Yachting World May 2022

Online www.yachtingworld.com YouTube Yachting World Facebook @yachtingworld twitter @yachtingworldmagazine Professional sailing still has a serious gender equality problem. Go to almost any major event where pro sailors make their living, and female sailors are sorely under-represented. The America’s Cup and SailGP have both made changes to improve women’s participation. SailGP has taken the simplest, and most obvious step: it’s put the women on the boats. The F50s now race with a crew of six, and one is a female sailor. Racing an F50 in close-quarters competition is a unique scenario. The only way to gain the skills for it is by doing it. Just before the SailGP final the British team invited 21-year-old Hattie Rogers, who was competing in the Waszp fleet in San Francisco, to stand in as their female sailor for a training day. On the run back…

Barcelona for 37th America’s Cup Barcelona has been selected as the venue to host the 37th America’s Cup in 2024, as announced on 29 March by the Cup Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand and Challenger of Record, INEOS Britannia. It follows months of delays in selecting a venue and will see Cup racing return to Europe for the first time in 14 years. An iconic, cultural city with waterfront facilities for team bases, technical infrastructure, superyachts and an event village, Barcelona will become the first venue to host both an Olympic Games and an America’s Cup event. Its average wind range of 9-15 knots during the September and October race window also made the location and its Port Vell heart a top choice. The process for selecting a venue has been a long…

Online www.yachtingworld.com YouTube Yachting World Facebook @yachtingworld twitter @yachtingworldmagazine Professional sailing still has a serious gender equality problem. Go to almost any major event where pro sailors make their living, and female sailors are sorely under-represented. The America’s Cup and SailGP have both made changes to improve women’s participation. SailGP has taken the simplest, and most obvious step: it’s put the women on the boats. The F50s now race with a crew of six, and one is a female sailor. Racing an F50 in close-quarters competition is a unique scenario. The only way to gain the skills for it is by doing it. Just before the SailGP final the British team invited 21-year-old Hattie Rogers, who was competing in the Waszp fleet in San Francisco, to stand in as their…

Tom Slingsby’s Australian team won the second season of SailGP, picking up the US$1m prize purse for the second time running in what was a chaotic and action packed weekend on the water in San Francisco in late March. Only the top three teams on the season leaderboard are eligible to race in the final, winner-takes-all race. With Tom Slingsby and Jimmy Spithill’s Team USA having both cemented their places, the final spot was up for grabs heading into the weekend’s racing. A strong performance on the opening day of racing from Nathan Outteridge’s Japan team saw them book their place in Sunday’s three-way battle, set to run after the last two races of the regatta. And it was this season’s finale which saw much of the drama as several collisions occurred…

Barcelona for 37th America’s Cup Barcelona has been selected as the venue to host the 37th America’s Cup in 2024, as announced on 29 March by the Cup Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand and Challenger of Record, INEOS Britannia. It follows months of delays in selecting a venue and will see Cup racing return to Europe for the first time in 14 years. An iconic, cultural city with waterfront facilities for team bases, technical infrastructure, superyachts and an event village, Barcelona will become the first venue to host both an Olympic Games and an America’s Cup event. Its average wind range of 9-15 knots during the September and October race window also made the location and its Port Vell heart a top choice. The process for selecting a venue has…

Tom Slingsby’s Australian team won the second season of SailGP, picking up the US$1m prize purse for the second time running in what was a chaotic and action packed weekend on the water in San Francisco in late March. Only the top three teams on the season leaderboard are eligible to race in the final, winner-takes-all race. With Tom Slingsby and Jimmy Spithill’s Team USA having both cemented their places, the final spot was up for grabs heading into the weekend’s racing. A strong performance on the opening day of racing from Nathan Outteridge’s Japan team saw them book their place in Sunday’s three-way battle, set to run after the last two races of the regatta. And it was this season’s finale which saw much of the drama as several…