Sailors news – SSL Nations Circuit

MARK BULKA from SSL TEAM AUSTRALIA IS THE NEW WORLD CHAMPION 2025

Mark Bulka from SSL Team Australia claimed the World Championship title, prevailing on countback in an extraordinary three-way tie on points. Bulka’s consistency and number of race wins secured him…

Date08.08.2025

SSL Stars Shine as Monnin Clinches Historic Win at 60th Congressional Cup

Switzerland’s Eric Monnin, captain of SSL Team Switzerland, and his Capvis Swiss Match Racing Team—featuring Ute Monnin Wagner, Mathieu Renault, Jean-Claude Monnin, Simon Brügger, Julien Falxa, and Maxime Mesnil—clinched a…

Date05.05.2025

Consistency is keynote as Sofía moves to Finals phase

With classes moving into the Gold fleet phase today at the 54 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by FERGUS Hotels on Mallorca’s Bay of Palma so the intensity stepped up and…

Date03.04.2025

TWO BULLETS FOR DIEGO NEGRI AND FRITHJOF KLEEN ON DAY FOUR OF THE 2021 STAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

It was a lovely summer day in Kiel this morning, and some great conditions awaited the 83 teams on the racecourse for some fantastic racing with 8 to 15 knots…

Date09.09.2022

PIETER HEEREMA AND MARTIN PÅLSSON VICTORIOUS AT DRAGON GOLD CUP 2021

Two final races in glorious sun and moderate breeze completed the six race Dragon Gold Cup 2021 by Yanmar in Marstrand. The regatta ended on high drama when no less…

Date24.08.2022

PETER BURLING BECOMES LONGEST REIGNING SSL WORLD N°1

127 weeks. That's the time NZ's Peter Burling has been SSL World n°1. Since the SSL ranking exists (2013), never a sailor has dominated the International Sailor league for so…

Date10.05.2022

ILCA7’S KONTIDES REACHES TOP 28 AND STAR’S NEGRI GOES +12

Pavlos Kontides | Sailing Energy for SOF 2022 Biggest jump in SSL World Ranking top 50 is from Diego Negri, former SSL n°1. The Italian Star sailor, victorious in Naples…

Date03.05.2022

FRENCH OLYMPIC WEEK: POLAND BAGS TWO GOLD MEDALS IN ILCA6 AND 49ER

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)…

Date30.04.2022

SSL TEAM GBR CAPTAIN IAN WILLIAMS CLINCHES 5TH VICTORY IN CONGRESSIONAL CUP

Ian Williams (GBR) and Team Gladstone’s Long Beach have won the 57th Congressional Cup - Photo by Ian Roman / WMRT SSL Team GBR Captain Ian Williams (SSL GBR n°8)…

Date25.04.2022

U.S. MATCH RACING LEGEND TAYLOR CANFIELD: “CONTINUE TO GROW AS A TEAM AND GROW AS A NATION”

Taylor Canfield on Stars+Stripes (Photos by Ian Roman / WMRT | 56th Congressional Cup 2021) The 57th Congressional Cup (April 19-23) welcomes ten teams for what will be the start…

Date19.04.2022

TITA ENTERS SSL WORLD TOP 10, VAN AANHOLT AND DOUGLAS CLIMB THEIR WAY UP

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…

Date12.04.2022

TROFEO PRINCESA SOFÍA – DAY 3: BERNAZ CLIMBS BACK IN ILCA7

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…

Date06.04.2022

TROFEO PRINCESA SOFÍA – DAY 2: ITALIANS LEADING IN 470 AND NACRA17

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)…

Date05.04.2022

TROFEO PRINCESA SOFÍA – DAY 1: KONTIDES LEADS ILCA7, ITALY AND SPAIN HEAD-TO-HEAD IN 470

Day 1 of the World Cup Series 1 in Mallorca at Trofeo Princesa Sofia and Pavlos Kontides (2 pts) leads ILCA7 (Men Laser) after two races. The Cypriot sailor is…

Date04.04.2022

TROFEO PRINCESA SOFIA: WHO TO WATCH?

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),…

Date01.04.2022

EMMA PLASSCHAERT: “BEING WOMEN LASER WORLD CHAMPION TAKES PRESSURE OFF ME”

We left Emma Plasschaert at the top of her form last December in Oman, where she won for a second time the ILCA6 Women Laser World title. Four months later,…

Date30.03.2022

JEAN-BAPTISTE BERNAZ: “IT IS LIKE LEARNING SAILING THE LASER AGAIN!”

Just one week to go to Trofeo Princess Sofia, France's ILCA7 Men Laser specialist Jean-Baptiste Bernaz has already Olympics Paris 2024 in his scope. "After finishing 6th at Tokyo 2020,…

Date28.03.2022

SSL TEAM POLAND CAPTAIN KUSZNIEREWICZ WINS THIRD CONSECUTIVE BACARDI CUP

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…

Date14.03.2022

ON THE ROAD TO PRINCESS SOFIA TROPHY

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…

Date14.03.2022

INDIA DOMINATES ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ABU DHABI

India SSL n°1 KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar won the gold in the men’s 49ers category at the Asian Sailing Championships 2022 (27th February to 6th March) as India finished…

Date07.03.2022

INSTAGRAM LIVE CAPTAINS ON SPOTLIGHT: SSL TEAM TAHITI’S TEVA PLICHART AND SSL TEAM BERMUDA’S ROCKAL EVANS

SSL Gold Cup 1st Edition is now fast approaching! The Football World Cup but in Sailing is “THE” ultimate challenge between Sailing nations to be crowned Sailing World Champion. Like…

Date28.02.2022

FRESH VICTORY FOR MARTINE GRAEL AND SMOOTH COME-BACKS FOR EMMA PLASSCHAERT AND JB BERNAZ

What a start for the 2022 season! Winter is not yet finished in Northern Hemisphere but two regattas kicked off the Sailing season with great spirit at 4th Portugal Grand…

Date25.02.2022

INSTAGRAM LIVE CAPTAINS ON SPOTLIGHT: SSL TEAM ANTIGUA & BARBUDA’S SHANNON FALCONE AND SSL TEAM PUERTO RICO’S RAUL RIOS

“Captains Chats” Instagram Live premiered on February 17, featured two SSL Gold Cup Team captains from Qualifying Series Round 1 taking place from May 2022: SSL Team Antigua & Barbuda…

Date21.02.2022

SHANNON FALCONE WILL LEAD ANTIGUA’S SQUAD INTO THE SSL GOLD CUP, THE 1ST “FOOTBALL WORLD CUP IN SAILING”

The SSL Gold Cup is the ultimate trophy that all Sailing fans were waiting for! The SSL Gold Cup gives the opportunity to all nations to be represented by their…

Date02.02.2022

TOKYO 2020 REVOLUTIONS THE SSL GLOBAL RANKING

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…

Date17.08.2021