James Mears' British Pica team won the German 18ft Skiff Grand Prix when they finished five points ahead of Denmark's Flemming Clausen and his GP Covers team at Travemuende.

Five Olympic Gold medals and three bronzes – the man behind this track record is the Ukrainian-born Head Coach of the Australian Olympic sailing team, Victor Kovalenko.

One of the not so secret weapons behind the success of the Australian Olympic team is their Ukrainian born Head Coach, Victor Kovalenko.

The 2010 edition of the Zhik RS Eurocup, organised by Fraglia Vela Riva, got off to a great start with 400 competitors divided into RS 200 (the largest class with 76 boats), RS 400, RS 600, RS 700

Day two conditions were much better than those experienced by teams on day one of the German 18ft Skiff Grand Prix at Travemuende.

After a highly charged day’s racing on the Clyde in some of the trickiest conditions of the week, Giovanni Coccoluto (ITL) and Erika Reineke (USA) have been crowned the new Laser Radial World

Day one of the German 18ft Skiff Grand Prix took a heavy toll on the fleet as the teams from Germany, Denmark, UK and Hungary battled fresh winds and  two metre waves at Travemuende.

Just a few days remain until entries for the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta close on Monday 26th July.

For the first time in nearly 25 years, competitive Finns are now available in South Africa, a country with a long and proud history in Finn sailing.

The Olympic Solidarity Department of the IOC has recently agreed to collaborate with the ISAF on its new Training Scholarship Courses.