OK Dinghy sailors from around the world are gathering in Pattaya, Thailand for the 2013 Singha OK Dinghy World Championship, which gets under way at the end of this week.

It is with great sadness that ISAF reports the death of its President of Honour Dr Manfred Piso, aged 75.

ISAF Sailing World Cup Palma will commence on 1 April with an exciting array of world class competitors ready to embark on new challenges.

It may have been the final day of racing at the Loro Piana Caribbean Superyacht Regatta & Rendezvous, but there was a palpable sense of expectation on the dock.

It was make or break time on the third and final day of racing at the 40th International Rolex Regatta (IRR).

With consistent precision that what one observer likened to surgery, Dustin Durant of Long Beach Yacht Club won the 2013 Butler Cup Sunday, and with it, the 2012-2013 California Dreamin' Series in the Grade 3 ISAF match race regatta hosted by Long Beach Yacht Club.

The traditional March trade winds kicked up to 12 to 15 knots giving sailors great competition on this second day of racing in the 40th International Rolex Regatta (IRR).

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.