The Warburg name step strong in the Soling class

At past weekend the Argentine Championship, last ranked event of the year was concluded by the Club Nautico San Isidro, with a good attendance of 9 boats, one of them visitors from Uruguay (YCU), but more important more than 50% of the fleet were young sailors under 24 years old, mainly around 20. The event had six races in which three of them sailed with 15 to 20 knots of wind from the South, shifty and gusty and the last three of them with 9 to 13 knots in a lumpy and veering day from South ...  read more

First league event in Norway

Grimstad sailing organisation invited the Soling sailors this past weekend for Liga sailing. They had prepared three Solings for the visiting teams. 7 teams traveled to the area to face the event making a total of 21 sailors. Unfortunately, the weather changed compared from a week ago, where cold air came in dropping temperatures to 10 degrees and lower, but a breeze were present with 10+ knots and becoming quite windy, making sailing exciting. The racing format, new to the teams which us ...  read more

William Bill Alexander Abbott - Chief
June 2nd, 1926 - November 15th, 2024

With sadness the International Soling Class announces the passing of our most famous and successful boat builder Bill Abbott Sr. also known as Chief. Our condolences to the family and our gratitude to know that his legacy not only will live with his loved ones, but also with many sailors who often jump into a Soling for weekend race , big event or just a sail around enjoying the boat itself, a legacy that goes beyond country borders and even oceans, since you will find an Abbott Soling in all  ...  read more

BRA 86 Don’t let me down Champions for the 7th time

A summer day at the Viveiros dos Sul in Porto Alegre. The wind never filled in, and sailors waited at the terrace suffering the heat that reached close to the 40 degrees celcius. With no races, Cicero Hartman, Frederico Sidou and Regis Silva sailing BRA 86 a Borresen from 1998 achieved their goal winning the South American Championship the seventh time for Cicero. Now he is missing a traveling tour to face racing in adversity. The Argentineans ARG 2 Gustavo Warburg, Hernan Celedoni and Diego ...  read more

Warm afternoon and light winds at the third day of the SA Champs

Two races were accomplished anyway, the first one a course 2 with a 1Nm distance in between the buoys sailed with a 8 to 10 knots of wind from Southwest , but that veered to the South. The second race a course 3 with also 1Nm distance between the marks, only happened while after the first, as the experience of the RO – Odecio Adam, waited patiently for the East wind to fill in after an hour of melt down waiting. The race had winds with intensity from 10 to 13 knots and small oscillations, u ...  read more

Tight fight at the top in another fantastic sailing day

The weather at the South American Championship once more gave the key note for a fabulous competition, that included foto finish, leader changes leaving the top 4 boats so close together that all will depend on future races and their discards. The wind initially was from the South something around 11 to 13 knots at the first race, but it went to the left big, and at the middle of the race it came back to the right big again, creating a confusion and at some teams in good positions to slide do ...  read more

Great sailing at the first day in Porto Alegre

The last continental championship of the year, the South American Championship started with the right foot, two races accomplished by Odecio Adam the International Race Officer dedicated exclusively to the Veleiros do Sul Yacht Club. Nice weather, nice wind, nice temperatures and a great competition at the water was the best advertising for the future Soling World Championship to be held in 2025 at this very same venue and dates. The two races had a Southerly wind the first one up to 12 knot ...  read more