Punishing light winds and beating Arabian sun called for nerves of steel on the penultimate day's racing of the Extreme Sailing Series in Muscat.

The fleet of 11 elite level teams used all of their tactical prowess to manoeuvre their Extreme 40s around the course with the Swiss Alinghi taking the lead after day two.

The fleet of 11 elite level Extreme 40 catamarans headed onto the Muscat racecourse for the opening day of Act 2 of the global Extreme Sailing Series present by Land Rover.

Twenty four ISAF Member National Authorities attended the ISAF Development Symposium in Cape Town, South Africa from 14-16 March 2014.

Variable wind conditions in the coastal valley of Santiago, Chile led to tough racing at the South American Games with Argentina taking seven medals, Brazil five and Chile four across six events.

In near perfect sailing conditions 11 international teams prepared to race, each team vying for the title and all important ranking points at The Kingdom Property Match Race Thailand Championships.

Puerto Rican Laser sailor Juan Perdomo has been named as an Athlete Role Model (ARMs) for the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games from 16-28 August in Nanjing, China.

Eight teams from four countries battled it out at the Zerodistanze Cup from 15-16 March at Scarlino Marina in the waters of the Gulf of Follonica.