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Dutch sailors dominated the first day of the Yngling Open World Championship with only a Swedish team for company in the top six places.

It is with great sadness that ISAF reports the death of Pierre-Luc Blanc, aged 52.

Racing at the 2013 420 World and Ladies World Championships gets underway on Thursday 25 July in Valencia, Spain.

Denmark's Søren Dulong Andreasen has been crowned 2013 Contender World Champion having overthrown Simon Mussell (GBR) on the final day on Lake Como, Italy.

The final day forecast for more breeze failed to materialise and race 9 got underway in a fluky sub 5 knot northerly... not that the nearly crowned champions of GBR 758 Tim Harrison and Johnny Ratcliffe cared as they led at the top mark and disappeared into the haze to take yet another win.

The opening day of competition at the PWA Fuerteventura World Cup delivered the goods as both the men's and women's single eliminations were completed in 20-30 knots of wind.

The ISAF Training and Development Department is pleased to announce that the IOC Olympic Solidarity department has agreed to fund a Training Scholarship candidate from Greece on the eight week UK based training course from 2 September - 25 October 2013.

Fraglia Vela Riva has seen some impressive Team Racing skills from the Optimist fleet over the last two days but the Singaporean team were most impressive to take the title.