The World Sailing Show

The World Sailing Show delivers 30-minute episodes which feature news, profiles, and racing highlights from across the world of sailing. The August 2024 episode goes behind the scenes in Marseille to catch up with the winners and headline makers from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Athletes in 10 events – one of which was making its Olympic debut – battled the elements and each other in fierce competition befitting the grandest stage.

• Paris 2024 gold medalists reflect upon their success
• Recap of the Youth Sailing World Championships on Lake Garda
• Preview of the 37th America’s Cup final preliminary regatta
• All the action from the Rolex TP52 Super Series World Championships
• GKA Kites and GWA Wingfoils combined Big Air World Championships
• ACO Musto Skiff World Championships from Weymouth

There are interviews with Odile Van Aanholt of The Netherlands, one half of the winning Women’s Skiff crew, and the team of Florian Trittel and Diego Botin of Spain, the triumphant Men’s Skiff crew, where they share how it feels to become an Olympic champion and compete against so many of the world’s best sailors.

The World Sailing Show also hears from newly-crowned Marit Bouwmeester of The Netherland, gold medalist in the Women’s Dinghy, Australian Matt Wearn, victorious in the Men’s Dinghy, Mixed Multihull winners Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti of Italy, and the Austrian pair of Lara Vadlau and Lukas Maehr, gold medalists in the Mixed Dinghy.

Paris 2024 saw the debut of Men’s and Women’s Kite and the World Sailing Show has interviews with the inaugural Olympic champions Great Britain’s Ellie Aldridge and Valentin Bontus of Austria. The iQFOiL windsurfer also made its debut and the World Sailing Show speaks to gold medalists Tom Reuveny of Israel and Marta Maggetti of Italy.

From France, the World Sailing Show heads to Italy where the next generation of sailing heroes took to the water of Lake Garda for the 2024 Youth Sailing World Championships. The World Sailing Show recaps a thrilling championship where the stars of the future shone brightly.

The America’s Cup is the oldest international competition in all of sport and this year the teams battle it out in Barcelona. The World Sailing Show looks ahead to the third and final preliminary regatta and speaks to the skippers Peter Burling, Quentin Delapierre, Francesco Bruni, Paul Goodison, Sir Ben Ainslie, and Arnaud Psarofaghis about their preparations so far, what to expect in the final preliminary regatta and what to look forward to when the 37th America’s Cup gets underway.

The Rolex TP52 Super Series arrives in Newport, RI for the third regatta of the season. All 10 teams went into the event with confidence, and there was a sense around the boat park that any of the teams could win the regatta. Going into the final day, three teams led the way with just three races remaining. As expected, the title came down to the final race of the event. The World Sailing Show has all the action and hears from the crew.

There is also a recap of the combined GKA and GWA Big Air World Championships as the Kites and Wingfoils both head to Gran Canaria where strong winds made for spectacular competition with many twists and turns.

Elsewhere, a new GKA event was making waves in Hood Park, Oregon in the United States, as the GKA Kite Park League held its inaugural world title event. The women’s event was a straight fight for gold between three of the best kite boarders from Australia, Canada and the United States, while the men’s event brought together a strong fleet of highfliers.

Finally, the World Sailing Show takes a look at the ACO 13th Musto Skiff World Championships in Weymouth as 75 entries took on each other and the British weather. The event got underway with a full set of races, and Dorset sailor and favorite going into the event, Sam Pascoe, took full advantage of his local knowledge. The conditions tested all competitors as the event progressed, but Pascoe’s flawless sailing against a very competitive fleet earned him top honors.

Source: World Sailing