Meet the Team: SSL Team Thailand

This December, all eyes will be on Thailand as the nation proudly hosts the SSL Gold Cup Asian Qualifiers in Chonburi. For SSL Team Thailand, the event carries special meaning,...

SSL Team Morocco: Sailing beyond borders

SSL Team Morocco is not just a sailing team — it’s a national mission to elevate Moroccan sailing to the global stage. As the team prepares for the prestigious SSL...

First summer camp in Grandson is a wrap!

During the first week of July, two teams – SSL Team Australia and SSL Team Ecuador – spent time at Lake Neuchâtel, training and getting to know the SSL47 boat better. “It’s great to be back in...

SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals Officially Opened

The world’s most elite sailing teams have landed in sunny Gran Canaria for the 1/4 Finals of the SSL Gold Cup, and the level of competition is only ramping up....

SSL Ranking – French youth on the rise!

While there have been a few minor movements up and down on the SSL Global Skipper Ranking, the standout performances are from French Nacra 15 helms. The French have always...

SSL Team Lithuania win big in national awards

Over the weekend in Vilnius, the Lithuanian Sailing Awards Ceremony was held with many of the country’s top sailors in attendance. It was a superb evening for SSL Team Lithuania,...

LAST TRAININGS FOR STARS BEFORE BAHRAIN

What Argentina, Brazil, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland do have in common? They are all top-seeded sailing nations and therefore will start the SSL Gold Cup from the 1/8th final in Bahrain...

SSL TEAM UKRAINE: A JOURNEY LIKE NO OTHER

  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...

QS5 GROUP 8 – DAY 2: UKRAINE ON THE MOVE

  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,...

QS5 GROUP 7 – DAY 2: SUPERB SOUTH AFRICA

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...

QS5 GROUP 7 – DAY 1: MALAYSIA TOP TIGHT GROUP

  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...

FRANCE ON THE TOP OF MED GAMES

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...

QS 3 GROUP 5 – FINAL DAY: PERU AND CHILE MARCH ON

  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...

QS 3 GROUP 5 – DAY 3: PERU IN WARRIORS’ MODE

  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...

QS 3 GROUP 4 – DAY 2: CZECHS IN COMMAND

  DAY 2: SSL GOLD CUP QUALIFYING SERIES THIRD ROUND – GROUP 4 With only one race in Group 4 today, SSL Team Czech Republic once again brought their ‘A-game’. The imperious...

QS 3 – GROUP 5: THE SOUTH AMERICAN SPIRIT

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...

QS 2 – RACE 3: SLOVENIA INCREASES GRIP ON LEAD

  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...

QS 2 – DAY 2: SLOVENIA TAKES CONTROL

  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...

QS 2: SSL TEAM SLOVENIA GETS FIRST WIN

  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...

GROUP 1 – R3: THE PRIVATEERS COMING BACK STRONG

  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...

GROUP 2 – R2: IRELAND MATCHES ESTONIA

  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...

GROUP 1 – R2: THE RUM RUNNERS SMASHED IT

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...

GROUP 2 – R1 : ESTONIA RUNS THE SHOW

    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...

QS 1 – GROUP 1: THE ISLANDS’ GROUP

  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...

TEAM GBR CONTINUES TO DOMINATE SSL NATION RANKING

  December SSL Nation ranking is out and SSL Team GBR is leading the way for a 4th consecutive month. Ian Williams’ team is followed by SSL Team Spain and SSL Team Australia. SSL Team...

EIGHT TEAMS AND EIGHT MEDALISTS FOR TEST EVENT TWO

Plenty of Olympic medalists in Grandson, Switzerland for the second SSL Test Event, officially opened with a Ceremony at the castle earlier tonight. Tonu and Toomas Toniste (EST), Tonci Stipanovic...