SSL Set to Shine at the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand
The Star Sailors League (SSL) joins the line-up of the 33rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games Thailand 2025), introducing the excitement of the SSL47 keelboat class to one of Asia’s…
Date12.11.2025
News
Asia’s “Road to Rio” Battle Begins for the SSL Gold Cup
Six nations are already through – but eight more are set to battle for their ticket. Here’s the full lineup on Asia’s Road to Rio. The race to Rio is…
Date05.11.2025
The first SSL Gold Cup Asian qualifiers will be held in Thailand
The world of competitive sailing is entering a new era. Between 20 and 22 December 2025, Thailand will host the first SSL Gold Cup qualifiers for Asian national teams. This…
Date24.09.2025
The 2nd edition of the Football World Cup in Sailing arrives in Brazil in November 2026
Save the date! The second edition of the Football World Cup in Sailing will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in November 2026. The top 40 nations from five…
Date03.09.2025
Spaniards take the World Championship title for the second time in a row!
Last day of the 470 World Championships in Gdynia is a wrap! The competition was very tight and full of emotions, as battle for World Championship came to the last…
Date14.07.2025
2025 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 European Championships at Thessaloniki, Greece – Overall
Georgia and Antonia Lewin Lafrance have been on the rise for the last six years, and now find themselves on top. Over a weeklong series of 13 races, the Nova…
Date09.06.2025
2025 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 European Championships at Thessaloniki, Greece starts today!
A new chapter begins for the fast doublehanded classes. The Champions from Paris 2024 have mostly either retired or are taking breaks for various reasons, leaving the start of the…
Date03.06.2025
56th Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères – recap
The final day of the 56th edition of French Olympic Week (Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères - Toulon Provence Méditerranée) saw Italy join China at the top of the medal…
Date26.04.2025
Semaine Olympique Française Preview: See you in Hyères
A few days to go until the 56th edition of the Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères – Toulon Provence Méditerranée (France’s famous Olympic sailing week) the intense level of competition…
Date18.04.2025
Valerian Lebrun is the 2025 Finn European Champion
Valerian Lebrun, from France, has won the 2025 Open Finn European Championship in Naples, Italy, after two final races on Saturday, in a drama packed day that nearly cost him…
Date14.04.2025
54th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca by FERGUS – Overall
The showcase curtain-raiser to the new Los Angeles 2028 Olympic cycle, Mallorca's famous 54 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by FERGUS Hotels started in perfect sunshine and seabreezes last Monday and…
Date05.04.2025
Consistency is keynote as Sofía moves to Finals phase
With classes moving into the Gold fleet phase today at the 54 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by FERGUS Hotels on Mallorca’s Bay of Palma so the intensity stepped up and…
Date03.04.2025
The Portuguese Vilamoura full of sailing highlights
The 8th edition of the Algarve Dragon Winter Cup concluded today, and on Tuesday, the 7th Portugal Grand Prix for Olympic classes will begin. The Portuguese Vilamoura is full of…
Date16.02.2025
POLLARD’S PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF WITH SB20 WORLDS VICTORY IN SINGAPORE
After competing in 14 previous editions of the SB20 World Championship going back as far as 2009, British sailor John Pollard has finally fulfilled his ambition of winning the big…
Date01.02.2025
Relative Obscurity clinches J/70 victory with a race to spare, Nefel triumphs in Melges 24 with back-to-back wins
Three days of exceptional sailing on Biscayne Bay, January 24-26, set the stage to make Bacardi Winter Series 2 a perfect event. Miami delivered stunning weather and challenging conditions that…
Date27.01.2025
SSL Team Great Britain captain Ian Willams wins the 2025 Macao Match Cup
Great Britain’s Ian Williams and his Pindar by Manuport Logistics Team of Richard Sydenham, Jon Gundersen and Gerry Mitchell have been crowned champions of the inaugural Macao Match Cup, the…
Date14.01.2025
A Month of Sailing Glory on Gran Canaria – The Movie SSL Gold Cup 2023
It’s been over a year since the thrilling SSL Gold Cup 2023 came to an end! Gran Canaria was the epicenter of sailing excitement in November 2023, bringing together some…
Date31.12.2024
Ian Williams Wins the Eighth Match Racing World Championship!
