Land Rover has announced a new three-year sponsorship to become the main partner of the Extreme Sailing Series, beginning its deal at the third event of the 2013 series in China this week. read more
Law firm Hill Dickinson has renewed its sponsorship of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, part of which will be staged in Cape Town this year. read more
Organisers have confirmed that Cape Town is set to host part of this year’s Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. read more
Puma has revealed that it will end its investment into sailing as part of the brand’s strategy to focus on other sports including football. read more
Technology giant SAP has confirmed it will return as the sponsor of June's Kiele Woche, the world's largest sailing regatta. The company said it would provide technology solutions to help spectators follow the action either on-site or online and assist athletes with fully updated leaderboards. read more
SAP has confirmed a new three-year partnership with the Extreme Sailing Series. The software giant is already involved in the inshore 'stadium sailing' competition as a team sponsor, but will now become the official technical partner of the series. read more
Sailing’s Global Ocean Race is delaying the start of its third round-the-world event by one year, in an attempt to introduce changes designed to increase its profile, with the Class40 yachts now scheduled to start in September 2014. read more
Alpari has announced a new five-year title partnership with the World Match Racing Tour, which will see the professional sailing series become the Alpari World Match Racing Tour from February 2012. read more
The Volvo Ocean Race left port on Sunday with the fleet sailing straight into the notorious waters off Africa's Cape - which can produce waves capable of fatally damaging their vessels. read more
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Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011/12 is now underway, and the PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG team was picking up speed as they headed out from Alicante, Spain, on Saturday afternoon. read more
DHL, the official logistics partner for the Volvo Ocean Race, has launched its hospitality yacht in Cape Town. Named ‘Speed of Yellow’, the yacht has a crew of 14 experienced South African yachtsmen under the leadership of Patrick Holloway. read more
The World Match Racing Tour has signed a new exclusive partnership with Garrard to become the Official Jeweller and Silversmith to the Tour. read more
Following a three year battle and a lengthy court case, Powerboat South Africa (PSA) has now been officially recognised as the national governing body for the sport of powerboat racing in South Africa. read more
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille has announced that Cape Town-based company WorldSport has been appointed as the turnkey operator agency for the 2011/2012 Volvo Ocean Race Abu Dhabi (VORAB) stopovers in both Abu Dhabi and Cape Town. read more
Sports production and distribution company USP Content has been appointed as official radio provider to the Volvo Ocean Race 2011/12, which starts on 29th October in Alicante, Spain. read more
Sports lifestyle brand Puma has won the selection process to partner with Oracle Racing, defending champions of the 34th America’s Cup, as the U.S. team’s Official Sportswear and Technical Supplier. read more
Puma has been unveiled as the official sportswear partner of the America’s Cup, and in addition to its role, the brand will also operate both the official online and pop-up fan shop in ports hosting the 34th America’s Cup races – following an announcement by the America’s Cup Event Authority. read more
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The Puma Ocean Racing team has introduced Laird Hamilton, big wave surfer and stand-up paddleboarder, as its honorary 12th crew member. read more
San Francisco has moved a step closer to hosting the 34th America's... read more
The global production and distribution company IMG Media has been confirmed as official television partner to the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. read more
The ISAF World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) has opened the bidding process for cities, regions and countries from around the globe to enter the race for the right to host a stage of the world series. read more
Organisers for the 34th America’s Cup have completely revamped the competition in a bid to increase sponsor returns and commercial value for the long term. read more
One always wants to play for the Boks and it will always be my goal to play there. But at the moment it's a bit tough, because the coach's game plan is a bit different.
Heinrich Brüssow is still eager to play for his country despite being left out of Heyneke Meyer's squad.
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