• The leading annual conference for the business of sailing and yacht racing

  • The leading annual conference for the business of sailing and yacht racing

  • The leading annual conference for the business of sailing and yacht racing

  • The leading annual conference for the business of sailing and yacht racing

  • The leading annual conference for the business of sailing and yacht racing

  • The leading annual conference for the business of sailing and yacht racing

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An updated concept designed to reflect our delegates’ expectations

This year, we will merge the conference on the Management and Business of the sport and the Design & Technology Symposium, enabling all participants to attend the entire event. All sessions will therefore form a single, comprehensive program covering a wide range of topics—whether technology, event organisation, sustainability, media, marketing, or the latest challenges in…

Events, Yacht Clubs and Sailing Venues from all around the world invited to join the Yacht Racing Forum

The Yacht Racing Forum 2025 will place a strong focus on event management, sailing events, and venues. It will offer yacht clubs and sailing destinations a unique opportunity to explore emerging trends, share best practices, expand their professional networks and conduct business. May 26, 2025 – The Yacht Racing Forum invites events, yacht clubs, and…

Save the Date: November 20-21 in Amsterdam

Members of the sailing & yacht racing industry worldwide are invited to save the dates of November 20-21 for the upcoming Yacht Racing Forum / Design & Technology Symposium. The 15th edition of the YRF will coincide partially with the world’s leading maritime industry trade fair, and take place during Metstrade’s final day and the…

  • Luca Rizzotti, Founder, the Foiling Organization, Foiling Week and AC40 Class Manager

    It’s important to be here because it’s a once in a year opportunity to be all together, learn and meet in person. 

  • Knut Frostad, Executive Chairman, Henri Lloyd

    You get an enormous menu of choices, with very detailed presentations on various topics that you can choose to participate, whether it is foiling, gender equity, technology, marketing… Depending where you come from and what’s important for you, you can maximise your value. 

  • David Graham, CEO, World Sailing

    We want to hear what the challenges are in the industry, what's going on in events. We also want to send a message about the things that are important to us at World Sailing.

  • Armel Le Cleac’h

    The Yacht Racing Forum is a very important event for us, because we need to show what we are doing. We want to open up to the rest of the world with the Ultime class, and welcome new international teams. The Forum is the ideal platform to reach this very international audience.

     

  • Merfyn Owen, naval architect

    It’s a really great event to meet your peers who work in your industry, keep relationships going and developing business opportunities.

  • Bill Pearson, Technical Director, North Sails

    It is very rare that people from different sides of the industry meet, because our environment is super competitive, if not secretive. This conference is also unique because it is the only one that reassembles both sides of the sport: the design & technology and the business and marketing, and it’s really good to get a broad overview of what is going on.

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