The Aquece Rio - International Sailing Regatta 2014 is the first test event of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games and will take place from 2-9 August from the Marina da Gloria.

The ISAF World Sailing Rankings for 28 July 2014 have been released.

The Race Teams gave it all they could to get a last race in before the final day cut off time of 16:00 at the Techno 293 Worlds in Brest, France but it was not to be.

The wind returned on day three of the Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam, hosted by René Egli, as winds of 14-24 knots provided some of the best racing conditions of the year, allowing the third elimination to be completed. Pascal Toselli (Starboard / Point-7) struck again to claim his second bullet of the week, which sees the Frenchman rise to the top of the event rankings.

Maximillian Soh and his Team Red Dot crew of Justin Wong, Russell Kan, and Andrew Chan from Singapore have just won back to back Grade Three events at the Chicago Match Race Center's Summer Invitational doubleheader.

The St Kitts and Nevis Sailing Association (SKNSA) recently hosted a National Training Review from 8 to 15 July. The visit is part of a regional project aimed at helping Member National Authorities in the North of South America and the Caribbean developed their sporting structures, including coaching frameworks and participant pathways.

Danish World #1 Camilla Ulrikkeholm won the Women's Match Race Golfe du Morbihan in Vannes, the second stage of the 2014 WIM Series, by beating Dutch Klaartje Zuiderbaan 3 - 0.

Denmark takes the gold medal in the first ISAF Youth Match Racing World Championship, Australia gets silver, and bronze goes to the USA.