As winner for the past two years, Bjorn Hansen is widely tipped for another strong showing at the Korea Match Cup which kicks off on 29 May at Hwaeseong City in Gyeonggi Province.

Two races were successfully completed in fresh winds on the first day of racing at the 2013 Flying Dutchman World Championship in Balatonföldvár, Hungary.

In the Land if the Rising Sun, dawn breaks a little after four in the morning, leaving ample time for the 19 teams from around the world participating in the IFDS Blind Sailing World and International Championships 2013 to awake and get ready for the first day of racing.

Final days are always difficult for organisers and competitors alike but the final day of the Finn World Masters in La Rochelle was made more difficult by the strong winds and early rain showers that swept through the area.

The new format experienced in the Eurosaf Champions Sailing Cup with the emphasis put on the last Medal Race created the expected thrill and drama in the Delta Lloyd regatta in Medemblik, the Netherlands.

The third edition of the Rolex Capri Sailing Week Volcano Race concluded with the final prizegiving ceremony today at the docks in Capri's Marina Grande. During the ceremony, the crew of Alexander Schaerer's Caol Ila R (USA) received the week's most coveted prize - the Rolex Trophy and Rolex timepiece - awarded to the overall winner of the event on IRC.

Structural reviews of AC72 boats and wings, a 10-knot lower wind limit (23 knots maximum) and enhanced sailor safety equipment are among the 37 recommendations issued today to increase safety during the Summer of Racing at the 2013 America's Cup.

The National Sailing Centre, Suva, Fiji successful hosted an ISAF Level 1 Technical Course for Participation oriented Coaches on behalf of the Fiji Yachting Association from 13 - 19 May.