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SailGP, the nation-versus-nation sailing league pioneered by Kiwi yachtsman Sir Russell Coutts and Oracle founder and chief executive Larry Ellison, made its British debut during Cowes week. SportBusiness spoke to Coutts after the event
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The Ocean Race has announced that Aarhus in Denmark will be a host city for the 2021-22 edition of the sailing event. The race had a fly-by visit to Aarhus during the final leg of the 2017-18 race
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World Sailing has signalled its intention to bid for para sailing’s inclusion at the 2028 Paralympics in Los Angeles after missing out on a spot at the 2024 Games in Paris.
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World Sailing, the sport’s global governing body, has extended the Special Event status of the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) through to 2028.
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The 36th America’s Cup has been reduced to five contestants after DutchSail became the latest challenger to withdraw from the next edition of the sailing showpiece in 2021.
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Governance

Fledgling sailing series SailGP has enhanced its management team with a host of new hires, including sports business veteran Harvey Schiller
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World Sailing is set to implement an overhaul of the staging of its major events, including taking its annual World Cup Final at the location of sailing events for the Olympic Games and changes to the…
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Events

Public interest in sailing tends to peak around America’s Cup where, traditionally, super-rich team-owners invest heavily to build hi-tech boats and to attract crews assembled from around the world.
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Jonathan Levy has held a series of roles at Clipper Ventures, which organises the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Here he offers his insights into what makes an ideal host city for an event organiser.
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Steve Armitage, general manager, destination at Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development, reflects on how the city’s event offer is evolving to meet its own needs and those of events rights owners.
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American software tycoon Larry Ellison, who bankrolled Oracle Team USA twice to America's Cup glory, and legendary former sailor Sir Russell Coutts have announced a new global racing league called SailGP.
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The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race has entered into a multi-million pound partnership with Zhuhai, through which the Chinese city will become a host port and team partner of the sailing event
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Business

The Volvo Ocean Race is set to navigate a fresh path after Volvo Group and Volvo Cars, the co-owners of the sailing event for the past 20 years, said they will transfer ownership to sports management and production company Atlant Ocean Racing Spain.

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The Hague in the Netherlands has been selected to host the 2022 Sailing World Championships.

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Business

Sailing’s World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) has unveiled a new event in Norway and has revamped its format as it prepares for its 2018 season.

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World Sailing has revealed details of its new Offshore World Championship, which will be held for the first time in 2019.

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World Sailing has confirmed the Italian port city of Genoa will feature in both the 2019 and 2020 editions of its World Cup Series.

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The 36th edition of the America’s Cup has today (Friday) been confirmed for Auckland, with the governing body of the New Zealand city’s council giving the green light to development plans for the sailing showpiece.