The Star Sailors League (SSL) joins the line-up of the 33rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games Thailand 2025), introducing the excitement of the SSL47 keelboat class to one of Asia’s…
The world of competitive sailing is entering a new era. Between 20 and 22 December 2025, Thailand will host the first SSL Gold Cup qualifiers for Asian national teams. This…
Save the date! The second edition of the Football World Cup in Sailing will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in November 2026. The top 40 nations from five…
Georgia and Antonia Lewin Lafrance have been on the rise for the last six years, and now find themselves on top. Over a weeklong series of 13 races, the Nova…
From June 6–14, Gdynia transforms into the global sailing capital. Fifty-one teams from 20 countries have arrived to compete for the 470 World Championship title on the challenging waters of…
Today marks the final day of the 2025 ILCA World Championships. While the champions have yet to be crowned, Qingdao's signature northern wind has already unfurled the curtain on the…
March 8, 2025 - Miami, Fl. USA - On a day where every gust mattered and every tack counted, Biscayne Bay transformed the light-air finale into a masterclass of precision…
Day 3 at the 98th Bacardi Cup delivered another stunning show, with a consistent 15-20 knots southerly breeze across Biscayne Bay. Spotting a crucial wind-shift two minutes before the start,…
It’s been over a year since the thrilling SSL Gold Cup 2023 came to an end! Gran Canaria was the epicenter of sailing excitement in November 2023, bringing together some…
On Tuesday, November 5, in Singapore, the best sailors of 2024 were honored across several categories. The main Rolex World Sailing Award went to Olympic gold medalist Marit Bouwmeester, the…
The 2024 ILCA Master European Championships finished in Vilamoura, Portugal, after five days of competition. Days began with a long postponement on shore due to a lack of wind. It…
Swiss sailors Stephan Felt and Ulf Hegel winning the EuroCup in Pula It can be said that one of the EuroCup regattas has now traditionally been held in Pula. Last…
Gustavo Doreste Blanco and Jakub Surowiec are the new A-Class World Champions 2024 With 180 boats competing under extreme weather conditions and organizational challenges, the event in Punta Ala became…
The 2024 Youth Sailing World Championships started on July 14 at the picturesque Riva del Garda, Italy. The up-and-coming sailing talents from across the globe, competing across 11 sailing classes…
Kiel Week commenced with exhilarating races, particularly in the ILCA 7 class where French sailor Jean-Baptiste Bernaz demonstrated his dominance. With near-perfect performance across races, Baptiste consistently finished at the…
Day 5 of the Last Chance Regatta witnessed sisters Katerina and Barbora Svikova claiming first and second place in the three-rider final of the women's windsurfing competition. Katerina led the…
After four races in the 49er FX fleet this afternoon, the Polish sailors top the leaderboard with Aleksandra Melzacka and Sandra Jankowiak in first place, followed by Gabriela Czapska and…
In the final lead up to The Olympic Games we move our focus to the 55th edition of the French Olympic Week hosted in Hyères, with 90 nations competing. There…
The French teams in both fleets in the 49er had a stellar day of racing on the water. In the Yellow Group, Julien D’Ortoli and Noe Delpech moved into fifth…
All measurements were finalised today which was followed by the practice race. Tomorrow is scheduled to start the first race of the Championships at midday. After three days of Qualifying…
It all started with a group of athletes, who after the 2012 Olympics, together developed and launched the global inshore sailing circuit known as the Stars Sailors League. The conviction…
As the anticipation for the upcoming Olympics builds, the focus turns to the rich history of Sailing in the Olympic Games. For Star Sailor League, the Olympic Qualifiers and the…
SSL Gold Cup in miniature (c) Gilles Morelle Poland, skippered by Lili Skomska, wins the mini version of the 'Gran Canaria SSL Gold Cup’, hosted by the Optimists of the…
SSL Team Netherlands (c) Martina Orsini With the first rainclouds we’ve seen in Gran Canaria since the start of the competition, this was no normal day in the SSL Gold…
Just when you think the SSL Gold Cup can’t get any more exciting, another round proves you wrong. The 1/4 Finals saw the introduction of the top 8 seeded teams,…
The SSL Gold Cup kicked off to an excellent start in the 1/32 Finals, a superb standard of racing that only increased in the 1/16 Finals, but the extraordinary 1/8…
SSL Gold Cup Panini Digital Collections Sailing has entered the exciting world of sticker albums! Just like in football, where you can collect your favourite stars from club and national…
SSL Gold Cup 1/8 Finals Fleet 1, Race 3 (c) Gilles Morelle Another day in glorious Gran Canaria, with more sunshine, more warmth and a beautiful 10 to 13 knot…
SSL Team Argentina (c) Gilles Morelle Gran Canaria served up a stunner on Wednesday, with sunshine and a steady 9-12 knots of breeze. Absolutely perfect conditions for the teams to…
