race sailing event until at least 2024 after its local government reached an agreement with race organisers.

The Portuguese capital of Lisbon has been selected as the first leg destination of the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race as part of an agreement that will also see it serve as a major hub for the sailing event.

World Sailing president Carlo Croce has announced his intention to stand for re-election as head of the sport’s global governing body.