In order to prepare for the sailing test event of the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games the local organising team held a two day Optimist regatta at the venue of the second edition of YOG.

Overnight the forecast for the second afternoon improved greatly with more wind predicted and crucially the forecast for rain had been revised. Sure enough after a slow and sunny start to the day the wind soon started to build around lunchtime and by 14:20 the first elimination had been resumed in 8-13 knots. The winners' final was completed just in time as Alberto Menegatti (Starboard / Point-7) claimed the first victory of 2014.

The ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championships organising committee is proud to announce a prize fund of ?10,000 to be allocated to the top sailors at the regatta, set to be held from 3-8 June 2014 in Cork, Ireland.

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) is pleased to announce that 28 young sailors from 17 nations have been approved to receive Athlete Participation Programme (APP) funding for the 2014 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship.

The inaugural day of the 2014 PWA Catalunya World Cup saw a hazy and chilly start, however it wasn't long before bursts of sunshine started to burn through the cloud, as the sailors registered for the upcoming competition between 10:00 - 12:00, whilst also selecting their weapons of choice for the season ahead.

Yachting New Zealand is delighted to announce that three young New Zealand sailors have been selected by the New Zealand Olympic Committee to attend the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games from 16 - 28 August at Lake Jinniu, Nanjing in China.

Eleven highly motivated top match race teams from nine countries met from 23-25 May at the ISAF Grade 2 Bodensee Match Race Act III on Lake Constance in Switzerland.

Sweden's Bjorn Hansen took a comprehensive victory at the ISAF Grade 2 J/80 Spring Cup in Helsinki, Finland, defeating Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) in the final.