The Race for Water Odyssey (R4WO) reached New York City on Thursday, concluding its Atlantic crossing in a journey that will take its six-man crew over 40,000 nautical miles as they attempt to draw up the first global assessment of plastic pollution in the oceans.

Following the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) decision on 3 February 2015 that sailing will not be included in the Tokyo 2020 Games, the ISAF Executive conducted a review of the announcement.

Porto Montenegro Yacht Club (PMYC) held its first International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Grade 3 Match Race of the year. The PMYC Match Race took place on the 20th - 22nd March, with five regional teams competing on World Match Racing Tour Blu 26 boats. Tomislav Basic from Croatia, who is the world's no.18 match racer, skippered the winning team.

After Mike Holt and Carl Smit won the SAP 505 World Championships with a day to spare, the final day in South Africa was all about who could secure second place overall.

Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing buried the miserable memories of three years ago to win an epic South Ocean/south Atlantic crossing in Leg 5 and claim their second stage victory in the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15.

Medal Races brought the 46th edition of the Trofeo Sofia IBEROSTAR to a close on Saturday 4 April.

The Race for Water Odyssey (R4WO) is in Bermuda, the second witness island of the expedition. The crew will stay on the British Archipelago for 6 days in order to collect scientific data, enabling an initial global assessment of ocean pollution caused by plastic waste.

The enthralling, absorbing Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race will come to a climax on Sunday when any one of four boats could claim victory in Itajaí after three weeks and 6,776 nautical miles (nm) full of thrills and spills.