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Star Sailors League Final: Best of the Best

- 2nd March 2020

James Boyd suffered the rigours of a winter trip to Nassau for the the latest Star Sailors League Final to watch Iain Percy’s return to the class in which the Finn gold medallist of Sydney 2000 took a further two Olympic medals – one silver one gold – with his

Star Sailors League: Elite entry list for season finals in Bermuda

Inshore Racing

- 20th November 2019

An elite gathering of 23 star-studded teams will be competing at the 2019 Star Sailors League Finals in the Bahamas next month, including a number of wildcards drawn from many parts of the world of high-level sailing. There are legends aplenty in the 22 country fleet, with Volvo Ocean Race winner

Star Sailors League: Watch Star European Championship live

- 16th May 201917th May 2019

Watch all the action from the Star Class European Championship taking place on Lake Garda in Italy this week courtesy of the Star Sailors League. Solid commentary from Digby Fox and Maurice Prof O'Connell. Day 1: https://youtu.be/eTORs8cNvqo Day 2: https://youtu.be/gkDXIWdYnyI Day 3: https://youtu.be/MFEaAWDT0mk Day 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjctQBOy-Kw Day 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4YWhAS7AlQ

SSL Gold Cup – an antidote to sailing’s speed culture?

- 23rd April 201923rd April 2019

Yacht Racing Life editor Justin Chisholm shares his thoughts on the recently announced Sailors League Gold Cup – an international team competition planning to make household names of the competing sailors and establish which is the world's top sailing nation. Anyone seeking an alternative to the current crop of speed-centric global

Star Sailors League Nations Gold Cup

- 18th March 201918th March 2019

Hot on the tail of the brilliantly successful (and important) Star Sailors League comes another zinger of a concept – the Nations Gold Cup. The idea for the SSL Nations Gold Cup is one of those ideas that once you have it explained, you wonder why it hasn’t already happened. It’s

Race training with the stars

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- 25th February 201925th February 2019

No it's not the latest Saturday evening reality TV offering, but if you fancy the idea of a sail training camp where you can rub shoulders with and learn professional sailors like Robert Scheidt, the Star Sailors League training camp in Riva del Garda, Italy could be just the thing

Star Sailors League: World champion Zarif claims victory

Inshore Racing

- 9th December 20189th December 2018

Star Sailors League: World champion Jorge Zarif claims victory

Reigning Star Class world champion Jorge Zarif from Brazil upset the form guide at the Star Sailors League Finals to claim victory on the final day of the event yesterday in The Bahamas. Racing with fellow countryman Pedro Trouche as crew Zarif dominated the quarter and semi-final knockout stages before defeating

Star Sailors League Finals Day 5 – Watch Live!

Inshore Racing

- 8th December 20188th December 2018

Four more Star sailors League Final races were held yesterday on the azure waters on the plateau off Montagu Bay, starting in 10-12 knot northeasterly winds that built to 15-18 and shifted right for the fourth and final race. Stand-out competitors were once again Olympic legend Robert Scheidt and Henry Boening.

Star Sailors League Finals Day 4 – Watch Live!

Inshore Racing

- 7th December 201821st March 2020

Day three of the Star Sailors League Finals saw true Bahamas conditions set in for the first time with 12-18 knots winds from northeast-east allowing the race committee to move the course out of Montagu Bay where there were bigger waves with limited protection from the full force of the Atlantic. Despite

Star Sailors League Finals Day 3 – Watch Live!

Inshore Racing

- 6th December 20186th December 2018

Star Sailors League Finals Day – Watch Live!

Racing in the sixth edition of the Star Sailors League Finals got off to a dramatic start yesterday in Nassau, with four races held, four different winners and a last race in which a squall brought driving rain and 25 knot gusts. In a 10-12 knot northerly Brazil started strongly with