With ten teams qualifying from the 1/32 Finals and six new teams joining the competition, the 1/16 Finals were always going to be exciting and intense. Little did we know…
SSL Gold Cup Final Series (c) Martina Orsini On the eve of the SSL Gold Cup Final Series, the Inaugural World Cup of Sailing Nations, there was a buzz of…
Ahead of the SSL Gold Cup Final Series Draw and Opening Ceremony in Gran Canaria on Thursday, the media attention for the event is growing continuously. Today Televisión Canaria were…
The anticipation is building in Gran Canaria as the SSL Gold Cup Final Series approaches! The organisers are working non-stop to get everything in place to make this one of…
Exciting scenes as the logistical operation ahead of the SSL Gold Cup, taking place between the 10th of November and the 3rd of December 2023, is on track with the…
Aspire, skippered by SSL Team Poland Captain Mateusz Kusznierewicz, has won the 2023 5.5 Metre World Championship (SSL 2500) at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, Sardinia, after a…
The announcement that Anfi del Mar in Gran Canaria is hosting the SSL Gold Cup in November is big news in the Canary Islands, with many of the Spanish national…
Sailing has 330 athletes (165 male and 165 female) competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics, and the competition to qualify for the Games is fierce. The first qualification event was…
The International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA) and SSL are delighted to announce a new collaboration which will see leading Optimist dinghy events being included on the SSL Ranking List. Sailors…
Winning can become a habit, even when the odds are stacked against you. This was certainly true for SL Team Poland Captain Mateusz Kusznierewicz and SSL Team Brazil Manager Bruno…
The Bacardi Cup has always been one of the marquee events of the Star class, and this year is no exception, with 73 teams battling it out on Biscayne Bay…
While the SSL Ranking’s main headlines are based around the Top 50 in the Global, Men’s and Women’s categories, and of course the SSL Nations Ranking, with results for 113,000…
With the Christmas break there is rarely much movement in the rankings, so it’s a great time to look as to why the SSL Nations Ranking is so important. Firstly,…
2022 saw some amazing sailing on Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, with the SSL47 yachts racing from the Star Sailors League base at Grandson. We've put together a great video highlighting…
Happy New Year! To celebrate the start of 2023 why not treat yourself to an SSL Team Switzerland Calendar? SSL Team Switzerland Calendar Twelve stunning full-size photos feature the team…
It’s an exciting time at SSL HQ in Grandson, Switzerland as the first of the SSL Team Calendars are out! First up, we’re featuring SSL Team Brazil ‘Brazilian Storm’. SSL…
The latest SSL Nations Ranking has been released, and it sees a change on the podium with Italy displacing the United States, moving up two places to third. Great Britain…
With the countdown to Christmas officially on, it’s time to find those extra-special gifts for your loved ones! As well as the Caps and Jerseys we’ve highlighted recently, the SSL…
The end of November can be a bleak time in the northern hemisphere. The days are shorter, it's cold and it's not quite Christmas. What better way to brighten things…
What better way to support your team than with an SSL Gold Cup Team Jersey? Each one features the iconic design for your nation, together with the team’s crest and…
ILCA sailors put in the hard yards between regattas, training to be at peak fitness during the major events. The equipment is identical, so gains are made by improving technique,…
After a tricky week in Hyeres, France, the 2022 EurILCA Senior European Championships & Open European Trophy concluded on Monday, with champions crowned in the Women’s ILCA 6 class, Men’s…
Amongst the range of items SSL goodies you can purchase from shop.sslgoldcup.com are the range of SSL Caps. Availabe in white, red and black, each features a unique design, with…
The SSL Team and the Sailing Athletes Foundation (SAF) are delighted to announce the SSL Gold Cup Finals are scheduled to be held between 10th November and 3rd December 2023.…
Martina Orsini chose a photo of bowman Alfredo Rovere of SSL Team Brazil for her entry in the prestigious Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image competition, which seeks to recognise the very…
With just one month to go until the start of racing at the SSL Gold Cup in Bahrain, the sailors have been continuing to compete at world-class events around the…
#BahrainOursYours To mark World Tourism Day 2022, we are pleased to share with you these images from Bahrain, where we will be in a month's time for the SSL Gold…
Italy's Diego Negri and Sergio Lambertenghi have won the 100th Anniversary Star World Championship, held in Marblehead, USA, with a superbly consistent regatta in a range of conditions. While they…
