G’day sailors,
The plan to include a Mixed Offshore [sailing] Event at the Paris 2024 Olympics looks like it could be in jeopardy. A meeting of World Sailing’s Council held on Friday May 14 has approved Men’s and Women’s Kiteboarding as the preferred first alternative and Men’s and Women’s Two Person Dinghy (470) as the second alternative if the IOC decides not to approve the Mixed Offshore Event.
This decision comes after the IOC formally requested in April that World Sailing provide alternatives to the Mixed Offshore Event, which they are continuing to assess to ‘address challenges raised’.
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Until next week, happy sailing
Deb Dalziel
Founder, MySail
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Alternative Events for Paris 2024 Approved by World Sailing’s Council
World Sailing’s Council have approved the Men’s and Women’s Kiteboarding (Formula Kite) and Men’s and Women’s Two Person Dinghy (470) as the first and second alternative event proposals to Mixed Offshore at Paris 2024 following their meeting at the 2021 Mid-Year Meeting.
From Sail-World | Read full article.
https://www.sail-world.com/news/237593
InfoTrack’s Quick Rise to the Top
Every new MC38 team knows it takes a season or two to get a handle on the nuances of the slippery one design keelboat, and usually much longer to climb past the class stalwarts – a couple with a seven year head start.
From MySail News | Read full article.
https://news.mysail.team/sailing-news/infotracks-quick-rise-to-the-top/
Maloney Wins Finn Gold Cup with Junior in Third
Maloney went into the final day in Porto with a narrow five-point lead but banked three solid scores today to win his first world title. What made it even more special was that Josh Junior, who went in as defending champion after his historic victory in 2019, finished third.
From MySail News | Read full article.
https://news.mysail.team/sailing-news/maloney-wins-finn-gold-cup-with-junior-in-third/
Photos: 2021 Great Veterans Race
It was a wild and windy day for the annual Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Great Veterans Race which is an impressive display of classic yachts celebrating the historical element of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
From Live Sail Die | Read full article.
https://www.livesaildie.com/photos-2021-great-veterans-race/
Meaning of ‘Hull’ in the Racing Rules
The Racing Rules of Sailing Questions and Answers are published on the World Sailing website as a joint responsibility of the Racing Rules Committee and the Race Officials Committee.
From Scuttlebutt Sailing News | Read full article.
https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2021/05/13/meaning-of-hull-in-the-racing-rules/
New Zealand Opens to Yachts from Australia Within Existing Tasman Bubble Restrictions
With a trans-Tasman travel bubble now in place and working between the Australian states and New Zealand, NZ Marine Industry Association has clarified the changed entry situation between the two countries for cruising yachts and superyachts.
From Sail-World | Read full article.
https://www.sail-world.com/news/237646
SailGP Makes an Impact with Purpose-driven Projects in Bermuda
With the high-speed pace being set by the annual, global championship’s Season 2 opening event in Bermuda, SailGP’s purpose-driven mantle to Race for the Future as an international leader in sustainable sport and entertainment wasted no time making its mark – setting the stage for subsequent events – pushing forward to achieve its goal of being 100% powered by nature by 2025.
From MySail News | Read full article.