Pindar by Manuport Logistics crew: Ian Williams, Jon Gundersen, Richard Sydenham, and Gerry Mitchell, triumphed against the team from New Zealand in the grand finale. As we recall, SSL Team…
Date15.12.2024
Finn Open Europeans – Alessandro Marega seals it in Cannes
Italy’s Alessandro Marega has won the Finn European Championship in Cannes after the final day brought even more drama and turnarounds. Valerian Lebrun, from France, ended up second, and also…
Date30.10.2024
Emirates Team New Zealand has won the America’s Cup for the third time in a row!
Emirates Team New Zealand has claimed victory in the legendary America’s Cup regatta for the fifth time. On Saturday, October 19th, the New Zealanders concluded the competition in Barcelona in…
Date27.10.2024
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…
Date18.10.2024
Quantum Racing powered by American Magic win 2024 52 SUPER SERIES title in Valencia
The 2024 52 SUPER SERIES championship went to the wire once again. After 41 races at five different regattas, contested between April and September, including two at Newport RI in…
Date30.09.2024
Another Gold for Wearn (ILCA 7) and Bouwmeester (ILCA 6) at the Paris Games
Matt Wearn (AUS) successfully defended his Olympic title with a well-executed performance in the Men’s Dinghy Medal Race. The Australian added another gold medal to his collection in style by…
Date30.08.2024
Gold for Italy’s Ruggero Tita & Catherina Banti
The final day of the Nacra 17 event at the Paris 2024 Olympics took place earlier today in extremely light winds, one day later than scheduled due to lack of…
Date27.08.2024
And your 2024 Youth World Champions are…
A great week of sailing was wrapped up with Italy celebrating retaining their Nations Trophy at the 2024 Youth Sailing World Championships with six titles, culminating in a grand closing…
Date20.07.2024
Bring on Youth Worlds!
The 2024 Youth Sailing World Championships started on July 14 at the picturesque Riva del Garda, Italy. The up-and-coming sailing talents from across the globe, competing across 11 sailing classes…
Date17.07.2024
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…
Date16.06.2024
Fourth World Title for Italians
49er and 49erFX European Championships as well as the Nacra 17 World Championships in La Grande Motte, France concluded on Sunday. Isaura Maenhaut and Anouk Geurts (BEL) did not quite…
Date14.05.2024
Light wind shuffles leaderboard at Europeans
Day three of the 49er and 49erFX Europeans was a light wind day which saw big changes to the leaderboard in the FX fleet. Two of the top three going…
Date10.05.2024
British back on top at Europeans
The 49er and 49erFX European Championships, along with the Nacra 17 World Championship, have kicked off in La Grande Motte in the South of France. This marks the final major…
Date08.05.2024
SSL Team USA’s Chris Poole successfully defends Congressional Cup title
SSL Team USA’s helmsman Chris Poole has successfully defended his Congressional Cup Match Racing title at Long Beach Yacht Club. Chris Poole and his Riptide Racing team win the 59th…
Date29.04.2024
SSL Gold Cup helmsmen fill Congressional Cup semi-finals
The world’s top match-racers are currently competing in the 59th Congressional Cup at Long Beach Yacht Club, and SSL Gold Cup helmsmen fill the semi-final places. Ian Williams with crew…
Date28.04.2024
Light wind conclusion to 53rd Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Iberostar
Very light winds curtailed the final day of racing in Palma and the 49erFX, iQFOiL Men and Women and the 470 Mixed events had their medal race cancelled and their…
Date08.04.2024
Two classes decided at Trofeo Princesa Sofía
Going into the final day of the Trofeo Princesa Sofía, medals and qualification is on the line. Three sailors are already assured of Palma gold though, with Great Britain’s Micky…
Date06.04.2024
Aussies fight back on day 2 of the 2024 Etchells Worlds at Fremantle
After the Brits started strongly on day 1 of the 2024 Etchells World Championships in Fremantle, the home nation fought back on day 2, and are now in second and…
Date19.03.2024
Introducing the 2024 49er and 49er FX World Champions
The French duo of Erwan Fischer and Clement Pequin make history as the first French team to win a 49er World Championship title. They won the top spot on the…
Date11.03.2024
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…
Date06.03.2024
Podium gets rearranged at the 470 Worlds
The second day of racing in the gold fleet was the windiest day the sailors have seen at this event with 18 - 20 knots of breeze. Jordi Xammar and…
