Gerardo Seeliger, who is set to challenge Kim Andersen for the top job at World Sailing later this year, has called for the Presidential election to be held virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic.
World Sailing has cancelled its inaugural Offshore World Championship due to the coronavirus pandemic.
To say International Federations (IFs) have a lot on their plate would be an understatement.
World Sailing has confirmed the cancellation of the 2020 Youth Sailing World Championships in Brazil.
This year's World Sailing Presidential election could be held virtually if the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Abu Dhabi in November is cancelled or postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
David Graham, who has 20 years experience within the sailing industry, has been appointed as World Sailing's new chief executive.
World Sailing has released materials on sustainability for clubs, to teach young people about the environment in relation to the sport.
The Medemblik Regatta and the Semaine Olympique Francaise have been announced as the latest Olympic sailing regattas to join the world of eSailing.
World Sailing is not planning to have a new chief executive in place until next year owing to financial issues caused in part by the coronavirus pandemic, its President Kim Andersen has revealed.
World Sailing is in discussions with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the possibility of receiving financial support to help cover the absence of its share of the Olympic Games revenue after Tokyo 2020 was postponed until next year.
World Sailing President Kim Andersen has hit back at his "disrespectful" critics after confirming he will seek a second four-year term at the helm of the organisation.
World Sailing has placed almost all of its staff on furlough and has asked those earning over an undisclosed amount to take a 20 per cent pay cut until the end of the year in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
A senior World Sailing official has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to advance the organisation its share of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games revenue after admitting the postponement of the event had worsened the governing body's precarious financial situation.
eSailors are now able to compete in virtual versions of Olympic class regattas thanks to a new partnership between World Sailing and Virtual Regatta.
Members of the World Sailing Board of Directors are set to discuss whether the organisation's elections later this year can go ahead during its latest meeting tomorrow.
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