Jan Paterson, Director of Sport at NEOM, stated: "Partnering with these two unique events supports NEOM's aim to develop a world-class high-performance ecosystem and welcome the world's best aspiring athletes and teams, all while supporting the national federations, the Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee, and the Ministry of Sport."

The world's longest and most challenging professional sports event, The Ocean Race, is leading a scientific mission in the Antarctic, where crucial data on the health of the ocean at the planet's extremes is being collected. In this remote region where information is extremely scarce, The Ocean Race stands as not only the world's toughest team sailing challenge but also the only team sport globally that mandates all participants to engage in the collection of vital ocean data. It is the sole sporting event with a scientific program extending beyond the competitions themselves, as seen in the recent utilization of scientific equipment by The Ocean Race team in the Transat Jacques Vabre and expeditions like the journey to Antarctica.

In a dazzling ceremony in Malaga, Spain, the global luminaries of the sport of Sailing were awarded. The 2023 Rolex World Sailor of the Year awards were presented to Tom Slingsby and Kirsten Neuschäfer.

At 7:30 p.m., the Spanish town of Málaga will be the venue for the recognition of the outstanding figures of the year with the 2023 World Sailing Awards. The event includes several awards, the most outstanding of which being th 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award from World Sailing and the Team of the Year award, recognizing teams that embody integrity, ambition, resilience, and resourcefulness.

From November 13 to 18, Málaga will be the venue for the 2023 World Sailing Annual Conference.

The European Sailing Championship is currently underway on the southern coast of Portugal, featuring three Olympic sailing disciplines. Sailors are vying for the coveted ticket to Paris 2024 in dinghy and mixed multihull categories.

The beaches of Vilamoura, in the southern region of the Algarve, serve as the epicenter of the European Sailing Championship 2023, set to culminate on November 13.

The 2025 iQFOiL World Championships are set to take place in the Bay of Aarhus which will mark the first time that Denmark has staged the event.

World Sailing has launched a series of webinars designed to help national sailing organisations, regatta organisers, sailing clubs and individuals improve their sustainability.

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has found evidence of "wrongful behaviour" by former members of the US Sailing leadership team after a probe into the governing body.

Maximilian Maeder and Lauriane Nolot clinched their second consecutive KiteFoil World Series wins, after triumphing during the season’s second round at Cagliari in Italy.

Officials believe that the first ten members of the British team named for the Paris 2024 Olympics are capable of continuing a tradition of sailing success.

Reigning Formula Kite world champions Max Maeder and Lauriane Nolot both won gold at the opening KiteFoil World Series event of the season in Traunsee in Austria.

France's Tristan Peron won the eSailing World Championship title at the live final in Trieste in Italy.

World Sailing President Quanhai Li claims the sailing events at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games show evidence of an improving standard in the continent.

Riccardo Pianosi of Italy and Ellie Aldridge of Britain won the men's and women's gold medals respectively at the 2023 Formula Kite European Championships in Portsmouth.