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By KAREN VELIE The California Fair Political Practices Commission voted Thursday not to approve a penalty agreement with San Simeon's general manager

Tom Squires set for the RS:X World Championships © Joao Costa Ferreira Team GB windsurfers Tom Squires and Emma Wilson are relishing a forecast for big breeze as they take on the RS:X World Championships - one of the last major events before Tokyo 2020. Squires is known for excelling in strong winds, and that's just what the 46 male and 30 female athletes have in store over the course of the five-day regatta. The current forecast in Cadiz, Spain, suggests winds could hit more than 30 knots at times as the best of the best battle it out to go into the Olympics as world champions s...

RYA Youth National Championships © RYA / British Youth Sailing / Paul Wyeth The RYA has decided that in light of the current Covid-19 situation it is in the best interests of all parties to postpone the 2021 Youth National Championships. The prestigious regatta, the UK's premier youth racing event, was due to take place from April 4 to 9 hosted by Plymouth Youth Sailing Club in Plymouth, Devon. With the UK currently in lockdown and likely to revert to the tier system once restrictions ease, the decision has been made to delay the regatta until the summer. This will give organiser...

Bellino racing doublehanded © Rick Tomlinson / RORC The RYA has welcomed the creation of a new sailing series aimed at promoting and growing short-handed offshore sailing in the UK. The UK Double Handed Offshore Series will be a stand-alone series debuting in 2021 made up of six existing races including flagship events such as the Rolex Fastnet Race and Round the Island Race. The RORC-backed series is the brainchild of round-the-world sailor Henry Bomby, who raced in the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race and has also competed on the singlehanded Figaro circuit. It will be open to double h...