Xavier Dennis and Manach the winners at the Trophee de Autumm

Great success for this Autumn Trophy in Angers on the Maine, past Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 of October. With 11 competitors, the dynamic Cercle de la Voile d’Angers, was ready to welcome these crews, among which a Baulois crew (François Gombeaud, “Kikou” and Christian Dousset sailing Iznougoud ) and a Parisian crew (Patrick Godest and Claude Legond sailing Tante Yvonne) who had made the trip. After some uncertainties related to the unpredictable level of the Maine, (due to heavy rai ...  read more

Fall Bowl in Annapolis

Ah, the last event of the 2024 season at the Chesapeake Bay. The year has gone by so fast. The 2024 Fall Soling Bowl brought out our regular SSA members and one guest skipper from the past. 11 boats registered for the event. Although it was a small group of skippers, the on-course competition was hotly contested down to the last race. The windward/leeward course leg lengths were about 0.6 NM with a weather offset mark and no gate at the leeward mark with the finish on the opposite side  ...  read more

Soling French Nationals on the Seine river

The past weekend of September 19 and 20, the legendary Cercle de la Voile de Paris (CVP) organized the 2024 Nationals on the Seine. 17 boats from the three French clubs hosts of Soling fleets met in this very beautiful club and surroundings of Paris. All the conditions were met on Saturday to launch the four races, with a rather capricious but very present wind. If the places of honor were quite disputed, the Godest brothers (Patrick and Herve) proved to be, as often, the finest helmsm ...  read more

2024 Class Survey

Sailors The International Soling Association Executive Committee, in an effort to better understand the thinking and concerns of Soling Class racing members, travelers, and crucial friends of the Class, launches the attached survey for all interested sailors and members. In tests, the survey required up to 12 minutes when fully answered. You will find that there are sections of the survey where you will be able to skip forward, if desired. We attempted to make this a rewarding experie ...  read more

Richardson, Sloane and Ryan British champions in 2024

Not far from Nessie's hidden place ... At Fort William, heart of the Scotish Soling fleet and after a month of wind and rain the weekend dawned bright and sunny but without any wind. it was a lengthy wait before the race officer was able to lay a short windward/leeward course. However, four close races were achieved before the strenthening tide and failing wind called halt at the first racing day during the British Nationals. All the sailors and supporters gathered on Saturday evening ...  read more

Need your membership card?

The busiest part of season for the Soling class will start and many may need their membership cards. a) Make sure payment to your National Soling Association was made b) Make sure your National Soling Association communicated to the ISA that the payment was made c) Download the cards to offer it at the registration desk: - First login at www.soling.com - The login button becomes a profile button, click on it - The new window will show some  ...  read more

Dietzel, Zeileis and Seydl winners at the Alpen Cup

The Solings had their weekend at the Italian Alps, Lake Rescia (Reschensee) for the already traditional Alpen Cup organized by the SVR. The lake which water level depends on previous winter snow fall, and water needs down in the stream makes it an interesting venue where boats aren’t moored but placed at buoys “closer” to the club facilities. Saturday July 28 the racing started around 11 in the morning right after the thermal breeze from the south came in, not a strong one from 7 to 15 k ...  read more