SSL Qualifying Series

SSL Gold Cup Qualifying Series Round 4 saw the Group 6 teams: SSL Team Oman, SSL Team Cuba, SSL Team Guatemala and SSL Team Mexico go toe to toe on...

More fantastic photos by Felix Diemer from Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, with the final two days of racing in SSL Gold Cup Qualifying Series Round 3, featuring teams from Peru,...

Being a landlocked country, sailing in Serbia takes place on rivers and lakes in dinghies and small keelboats, so the leap to sailing the SSL47 yachts was a big one...

More fantastic photos by Felix Diemer and Martina Orsini on Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, this time from SSL Gold Cup Qualifying Series Round 3, featuring teams from Peru, Chile, Uruguay,...

It’s a new year, and it’s going to be a bright one for the SSL! 2022 saw some fantastic racing, and the SSL 47’s on Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland were...

  SSL Team Ukraine and SSL Team Thailand finish first and second in the group to qualify for the Finals in Bahrain. SSL Team Ukraine started the day needing just one...

  Despite finishing 3rd in today’s final race, SSL Team Malaysia join runaway Group leaders SSL Team South Africa at the Final Series in Bahrain this October. With SSL Team...

  SSL Team South Africa had a perfect day on Day 3 of SSL Gold Cup Qualifying Series Round 5,  winning both races and clinching their spot for the Final...

  After another two races and two victories, SSL Team Ukraine are just one point away from qualification for the Finals in Bahrain. SSL Team Thailand look favourites to join...

  Every nation competing at the SSL Gold Cup faces the same challenge. They must select a squad of their best sailors and bring them all together. Then they must...

  After a topsy-turvy first day for their rivals, SSL Team Thailand led the overnight standings by virtue of two steady 2nd place finishes. But despite taking another ‘silver’ today,...

After a tightly contested opening day that saw SSL Team Malaysia top the group by a single point, the stage was set for another tense encounter on Day 2.  However, the...

  In the first section of this two-parter, we looked at how Ian Ainslie was convinced to bring together a South African crew to compete in the SSL Gold Cup...

  SSL Team Malaysia take the overnight lead in Group 8 as the SSL Gold Cup 2022 Qualifying Series recommenced today at Grandson, Lake Neuchatel (Switzerland). Race 1: South Africa strike...

After two races on Day 1 of the SSL Gold Cup Qualifying Series Round 5, SSL Team Thailand takes the lead of Group 8. ‘Chang Thai’ led by Noppakao “Nai” Poonpat were the most...

  After two days of racing and two wins, SSL Team South Africa is leading Group 7 at the SSL Gold Cup QS Round 5. The team named ‘Ubuntu’ led by Ian Ainslie has...

  The final round of qualifying for the SSL Gold Cup Finals begins on Thursday, 14 July. Group 7 sees SSL Team Malaysia and SSL Team South Africa go head-to-head...

After racing each other in September at the Test Event 1, SSL Team Thailand and SSL Team Ukraine meet again in SSL Gold Cup Qualifiying Series Round 5. Last time, team ‘Chang...

From June 27th to July 3rd, 26 different nations gathered in the bay of Oran in Algeria to compete in the sailing events of the 19th edition of the Mediterranean...

  Last of their group heading into Golden Day, SSL Team Oman make it to the Finals by winning the day’s two races and topping the overall ranking of Qualifying...

  With SSL Team Guatemala dominating Day 1 of the SSL Gold Cup Qualifying Series Round 4, today the pressure was all on their rivals to deliver a riposte. SSL Team Cuba and SSL...

  On a day of sketchy winds and close-fought racing, SSL Team Guatemala emerge to top Group 6 with maximum points from both races at SSL Gold Cup Qualifying Series Round 4....

  After a two week break, the SSL Gold Cup Qualifying Series resumes in Lake Neuchatel, Grandson! For Round 4, SSL Team Mexico, SSL Team Guatemala and SSL Team Cuba...

FINAL DAY: SSL GOLD CUP QUALIFYING SERIES THIRD ROUND – GROUP 4 SSL Team Portugal take victory in a gripping race to navigate their way to Bahrain. SSL Team Czech Republic edged out SSL...

  FINAL DAY: SSL GOLD CUP QUALIFYING SERIES THIRD ROUND – GROUP 5 SSL Team Peru clinched a dramatic win late to seal qualification and top the group. SSL Team Chile’s 2nd place sees...

