#sailing

A new sailing initiative launched in cooperation with the Nautical Club of Limassol is aiming to build on Cyprus’ Olympic sailing tradition by developing a competitive racing fleet, regular regattas ...

The Nireas, jointly crewed by both Cypriot and Polish sailors will compete in the Aegean 600 offshore sailing race next month. In a pre-race announcement issued on Tuesday, the Nireas crew ...

Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides became European Champion for the third time in his career on Friday, winning the European Sailing Championship in Croatia. The race took place in Kastela, 7km ...

Pavlos Kontides climbed into a share of first place at the European Sailing Championship in Croatia on Wednesday after a strong series of performances in the opening final races of ...

Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides secured first place at the Open Croatian Sailing Championship on Tuesday, completing a strong final test ahead of next week’s European Championship in Croatia. Kontides ...

The historic Famagusta Nautical Club will return to the Famagusta district after more than 50 years in Limassol, Ayia Napa marina announced on Tuesday. The club relocated to Limassol for operations ...

Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides secured eighth place overall at the Grand Slam of Hyeres on Sunday, marking his first major competition appearance of 2026 in the ILCA7 category. In the final ...

Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides finished the opening day of competition at the Grand Slam of Hyeres in France in 20th place overall in the ILCA7 class on Monday, with a ...

Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides returns to competitive sailing on Sunday at the 55th Trofeo Princesa Sofia in Palma de Mallorca, following a back injury. Kontides will compete alongside around 200 other ...

Much has been made of the transformation the city of Limassol has undergone on land, with the port city on Cyprus’ southern coast having been regenerated into a bustling hub ...

The Limassol marina on Monday set the stage for the 2023 European Championship FAREAST 28R, marking a historic milestone as Cyprus welcomes its first-ever international sailing competition in the specific boat ...

This year’s annual Autumn Regatta in Paphos was a resounding success, the Paphos Sailing Club (PISC) has announced. This despite the failing wind on the second day that made ...

A bicommunal group of sailors named ‘Winds of Change’ will be sailing around the entirety of the divided island, Larnaca municipality announced on Friday. The city’s mayor Andreas Vyras ...

Greece’s Olympic Committee (HOC) on Wednesday said it had refused to allow top sailor and Tokyo Olympics competitor Vasileia Karachaliou to go ahead with her attempted nationality shift and ...

A boat currently docked in Cyprus is an exact replica of an 18th century Russian naval vessel. Evie Andreou takes a look around and talks to those on board, sailing ...