Sunday 24 August will be used for the final races of the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Sailing Competition after light winds, a freak storm and further light breeze forced a third day of postponements.

The final day of the Youth Olympic Sailing Competition will be a waiting game for the 101 sailors from 62 nations with little breeze on Jinniu Lake.

Mike Holt has been competing for the world title for a quarter of a century, and together with Rob Woelfel has now won the SAP 505 World Championships in Kiel, Germany.

Whilst the 2.4mR and the Sonar fleets were blown out, two SKUD18 races were completed at the High Liner Foods IFDS Worlds 2014.

Home team J.P. Morgan BAR ended the day in pole position at the Extreme Sailing Series in Cardiff, GBR as the towering masts of the Extreme Sailing Series fleet dominated the Cardiff Bay skyline under bright skies and tactically demanding winds. It will be a night of repairs in the pitlane for three teams, ahead of the event officially opening to the public on Saturday as part of the Cardiff Harbour Festival.

A Level 2 Technical Course for Participation oriented coaches was successfully delivered at the Ceylon Motor Yacht Club in Sri Lanka from 11 - 16 August, 2014, with 13 national coaches present from the Yachting Association of Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan coach candidates represented the Ceylon Motor Yacht Club (CMYC), Royal Colombo Yacht club (RCYC), Navy sailing Club and the Mirissa Sailing Club (MSC).

Despite no racing on Friday 22 August the Opening Series has now concluded and all eyes will be on the final stage of the event on Saturday 23 August.

Day three of the 2014 Formula Kite World Championships in Burc Beach, Istanbul, Turkey saw the beginning of the Final Series for the men's fleet, with Oliver Bridge (GBR) topping the leader board with a strong light wind performance.