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The world governing body for sailing, International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has appointed former Managing Director of Business Process Outsourcing and Sales for Accenture as the new Chief Executive Officer effective immediately.

With a more favourable forecast in hand despite the continued hot weather, race managers from the Real Club Nautico de Barcelona had only a brief postponement before getting the fleet out of the Port Vell harbor and racing at the 2015 ORC World Championship.

Local favourite Johnie Berntsson (SWE) and his Berntsson Sailing Team took full advantage of the champagne sailing conditions in Marstrand with six wins out of seven races in Qualifying at Stena Match Cup Sweden, the third World Championship Event of the 2015 World Match Racing Tour (WMRT).

Race day 1 at the 2015 470 European Championships in Aarhus, Denmark got underway with sun, clouds and a shifty breeze.

The 2015 ISAF Team Racing World Championship will be held at Rutland Sailing Club, Rutland Water, UK from the 19-24 July 2015.

Allen Brothers, the British manufacturer of performance dinghy hardware, will be sponsoring the ISAF Team Racing Worlds taking place at Rutland Water from 19-24 July.

A long and hot two-hour delay today was worth the wait in the first day of racing at the 2015 ORC World Championship, hosted by Real Club Nautico de Barcelona.

Bjorn Hansen, defending champion and four-time winner of Stena Match Cup Sweden, has set the pace on day one of Qualifying at the third World Championship Event of the 2015 World Match Racing Tour (WMRT).