The sailing events at the Paris 2024, held in Marseille, provided a thrilling spectacle of maritime skill, strategy, and endurance. With diverse conditions challenging the athletes, the competitions highlighted both the mastery of seasoned sailors and the emergence of new talent across various classes.

The Bay of Marseille hosted the final races on 9 August, which were yet to be contested after only one race took place yesterday due to a lack of wind. The gold went to Austria, silver to Slovenia, and bronze to Singapore.

This time, the weather did indeed give the Olympic sailing a break. The mixed dinghy and multihull medal race finals, which were postponed on 7 August, due to a lack of wind, were held this morning in the waters of Marseille. Austria and Italy secured the gold in their categories.

It was an incomplete day for sailing on August 6, as only two of the four scheduled finals took place. Dutch sailor Marit Bouwmeester and Australian Matt Wearn clinched gold in their respective Medal Races. The remaining events were postponed due to weather conditions.

The wind finally picked up on the waters off Marseille, and the delayed windsurfing quarterfinals, semifinals and medal races finally got the go-ahead from organisers.

In Friday's medal race in the skiff classes, the pairs of Diego Botin and Florian Trittel and Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz won the men's and women's races respectively. The Spaniards won with ease, while the Dutch had a scare.

Lara Dallman-Weis will proudly represent the United States at the Paris Olympics in the 470 sailing event. In an interview to West Palm Beach TV, she recallsher family's dream to be athletes, her vocation to serve her country and the constant and loving support she has been receiving.

Olympic champion Alessandra Sensini, one of the most prominent figures in Olympic sailing, is mentoring the next generation of Italian sailors as Youth Technical Director for the Italian Sailing Federation (FIV).

Preparations are nearly complete, and the groundwork has already been laid by the next generation of champion sailors ahead of the 2024 Youth Sailing World Championships at Lake Garda, one of the most famous tourist lakes in northern Italy.

2024 is an Olympic year, and more precisely, Paris 2024 is the stage where stars are expected to shine brightly. Sailing has its particular relevance and will serve as a prelude for World Sailing to present its awards to honor success in every aspect of the discipline.

Team GBR swept all seven races last week to claim the coveted trophy at the Blind Match Racing World Championship 2024 in Sciez, France. Helmed by Sharon Grennan, the team featuring Lucy Hodges and Judith Spencer and was coached by Ian Shirra dominated the races from day one.

World Sailing has selected the cities of Valencia in Spain and Gdynia in Poland to host the 2026-2027 World Sailing Championships as the event moves to a split format for the first time.

World Sailing has published its first annual Sustainability Report, providing a comprehensive update on progress against all 56 targets of the Federation's 2030 Sustainability Agenda.

World Sailing, the global governing body for the sport of sailing, has announced the launch of 'Steering the Course', a ground-breaking plan to encourage more women to participate in all aspects of the sport.

At its 2024 Mid-Year Meeting, the World Sailing Council voted to implement new eligibility rules for transgender athletes.