Date02.03.2024
Germans have banger day at Worlds
The 14-16 knot stable onshore breeze made for a more predictable race course. The German team of Simon Diesch and Anna Markfort took full advantage of the heavier breeze and…
Date01.03.2024
Qualification races done and Gold Fleet chosen
There were 3 light wind races on day one of the 470 World Championships. The wind averaged 6 to 9 knots from the North West. Defending World Champions Keiju Okada…
Date28.02.2024
470 Worlds – More than an Olympic Selection
All measurements were finalised today which was followed by the practice race. Tomorrow is scheduled to start the first race of the Championships at midday. After three days of Qualifying…
Date26.02.2024
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…
Date13.02.2024
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…
Date06.02.2024
Australia’s Matt Wearn claims back-to-back ILCA 7 World Championships
Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medallist sealed the win in the ILCA 7 World Championship at Adelaide Sailing Club in emphatic style, by winning the medal race. Matt Wearn wins the…
Date31.01.2024
Williams secures seventh Match Racing World Championship title
A mark of a true champion is to come back from disappointment and defeat. SSL Team Great Britain Captain Ian Williams proved his credentials this past week, winning the 2023…
Date18.12.2023
Relive the Top 10 Highlights of the SSL Gold Cup!
It’s hard to believe that the epic Grand Final of the SSL Gold Cup was a week ago! The event was filled with highs and lows of emotions but, most…
Date10.12.2023
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 the…
Date03.12.2023
Spellbinding SSL Gold Cup Grand Final in Gran Canaria
After 23 days and 64 races in Gran Canaria at the SSL Gold Cup it all came down to the final four, and the Grand Final. The inaugural football world…
Date03.12.2023
Razor-thin margins in the SSL Gold Cup Semi-Finals
SSL Team Netherlands (c) Martina Orsini With the first rainclouds we’ve seen in Gran Canaria since the start of the competition, this was no normal day in the SSL Gold…
Date02.12.2023
Recap from the SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals in Gran Canaria
Just when you think the SSL Gold Cup can’t get any more exciting, another round proves you wrong. The 1/4 Finals saw the introduction of the top 8 seeded teams,…
Date01.12.2023
Tough & Tempestuous Golden Day in the SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals
SSL Team Germany (c) Martina Orsini The 1/4 Finals started in a calm manner, but came to a crescendo early on Thursday in Gran Canaria. The golden double points finale…
Date30.11.2023
Gran Canaria shines on SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals Day 3
SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals Day 3 (c) Martina Orsini Tuesday’s light winds meant we only had two races, so Wednesday was catch-up time, with the wind playing ball, delivering…
Date29.11.2023
Pained expressions on Day 2 of the SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals in Gran Canaria
SSL Team Spain (c) Martina Orsini Light winds bring emotions to the fore on yachts. Situations can change in an instant, and the whole scenario can be understood just from…
Date28.11.2023
Tense & Tactical Opener to the SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals
SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals start (c) Martina Orsini After the breathless and heart-stopping moments we saw on Fantastic Friday, the start of the SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals in…
Date27.11.2023
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.…
Date26.11.2023
Recap from the SSL Gold Cup 1/8 Finals in Gran Canaria
The SSL Gold Cup kicked off to an excellent start in the 1/32 Finals, a superb standard of racing that only increased in the 1/16 Finals, but the extraordinary 1/8…
Date25.11.2023
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…
Date23.11.2023
Recap from the SSL Gold Cup 1/16 Finals in Gran Canaria
With ten teams qualifying from the 1/32 Finals and six new teams joining the competition, the 1/16 Finals were always going to be exciting and intense. Little did we know…
Date20.11.2023
Recap of the SSL Gold Cup 1/32 Finals in Gran Canaria
As the 1/32nd Round of the SSL Gold Cup Finals series comes to an end, and we move on to the 1/16 Finals, we saw the top 8 teams out…
Date15.11.2023
SSL Gold Cup Final Series in Gran Canaria Officially Open!
