Spain
Second home
Iker Martinez and Xabi Fernadez crossed the finish line of the Barcelona World Race at 0917 (GMT) today the Spanish Olympic 49er Gold medallists to take second place, having completed the 25,200 mi
Lumpy opener
The 42 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mapfre, third event in the ISAF Sailing World Cup, started on today in Palma with sun, clear blue sky, and challenging 20-30 knot wind conditions gusting up to 35 knots
Well earned victory
Looking rested, clean shaven and without the wild red eyes typical of Vendee Globe finishers, Jean-Pierre Dick and Loick Peyron aboard their faithful steed Virbac Paprec 3 crossed the Barc
Skandia Team GBR ready for tomorrow
British sailing’s Olympic and World Champions Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson will make their
Princess Sofia Trophy form guide
The Princesa Sofia Mapfre Trophy, the first European Sailing World Cup event, will bring fierce competition to Palma with many teams in contention for Olympic test event and Olympic Games selection
Paul Cayard blog
I am in the middle of a two week stint in Valencia, Spain working mostly with the Artemis Racing technical team which is based here.
Record number of nations
Over 600 teams from 53 nations have registered for the Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia Mapfre, the first European event of the ISAF Sailing World Cup for Olympic and Paralympic events to be held in Palma
Volvo Ocean Race update
Just over seven months to go now until the start of the Volvo Ocean Race.
Mr Ambassador
Six-time race veteran, Magnus Olsson has accepted an invitation to become an Ambassador to the Volvo Ocean Race Legends Regatta and Reunion, to be held in Alicante 1-5 November this year.
EUROSAF introduce high performance grand prix
In addition to the two annual European Match Racing Championships, organised through European Sailing Federation, in 2011 three new events are being introduced into the European Sailing Calendar.