It’s a huge year for the venerable International Star Class, with the 100th Anniversary Star World Championship currently taking place at Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead, USA. An incredible fleet…
49er and 49erFX Worlds wins for Team Netherlands SSL Gold Cup sailors There were huge celebrations for the Dutch in Nova Scotia, Canada at the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17…
For the first time in history, Sailing has its own World Cup: the SSL Gold Cup. Like Football or any other major sports, Sailors from every country can now confront…
The SSL Gold Cup, the Football World Cup… in Sailing, will be now be accessible on Twitch from Tuesday, July 12th, to become one the first Sailing events to be…
Credits: Martini Orsini Since SSL Gold Cup Qualifying Series started on May 17, worldwide audience - digital as well as traditionnal - has never stopped growing yet. Here are some…
Paul Cayard, Volvo Ocean Winner and Louis-Vuitton's Cup Winner Paul Cayard is one of the true US sport legends. Having participated to the Olympics as well as the America's Cup…
In 1983, John Bertrand ended a 113-year long domination of USA in the America's Cup. The Australian hero was in Lausanne at the Olympic Museum for the official Inaugural Day…
Sailing Legends inaugurate the SSL Gold Cup 2022 at Olympic Museum (Credits: F.Diemer) On Monday, June 13, the whole Sailing community gathered at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne to celebrate…
Hernan Umpierre (#2) and Fernando Diz (#4) in action yesterday One of the great attractions of the SSL Gold Cup is that it brings a country’s best sailors from many…
THE SSL GOLD CUP 2022 INAUGURAL DAY WILL TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 13 IN LAUSANNE AT THE OLYMPIC MUSEUM. COME WITH YOU FRIENDS AND FAMILIES TO DISCOVER WHAT THE SSL…
Manama (Bahrain) From October 28th to November 20th 2022, the Kingdom of Bahrain will host the SSL GOLD CUP 2022 Final Series, the first Football World Cup… in Sailing. The…
Sailing has its own World Cup, finally! Like football in 1930 and rugby in 1987, the SSL Gold Cup is designed to crown the best sailing nation of all! The…
Dominik Buksak and Szymon Wierzbicki / Sailing Energy for SOF 2022 Poland snatch two gold medals at 53rd Semaine Olympique Française in Hyères (April 23-30). Agata Barwinska (SSL Poland n°2)…
Trofeo Princesa Sofia, World Series 1, delivered up to 1000 points in SSL Rankings. Starting from Olympic Champion Ruggero Tita. Ranked 6th (+3), the Italian Nacra17's helmsman enters SSL Top…
If some leaders are comfortable with their lead on Day 5 of World Cup Series 1 at Trofeo Princesa Sofía (SSL 1000), it's now all down to tomorrow's Medal Race,…
Another breezy and cold day in Palma for the World Cup Series 1 at Trofeo Princesa Sofía (SSL 1000). In ILCA7 (Men Laser), French Jean-Baptist Bernaz (12 pts) made the…
All series raced today for Day 2 of World Cup Series 1 at Trofeo Princesa Sofía in Palma. Here's today's wrap-up. In ILCA7 (Men Laser), British Michael Beckett (4 pts)…
All the top sailors will be racing in Palma (Spain) at Trofeo Princesa Sofia, which kicks off on April 4th till the 9th. All Olympic classes, including ILCA6 (Women Laser),…
SSL Team Poland Captain and Olympic hero Mateusz Kusznierewicz (SSL World Skipper n°39) and Brazil Bruno Prada (SSL World Crew n°46) won an historical third consecutive Star Class title at…
Most of Olympic Series sailors were at Mallorca Sailing Center Regatta (March 10-13) for a Test event in preparation to major Princess Sofia Trophy (April 2-9). Will it ever stop…
This first-ever edition SSL Gold Cup, like the Football World Cup but in Sailing, will be divided into two sessions: Qualifying Series and Final Series. All teams ranked from Top…
As SSL Team GBR has led Nations SSL ranking for the last four months, they will go directly to 1/4 Finals of SSL Gold Cup, like the Football World Cup…
December SSL Nation ranking is out and SSL Team GBR is leading the way for a 4th consecutive month. Ian Williams' team is followed by SSL Team Spain and SSL…
The day started out with very light wind and little hopes to get any racing done for the day. But Lake Neuchatel didn’t disappoint and eventually some northern breeze filled…
The first two days of racing on Lake Neuchatel for the third SSL Gold Cup Test Event were blissed by beautiful sailing conditions. Northern breeze and sun made up for…
The third and last SSL Test Event has just started in Grandson, on Lake Neuchatel in Switzerland. Eight national teams are ready to prove their worth on the water from…
The 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo have just finished and the 4000 points at stake for the gold winners have been allocated causing an interesting set of athletes to appear…
Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre (GBR) have won gold in the 470 Women, with Agnieszka Skrzypulec and Jolanta Ogar (POL) taking silver and Camille Lecointre and Aloise Retornaz (FRA) bronze.…
Agnieszka Skrzypulec and Jolanta Ogar (POL) is leading the day 6 of 470 Women race with Great Britain Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre on the second spot, while Camille Lecointre…