SSL Gold Cup Final Series (c) Martina Orsini On the eve of the SSL Gold Cup Final Series, the Inaugural World Cup of Sailing Nations, there was a buzz of…
Date09.11.2023
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…
Date08.11.2023
Gran Canaria is ready to host the SSL Gold Cup, the first Sailing World Cup by Nations
The competition was presented on Tuesday at a press conference held in the capital of the Canary Island. SSL Gold Cup Press Conference in Gran Canaria © Belfi Aguilar From…
Date01.11.2023
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…
Date30.10.2023
Berntsson victorious in Bermuda Gold Cup
Congratulations to Sweden’s Johnie Berntsson, who has won the King Edward VII Gold Cup Match Racing Championship (SSL 1000) sailed in Bermuda, the oldest match racing trophy in the world.…
Date09.10.2023
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…
Date06.10.2023
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…
Date12.09.2023
SSL Nations Ranking: All change again! The Netherlands go top
There has been another seismic shift in the SSL Nations Ranking, with The Netherlands, who weren’t even in the top five of the August rankings, rocketing to the top. SSL…
Date08.09.2023
THE 1ST “FOOTBALL WORLD CUP” IN SAILING IN STUNNING ISLAND OF GRAN CANARIA
The SSL GOLD CUP, the 1st “FOOTBALL WORLD CUP” in sailing will be held at the stunning Island of Gran Canaria from the 10 of November and the 3rd of…
Date06.09.2023
Paris 2024 Olympic qualification – who’s in so far?
Sailing has 330 athletes (165 male and 165 female) competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics, and the competition to qualify for the Games is fierce. The first qualification event was…
Date31.08.2023
2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships mid-regatta update
We’re at the halfway point of the massive 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships (SSL 2500), taking place at The Hague in the Netherlands. All the Olympic classes are competing, and…
Date16.08.2023
All change! Italy topple Great Britain from SSL Nations Ranking summit
It’s finally happened! After sitting pretty at the top of the SSL Nations Ranking, Great Britain have been knocked from their perch. There have been some big moves over the…
Date09.08.2023
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,…
Date21.07.2023
Final medal races held at Paris 2024 Olympic Test Event
The final Medal Races of the Paris 2024 Olympic Test Event took place on Sunday in Marseille. In the Nacra 17 Mixed Multihull class Gianluigi Ugolini (SSL Skipper Rank #22)…
Date17.07.2023
Sailors to watch following the Paris 2024 Test Event
The Paris 2024 Olympic Test Event isn’t just a dress rehearsal for the organisers, it’s a valuable benchmark for the sailors to see how they are performing against some of…
Date16.07.2023
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…
Date06.07.2023
SSL Nations Ranking: The Netherlands and France move into the Top 3
It’s all change again! The big winners in the June 2023 SSL Nations Ranking is The Netherlands, who have moved up 4 places to #2, and France who have moved…
Date09.06.2023
SSL Ranking to include IODA events in ground-breaking collaboration
The International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA) and SSL are delighted to announce a new collaboration which will see leading Optimist dinghy events being included on the SSL Ranking List. Sailors…
Date01.06.2023
USA leapfrog Spain into #2 in SSL Nations Ranking
The USA are continuing their climb up the SSL Nations Ranking, moving into the number 2 spot, behind Great Britain in the May 2023 update. This comes at the expense…
Date15.05.2023
Golden Moments – Coronation Special!
To celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III in Great Britain, we've specially selected some on-board shots of SSL Team Great Britain training on Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland. SSL Team…
Date06.05.2023
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…
Date01.05.2023
SSL Global Ranking – ILCA 7 sailors on the rise
The bumper 52 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca Iberostar regatta in Palma, an SSL 1000 event, saw a trio of ILCA 7 sailors rise up the SSL Global Skipper Rankings. SSL…
Date19.04.2023
Allez les Bleus!
The March SSL Nations Ranking is out, and the big winners are the French, rising up four places up to second. SSL Nations Ranking - March 2023 Top 3 Their…
Date09.03.2023
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…
Date02.02.2023
SSL Nations Ranking January Update – Every place counts!
With the Christmas break there is rarely much movement in the rankings, so it’s a great time to look as to why the SSL Nations Ranking is so important. Firstly,…
Date11.01.2023
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…
Date09.01.2023
Mark the New Year with an SSL Team Switzerland Calendar!
Happy New Year! To celebrate the start of 2023 why not treat yourself to an SSL Team Switzerland Calendar? SSL Team Switzerland Calendar Twelve stunning full-size photos feature the team…
Date01.01.2023
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…
Date23.12.2022
SSL Ranking: Big rise for Dylan Fletcher-Scott
Dylan Fletcher-Scott rises up the SSL Ranking It has been an extraordinarily successful couple of years for British sailor Dylan Fletcher-Scott, including his Gold Medal at Tokyo 2020, and most…
Date14.12.2022
SSL Nations Ranking December update: Italy climb on to the podium
The latest SSL Nations Ranking has been released, and it sees a change on the podium with Italy displacing the United States, moving up two places to third. Great Britain…
Date07.12.2022
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…
Date02.12.2022
Golden Moments – SSL Gold Cup Qualifying Series Round 1
The end of November can be a bleak time in the northern hemisphere. The days are shorter, it's cold and it's not quite Christmas. What better way to brighten things…
Date30.11.2022
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…
Date25.11.2022
Old Hands and Young Guns star at EurILCA Europeans
After a tricky week in Hyeres, France, the 2022 EurILCA Senior European Championships & Open European Trophy concluded on Monday, with champions crowned in the Women’s ILCA 6 class, Men’s…
Date22.11.2022
SSL Shop: Tip your Cap!
Amongst the range of items SSL goodies you can purchase from shop.sslgoldcup.com are the range of SSL Caps. Availabe in white, red and black, each features a unique design, with…
Date20.11.2022
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.…
Date17.11.2022
SSL NATIONS RANKING NOVEMBER UPDATE: USA MOVE INTO THE TOP 3
A great feature of the SSL Rankings, thanks to having 113,000 athletes’ event statistics, is the ability to rank nations according to their top sailors and, once a month, the…
Date09.11.2022
MARTINA ORSINI’S SSL PHOTO SHORTLISTED FOR TOP AWARD!
Martina Orsini chose a photo of bowman Alfredo Rovere of SSL Team Brazil for her entry in the prestigious Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image competition, which seeks to recognise the very…
Date05.11.2022
SSL GOLD CUP FINALS POSTPONED
Date08.10.2022
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…
Date29.09.2022
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 Gold…
Date27.09.2022
SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL TEAM AT THE SSL GOLD CUP!