  DAY 3: SSL GOLD CUP QUALIFYING SERIES THIRD ROUND – GROUP 4 Having lagged behind a number of times yesterday, SSL Team Peru finally delivered, seizing maximum points on a dramatic third day...

  SSL Team Czech Republic threw down the gauntlet to their European rivals yesterday, and today that challenge was firmly met. SSL Team Portugal and SSL Team Bulgaria both posted victories...

Two groups of four teams will race in Round 3 of the SSL Gold Cup 2022 Qualifying Series, taking place in Lake Neuchatel, Grandson (Switzerland) from June 9 to 12. In Group 4, three teams...

Two groups of four teams will race in Round 3 of the SSL Gold Cup 2022 Qualifying Series, taking place in Lake Neuchatel, Grandson (Switzerland) from June 9-12. In Group 5, four South...

  The second round of the SSL Gold Cup Qualifying Series came to an end today in Grandson, on lake Neuchatel (Switzerland), with another two teams earning the right to compete at...

  Leader of Group 3 of the SSL Gold Cup 2022 QS Round 2, SSL Team Slovenia had another good day in Grandson, Lake Neuchatel (Switzerland). The Slovenian “Krpani1860” took control in...

  Winner of both races on Day 2 of SSL Gold Cup 2022 Qualifying Series Round 2, SSL Team Slovenia has taken a commanding position at the top of Group 3. SSL Team...

  Qualifying Series Round 2 with SSL Team Ecuador, SSL Team Lithuania, and SSL Team Slovenia take place from June 1st to 3rd. Unfortunately, due to Covid-related restrictions, SSL Team Hong Kong could not join...

  With the first day of racing in Round 2 of the SSL Gold Cup 2022 Qualifying Series complete, SSL Team Slovenia sit top of the table, having edged out...

For the Qualifying Series Round 2 on June 1st – 3rd in Lake Neuchatel, Grandson, Switzerland, Group 3 teams Ecuador vs. Lithuania vs. Slovenia will fight to reach one of the two top spots...

After their third win in SSL Gold Cup 2022 Qualifying Series in Race 4, SSL Team Estonia “Icebreakers” validated its ticket to the Final Series before racing Race 5. Second in the...

    SSL Team Antigua & Barbuda “Rum Runners,” a favorite of the group, gets its ticket for the Final Series alongside the underdog SSL Team Tahiti. After a victory from The Black...

  Three exciting races and three different winners in the Islands’ group. After SSL Team Puerto Rico “Los Boricuas” (Race 1) and SSL Team Antigua & Barbuda “Rum Runners” (Race 2), it was SSL Team Bermuda’s (Race...

  SSL Team Estonia “Icebreakers” made one more step towards SSL Gold Cup 2022 Final Series by winning their second race in Race 3 of Group 2, in Lake Neuchatel, Grandson. SSL Team...

  Day 2 of the SSL Gold Cup 2022 Qualifying Series Round 1 crowned two new winners in Grandson, Switzerland. In today’s breezy conditions, just one race in each group...

  SSL Team Ireland ‘Green Armada” had a convincing win over SSL Team Estonia “Icebreakers” in Group 2 Race 2. The Green Armada matches The Icebreakers at the group’s provisionnal ranking. SSL Team Belgium ‘Sea Devils”, unlucky...

SSL Team Antigua & Barbuda won the only race of the day for Group 1. The Antiguan Rum Runners crossed the finish line well ahead (+3’13”) of SSL Team Tahiti after a full...

  The latest entrant in the competition, SSL Team Puerto Rico “Los Boricuas”, wins the first-ever race of the SSL Gold Cup 2022 Qualifying Series. Head-to-head with SSL Team Bermuda...

    SSL Team Estonia “Icebreakers” dominated Group 2 without discussion in their 1st race of the Qualifying Series. The Icebreakers of Tonu Toniste lead the pack from the start. Last coming in the group, SSL Team Ireland...

  The first-ever SSL Gold Cup 2022 Qualifying Series races started on this day in Grandson, Switzerland. Two groups battled on the water, but shifty wind conditions allowed only one race per...

  For the Qualifying Round 1 (May 19-22), two groups will fight to reach one of the two top spots to get into Final Series. In Group 1, there will be Antigua...

  For the Qualifying Series Round 1 (May 19-22), two groups will fight to reach one of the two top spots to get into Final Series. In Group 2, there will...