ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami is hosting the first regatta for the Nacra 17 mixed multihull and whilst most of the seven competing crews bring in multihull experience, Canada's Luke Ramsay and Nikola Girke are newcomers to the discipline.
Life for Finland's Tuuli Petaja has been somewhat different after her silver medal winning performance in the Women's RS:X at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Attorneys acting for Bruce Kirby have issued proceedings in the US District Court and named ISAF as a co-defendant. ISAF has not been served with the proceedings at this time.
Austrians Roman Hagara and Hans-Peter Steinacher, double Olympic Gold medalists in the Tornado catamaran, have entered the upcoming America's Cup World Series Naples, scheduled from April 16-21.
Under the auspices of the Finn International Development Support, the class is supporting four sailors from emerging nations in their bid to qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition.
Dejan Presen World #54 Match Racer takes his first Slovenian National Match Racing Title in Izola, Slovenia and the overall win after beating Swiss Lorenz Mueller in the final.