The SSL Gold Cup Store is open! Get behind your National Team by wearing the jersey and cheer them every step of the way at the SSL Gold Cup in…
Date24.09.2022
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…
Date05.09.2022
LAST TRAININGS FOR STARS BEFORE BAHRAIN
What Argentina, Brazil, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland do have in common? They are all top-seeded sailing nations and therefore will start the SSL Gold Cup from the…
Date05.08.2022
QUALIFYING SERIES BOOST SSL GOLD CUP MEDIA COVERAGE
For the first time in history, Sailing has its own World Cup: the SSL Gold Cup. Like Football or any other major sports, Sailors from every country can now confront…
Date03.08.2022
SSL GOLD CUP GOES LIVE ON TWITCH AND VIRTUAL WITH THE E-SSL GOLD CUP
The SSL Gold Cup, the Football World Cup… in Sailing, will be now be accessible on Twitch from Tuesday, July 12th, to become one the first Sailing events to be…
Date06.07.2022
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…
Date27.06.2022
US SAILING LEGEND PAUL CAYARD: “THE OLYMPICS COULD CONSIDER THE SSL FORMAT IN FUTURE EVENTS”
Paul Cayard, Volvo Ocean Winner and Louis-Vuitton's Cup Winner Paul Cayard is one of the true US sport legends. Having participated to the Olympics as well as the America's Cup…
Date20.06.2022
AMERICA’S CUP HERO JOHN BERTRAND: “THE SSL GOLD CUP IS SOMETHING UNIQUE”
In 1983, John Bertrand ended a 113-year long domination of USA in the America's Cup. The Australian hero was in Lausanne at the Olympic Museum for the official Inaugural Day…
Date14.06.2022
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…
Date14.06.2022
SSL 47: A NEW BOAT, DIFFERENT DYNAMICS, A FRESH CHALLENGE
Hernan Umpierre (#2) and Fernando Diz (#4) in action yesterday One of the great attractions of the SSL Gold Cup is that it brings a country’s best sailors from many…
Date11.06.2022
JOIN US ON JUNE 13 AT THE OLYMPIC MUSEUM FOR THE SSL GOLD CUP INAUGURAL DAY!
THE SSL GOLD CUP 2022 INAUGURAL DAY WILL TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 13 IN LAUSANNE AT THE OLYMPIC MUSEUM. COME WITH YOU FRIENDS AND FAMILIES TO DISCOVER WHAT THE SSL…
Date06.06.2022
BAHRAIN TO HOST THE SSL GOLD CUP 2022 FINAL SERIES
Manama (Bahrain) From October 28th to November 20th 2022, the Kingdom of Bahrain will host the SSL GOLD CUP 2022 Final Series, the first Football World Cup… in Sailing. The…
Date25.05.2022
DAY-2 BEFORE 1ST SSL GOLD CUP QUALIFYING SERIES!
Sailing has its own World Cup, finally! Like football in 1930 and rugby in 1987, the SSL Gold Cup is designed to crown the best sailing nation of all! The…
Date17.05.2022
SSL TEAM GBR CAPTAIN IAN WILLIAMS CLINCHES 5TH VICTORY IN CONGRESSIONAL CUP
Ian Williams (GBR) and Team Gladstone’s Long Beach have won the 57th Congressional Cup - Photo by Ian Roman / WMRT SSL Team GBR Captain Ian Williams (SSL GBR n°8)…
Date25.04.2022
TROFEO PRINCESA SOFÍA – FINAL DAY: TITA/ BANTI DOMINATE NACRA17, SARAH DOUGLAS QUEEN OF ILCA6
For this last day of World Series 1 at Trofeo Princesa Sofia in Palma, Ruggero Tita/ Caterina Banti (16 pts) majestically claimed the Nacra17 title and Medal Race. The Italian…
Date09.04.2022
TROFEO PRINCESA SOFÍA – DAY 5: IT’S ALL DOWN TO MEDAL RACE NOW
If some leaders are comfortable with their lead on Day 5 of World Cup Series 1 at Trofeo Princesa Sofía (SSL 1000), it's now all down to tomorrow's Medal Race,…
Date08.04.2022
TROFEO PRINCESA SOFÍA – DAY 3: BERNAZ CLIMBS BACK IN ILCA7
Another breezy and cold day in Palma for the World Cup Series 1 at Trofeo Princesa Sofía (SSL 1000). In ILCA7 (Men Laser), French Jean-Baptist Bernaz (12 pts) made the…
Date06.04.2022
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),…
Date01.04.2022
SSL GOLD CUP QS: 32 NATIONS TO FIGHT THEIR WAY TO FINAL SERIES
This first-ever edition SSL Gold Cup, like the Football World Cup but in Sailing, will be divided into two sessions: Qualifying Series and Final Series. All teams ranked from Top…
Date09.01.2022
SSL GOLD CUP: RENDEZ-VOUS IN FINAL SERIES FOR SSL TOP 24 NATIONS
As SSL Team GBR has led Nations SSL ranking for the last four months, they will go directly to 1/4 Finals of SSL Gold Cup, like the Football World Cup…
Date09.01.2022
FINAL RANKING FOR SSL GOLD CUP MATCHBOARD IS OUT!
