Arve Sundheim (NOR) has announced his decision to retire from his position as ISAF Secretary General on 1 January 2008.

ISAF President Göran PETERSSON (SWE) answers your questions today in the first part of <A href="http://www.sailing.org/">http://www.sailing.org/</A> Ask the President feature. The main focus of questions submitted was Olympic Sailing and today the President concentrates his responses on this area.

The ISAF Annual Conference brings together figures from across the sailing world in Helsinki, Finland from 2-12 November to discuss, debate and decide on the major issues affecting our sport.

A brand new world-class sailing event has been given the go-ahead following the announcement that leading outdoor gear manufacturer Timberland are to sponsor the inaugural series of Europe's premier yacht race in 2004: Timberland Euro-prix.

Luca Birindelli, Chairman of the Challenger of Record Management (CORM), and Bruno Troublé, Director of Communications for the Louis Vuitton Cup, today jointly announced some important partnerships for the upcoming challenger selection series that starts on the 1st October 2003.

Havas Advertising Sports, the official sports marketing and communication agency of the single-handed Transatlantic Race ROUTE DU RHUM 2002.