A match race is a race between two competitors, going head-to-head.
World Sailing (WS) is the world governing body for the sport of sailing recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Sir Russell Coutts is a world champion New Zealand yachtsman.
The United States Sailing Association is the national governing body for sailing in the United States. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Bristol, Rhode Island, US Sailing is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. US Sailing offers training and education programs for instructors and race officials, supports a wide range of sailing organizations and communities, issues offshore rating certificates, and provides administration and oversight of competitive sailing across the country, including National Championships and the US Sailing Team.
The World Match Racing Tour is an annual series of professional sailing match race events held in multiple countries. Since 2006, the winner of the WMRT series has been named the Match Racing World Champion.
Ian Williams is a world class sailor with many credits to his name, including seven-time winner of the World Match Racing Championships.
The Korea Sailing Federation is the national governing body for the sport of sailing in South Korea, recognised by the International Sailing Federation.
World championships in sailing are world championships organised or sanctioned by World Sailing. As a sport, sailing has the largest number of world championships due to the diversity of equipment and disciplines.
Nina Curtis is an Australian sailor. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in sailing, winning a silver medal.
Olivia Price is an Australian sailor. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in sailing, and won a silver medal.
Lucinda Whitty is an Australian sailor. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in sailing.
Lucy MacGregor is an English sailor. She was born in Poole, Dorset.
Andrew Blair Tuke is a New Zealand sailor who won the 2021 Americas Cup Held in Auckland and also won the 2017 Version held in Bermuda. He also won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 49er class alongside Peter Burling.
Isabella Bertold is a Canadian sailor and cyclist, who competes in the Laser radial class in sailing, and who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team InstaFund Racing in cycling. She has been ranked in the top 10 of the world in sailing. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Sally Barkow is an American Olympic sailor. She won the 2004 and 2005 ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship, is a three-time winner of the International Women’s Keelboat Championship, and competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Malin Millbourn is a Swedish Olympic sailor competing in match racing. She won the 2003 ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship.
ISAF Sailing Games were a sailing festival organised by the International Sailing Federation held every four years from 1994 to 2006.
Elizabeth "Betsy" Gelentis Alison is an American sailor who has been voted Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year five times. She was inducted into the United States' National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2011
Nicole Breault is American sailor who is a four-time winner of the U.S. Women’s Open Championship. As of 2021, she sails out of St. Francis Yacht Club.
Helen Mary Wilkes is an international administrator in the sport of sailing from Ireland. She is best known for her promotion of the Optimist dinghy as president of the International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA). An active committee member of World Sailing for over 35 years, she also served as the first president of the Women's International Match Racing Association (WIMRA).
