Racing kicked off at the Aquece Rio - International Sailing Regatta 2014 with the Finn and RS:X fleets taking to two race courses on Guanabara Bay.

Dziwnów put on its best show for the final two races of the Laser Radial Youth World championship. A 10 knot breeze from the along the shore built steadily throughout the first race to 13 knots with good surfing waves. The wind topped out at 15 knots but the waves built to give some great rides down wind.

A light wind day finished off the final series of the 29er World Championship on Lake Ontario for the 29er Worlds.

Finn and RS:X racing will kick off the Aquece Rio - International Sailing Sailing Regatta, the first test event of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Harvey Martin and Bobby Hewitt have been crowned World Champions at the Allen RS Feva World Championships in Carnac, France.

Lighter winds from 6-10 knots prevailed on Friday at the 29er Worlds in Kingston, Canada giving some teams a chance to move up in the rankings while some of the heavier teams struggled.

A three hour wait ashore for a forecast change to the light offshore wind proved to be a wise and popular decision when a 12 knot wind built from the east and the shallow waters of the Baltic Sea produced good surfing waves.

Racing stepped up a gear at the 420 World Championships on Friday 1 August, as the first day of final series racing got underway with the 390 sailors now seeded into 420 Open and 420 Ladies Gold fleets.