BYM News

International insurance company Pantaenius has renewed a three year sponsorship agreement with the Superyacht  Cup regatta in Palma. The agreement also includes sponsorship of the special Olympics edition of the Superyacht Cup Cowes, UK taking place from 22-25 July, ...

At the 2011 US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics Awards Dinner, the U.S. Olympic Sailing Committee presented  the “Charlie Awards” to the 2011 USSTAG athletes who achieved excellence in the following categories: Breakthrough Performance, Most Improved Fitness, Best Teammate, Best Individual ...

NeilPryde Windsurfing are pleased to announce sponsorship of a prize fund of US$45,000 to be awarded to the top 10 men and top 10 women in the final results of the 2012 RS:X World Windsurfing Championships which will take ...

Just one day remains for Sail Auckland 2012, New Zealand’s premier Olympic and Paralympic class regatta. Today saw slightly lighter winds and choppy water on most courses due to the influx of Waitangi Day holiday goers enjoying some time ...

The world’s top Olympic sailors are heading to Scotland for one of the final showdowns prior to the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition. The 470 European Championship 2012 is set to be hosted in Largs, Scotland from 25 June – ...

After much anticipation, Sail Auckland 2012 has begun in near perfect conditions for 237 sailors in the Olympic, Paralympic and other invited classes.  Left: Competitors prepare for the first days racing at the Landing at Okahu Bay (RAYC). Photo by ...

It has been a complete culture shock since getting home to Weymouth from Miami on Monday... What with the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Perth, a holiday in Bali and then Key West Week followed by the Rolex Miami OCR, I ...

 The six members of the 2012 U.S. Paralympic Team – Sailing were selected based on performances at US Sailing’s 2012 Rolex Miami OCR, held Jan. 23-28, 2012, in Miami, Fla., and the IFDS Worlds held two weeks earlier in Port ...

With 177 days until the London 2012 Olympic Games, the International Sailing Federation has launched their Olympic website.The website will be the home of Olympic Sailing during London 2012 with all the information, stories, results and multimedia that teams and ...

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has announced the boats for the Multihull Evaluation Trials for the 2016 Olympics. The Hobie Cat Manufacturers have put forward two excellent choices, the Hobie 16 with spinnaker (the Olympics must be sailed with a ...

In the lightest breezes yet over six days of sailing on Biscayne Bay, ten Olympic classes racing in US Sailing’s Rolex Miami OCR still managed to put on quite a show as they competed in their final medal races to ...

The 2008 Olympic Silver medalist Zach Railey (USA) has started 2012 in the best possible way by dominating and winning the Rolex Miami OCR, the second event in the 2012 ISAF Sailing World Cup series. Though numbers were down following ...

The final day of World Cup racing for the Paralympic classes in Miami saw two silver medals for Britain’s sailors on Friday (27 January), with their teammates in the Olympic classes guaranteed at least three more from Saturday’s medal race ...

Yesterday was critical for sailors in the three Paralympic classes (Skud-18, Sonar and 2.4mR) at US Sailing’s Rolex Miami OCR, where 529 sailors from 41 countries are competing.  While their Olympic counterparts in ten additional classes were sailing to make ...

Racing summary: In a thrilling conclusion to the Paralympic racing, US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics’ Jen French and JP Creignou (both St. Petersburg, Fla.) earned a bronze medal in the SKUD-18 class. In the Olympic classes, which concluded their series with ...

A final showdown awaits three Paralympic classes tomorrow and ten Olympic classes on Saturday at US Sailing’s Rolex Miami OCR, which has, thus far, gifted sailors with four days of sublime sunshine and satisfying winds. The event is the only ...

The Miami World Cup regatta reached its halfway stage on Wednesday (25 January) with Britain’s sailors poised in seven podium positions after the three days of racing.Nick Dempsey looks firmly in control in the RS:X men’s windsurfing fleet, counting all ...

Marina Projects are pleased to confirm that plans for Superyacht berthing in the Royal Docks which will coincide with the Olympic Games 2012, are now well advanced.The launch of this unique facility was made during the Monaco Yacht Show in ...

Yesterday’s 8-11 knot breeze on Biscayne Bay  allowed three of the Rolex Miami OCR’s 10 Olympic classes to catch up on the races they lost due to dying winds yesterday afternoon, and 529 sailors from 41 countries now have two ...

The first day of racing at the Rolex Miami OCR (23 January) was a solid one for Britain’s top Olympic and Paralympic classes sailors, with SKUD World Champions Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell, and the 470 duo of Hannah Mills ...