The first SSL Nations Ranking of the year is a decisive one for all 56 teams taking part in SSL Gold Cup 2022, like the Football World Cup but in…
Date09.01.2022
TEAM GBR CONTINUES TO DOMINATE SSL NATION RANKING
December SSL Nation ranking is out and SSL Team GBR is leading the way for a 4th consecutive month. Ian Williams' team is followed by SSL Team Spain and SSL…
Date13.12.2021
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…
Date17.08.2021
TOKYO 2020 NEWSFLASH – GREAT BRITAIN WINS GOLD IN 470 WOMEN, POLAND SILVER, FRANCE BRONZE
Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre (GBR) have won gold in the 470 Women, with Agnieszka Skrzypulec and Jolanta Ogar (POL) taking silver and Camille Lecointre and Aloise Retornaz (FRA) bronze.…
Date04.08.2021
TOKYO 2020 NEWSFLASH: GREAT BRITAIN WINS GOLD IN 49ER MEN, NEW ZEALAND SILVER, GERMANY BRONZE
Dylan Fletcher and Stu Bithell (GBR) have won gold in the 49er Men with Pete Burling and Blair Tuke (NZL) taking silver and Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel (GER) bronze.…
Date03.08.2021
TOKYO 2020 NEWSFLASH: GREAT BRITAIN WINS GOLD IN THE FINN MEN’S HEAVYWEIGHT DINGHY, HUNGARY SILVER, SPAIN BRONZE
Giles Scott (GBR) has won gold in the Finn with Zsombor Berecz (HUN) taking silver and Joan Cardona (ESP) bronze. Giles Scott (GBR) had a poor first leg out of…
Date03.08.2021
TOKYO 2020 NEWSFLASH: ITALY WINS GOLD IN NACRA 17 MIXED MULTIHULL, GREAT BRITAIN SILVER, GERMANY BRONZE
Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti (ITA) have won gold in the Nacra 17 Mixed Multihull event, with John Gimson and Anna Burnet (GBR) taking silver and Paul Kohlhoff and Alica…
Date03.08.2021
TOKYO 2020: GREAT BRITAIN, SPAIN, AND NEW ZEALAND ARE TOP 3 TEAMS IN 49ER MEN BEFORE MEDAL RACE
It’s neck and neck at the top of the 49er scoreboard with three teams – Great Britain, Spain, and New Zealand. Will Pete Burling and Blair Tuke or Diego Botín…
Date31.07.2021
TOKYO 2020: GILES SCOTT (GBR) DEFENDS HIS LEAD AGAINST JOAN CARDONA (ESP) ON DAY 7 OF FINN CLASS
Giles Scott (GBR) is looking to defend the lead ahead of the Spaniard ten years his junior, the ambitious and tenacious Joan Cardona. Plenty of others in the hunt including…
Date31.07.2021