William Bill Alexander Abbott - Chief
June 2nd, 1926 - November 15th, 2024

With sadness the International Soling Class announces the passing of our most famous and successful boat builder Bill Abbott Sr. also known as Chief. Our condolences to the family and our gratitude to know that his legacy not only will live with his loved ones, but also with many sailors who often jump into a Soling for weekend race , big event or just a sail around enjoying the boat itself, a legacy that goes beyond country borders and even oceans, since you will find an Abbott Soling in all  ...  read more

BRA 86 Don’t let me down Champions for the 7th time

A summer day at the Viveiros dos Sul in Porto Alegre. The wind never filled in, and sailors waited at the terrace suffering the heat that reached close to the 40 degrees celcius. With no races, Cicero Hartman, Frederico Sidou and Regis Silva sailing BRA 86 a Borresen from 1998 achieved their goal winning the South American Championship the seventh time for Cicero. Now he is missing a traveling tour to face racing in adversity. The Argentineans ARG 2 Gustavo Warburg, Hernan Celedoni and Diego ...  read more

Warm afternoon and light winds at the third day of the SA Champs

Two races were accomplished anyway, the first one a course 2 with a 1Nm distance in between the buoys sailed with a 8 to 10 knots of wind from Southwest , but that veered to the South. The second race a course 3 with also 1Nm distance between the marks, only happened while after the first, as the experience of the RO – Odecio Adam, waited patiently for the East wind to fill in after an hour of melt down waiting. The race had winds with intensity from 10 to 13 knots and small oscillations, u ...  read more

Tight fight at the top in another fantastic sailing day

The weather at the South American Championship once more gave the key note for a fabulous competition, that included foto finish, leader changes leaving the top 4 boats so close together that all will depend on future races and their discards. The wind initially was from the South something around 11 to 13 knots at the first race, but it went to the left big, and at the middle of the race it came back to the right big again, creating a confusion and at some teams in good positions to slide do ...  read more

Great sailing at the first day in Porto Alegre

The last continental championship of the year, the South American Championship started with the right foot, two races accomplished by Odecio Adam the International Race Officer dedicated exclusively to the Veleiros do Sul Yacht Club. Nice weather, nice wind, nice temperatures and a great competition at the water was the best advertising for the future Soling World Championship to be held in 2025 at this very same venue and dates. The two races had a Southerly wind the first one up to 12 knot ...  read more

Xavier Dennis and Manach the winners at the Trophee de Autumm

Great success for this Autumn Trophy in Angers on the Maine, past Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 of October. With 11 competitors, the dynamic Cercle de la Voile d’Angers, was ready to welcome these crews, among which a Baulois crew (François Gombeaud, “Kikou” and Christian Dousset sailing Iznougoud ) and a Parisian crew (Patrick Godest and Claude Legond sailing Tante Yvonne) who had made the trip. After some uncertainties related to the unpredictable level of the Maine, (due to heavy rai ...  read more

Fall Bowl in Annapolis

Ah, the last event of the 2024 season at the Chesapeake Bay. The year has gone by so fast. The 2024 Fall Soling Bowl brought out our regular SSA members and one guest skipper from the past. 11 boats registered for the event. Although it was a small group of skippers, the on-course competition was hotly contested down to the last race. The windward/leeward course leg lengths were about 0.6 NM with a weather offset mark and no gate at the leeward mark with the finish on the opposite side  ...  read more