ISAF Athlete’s Commission meets

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

* The ISAF Athletes’ Commission held their annual meeting at the ISAF Secretariat on September 24-25, chaired by 2008 Olympic silver medallist Marcelien De Koning. Read the rest of this entry »

2008 Baltic Cup: Report

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Under the alliance of Baltic Sea countries Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Poland and Russia, the Baltic Cup was staged for the first time in 2008. This year the three events that took place where Liepaja, Sopot and Tallinn. Read the rest of this entry »

Charter equipment for the Asian and Youth Worlds

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Neil Pryde have announced that they will make available 20 sets of charter equipment for the upcoming RS:X Asian Championships and Youth World Championship. Read the rest of this entry »

Boardseeker.com: Byrony Shaw interview

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Link: http://www.boardseekermag.com/mini_features/bryony_shaw/bryony-shaw-085.htm

2011 World Sailing Championships

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Following Beijing, sailors with Olympic dreams are shifting their focus to Western Australia as it prepares to host the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the principal qualification regatta for the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition. Read the rest of this entry »

Selection for 2012: An open letter to Starboard

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Whilst I admire Svein’s zeal for promoting Olympic windsurfing, I have 16 years of experience in managing both IMCO and now the RS:X classes. This has lead me to the following conclusions Read the rest of this entry »

North Shore City parade of Olympians

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

Last Friday afternoon, North Shore City Council hosted a citywide celebration of returning New Zealand Olympians – a quarter of whom come from North Shore City – with a long and festive motorcade that lasted nearly four hours. Read the rest of this entry »

Check this out: Steve Allen dances with the stars!

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

You can check this link to see Steve’s dance, I don’t know how long the link will remain the same though. Read the rest of this entry »

Kieler Woche 2009

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

Kieler Woche 2009 (June 20 to June 28) will start with the Olympic boat classes and finish with the International classes in the second half of the week. The reason for this swap of the 2009 Kieler Woche schedule is the inclusion of the newly invented ISAF Sailing World Cup, thus offering the competitors in the Olympic classes better tune-up possibilities. Read the rest of this entry »

2008 RS:X Youth Worlds & Asian Champs: Pattaya, Thailand

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Those of you of a nervous disposition may be wondering whether news of recent protests in Bangkok make it safe to travel to Thailand for the RS:X Youth World Championships and the RS:X Asian Championships. Read the rest of this entry »