European Championship at Warnemunde Cancelled

European Championship scheduled to be held together with the Warnemunde Woche second week of July unfortunately was cancelled as the whole sailing week had to be cancelled. The ISA in an attempt to keep the event alive is working hard with the UYCAs at lake Attersee to make the one available during the Zipfer Trophy in case the COVID-19 situation allow the event to be held. More information soon will come available at the website. We thanks the Warnemund Woche Organizing Authority for the ...  read more

Message from the Secretary

Dear Soling sailors and friends We are all aware of the current circumstances worldwide, each country is taking its actions and individuals by themselves as well. Most of these actions in practice deny travelling and social gathering, therefore at least until end of May if not even more, the Soling racing might be cancelled or delayed. The office will try to keep updated the racing calendar, so keep an eye on it. Periodically we also send out mails to the NSA representatives and the ISA c ...  read more

North American Championship cancelled

This message is being sent to those currently registered for the 2020 Soling North Americans and those who have indicated a plan to participate. This will also be posted on the ISA website. The Chesapeake Soling Fleet and Severn Sailing Association (“SSA”) have cancelled the 2020 Soling North Americans planned for April 22 thru 26 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As stated previously, the SSA Board of Governors has approved rescheduling the event from October 21 thru October 25, 2020. ...  read more

It didn`t let him down ! BRA 86 Brazilian Champions

Held over the past four day at Porto Alegre, had once more the traditional Veleiros do Sul Yacht club hosting the event. The one started on Thursday with a typical South Breeze , at some point strong, it had the club Commodore Cicero Hartmann his middle Ricardo Titoff and bow Andre Renard sailing Don’t let me down BRA 86 winning the first bullet followed by team Bossa Nova BRA 73 supported by Tramontina with George Nehm, Marcos Pinto Ribeiro and Alexandre Mueller and in third BRA 78 wi ...  read more

European Championship Notice of Race released

Dear Sailors, despite it took time, the Europeans Organizing Authority released the Notice of Race. The Soling in its own race course will have the chance to show its performance and elegance in a traditional so well renamed multi class event amongst former and Olympic classes and other ones. Musical and show festivals all planned around Warnemunde makes this as unique place to travel, have fun in the water and also after the races, meet all the friends and also some sailing legends. F ...  read more

Class Rule Changes

Dear Soling Sailors World Sailing just approved and made effective on March 1st of 2020 the Class Rule changes requested by the ISA Committee and endorsed by the Annual General Meeting past 2019 annual meetings held in La Baule, France, during the 2019 Soling World Championship, the ones are related to allow carbon composite in other parts of the rig. These new changes will allow Carbon on Main and Spinnaker boom allowing new technology and providing more options for replacements in case  ...  read more

Sailing into my second act

Attracting a 64 year old former LA Olympic US sailing gold medallist, Eddie Trevelyan, to join my three-person crew to compete in the 2020 Soling North American Championship this April in Annapolis is a most unlikely occurence for a long-retired 67 year old woman skipper, unless you account for intention-setting and manifesting the reality you seek. Having raced non-stop nearly every weekend from age 10 -29, Trevelyan threw-in the towel in 1984 after the team of Robbie Heines, Eddie Treve ...  read more