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Andre Gray, the Portuguese President of the SB20 Class goes to Anzio, Italy to watch the re-start of the SB20 Italian fleet
Warning: the author suffers from an acute SB20 sailing addiction. Fortunately, this condition is curable with one to two weekly sailing sessions or regattas. Side effects are stress reduction and overall satisfaction. Well here I am in Anzio, Italy, late March of 2025 to meet the Devoti team and try out the newly built in…
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John Pollard Clinches SB20 World’s Title in Singapore
In a thrilling display of skill and precision, John Pollard emerged victorious at the SB20 World’s held in Singapore. Facing challenging race conditions and fierce competition, Pollard’s strategic maneuvers and steady pace carried him through the heats to secure a well-earned win on the waterfront circuit. The victory not only marks a significant milestone in…
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John Pollard
SB20 – A SUPERIOR RACING YACHT I’ve been racing the SB20 since 2009, after transitioning to this boat from the Melges 24. Over the years, I’ve found the SB20 to be a more forgiving and less physically demanding, making it accessible to sailors of all levels. It offers a competitive racing experience for youth, female…
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Structural Changes being made to the Business Model of SBW
SBW has appointed a new Builder and Distributor for the iconic SB20 to further improve the quality of the SB20 boats and the sales and support for the owners. It is now going to be built by DEVOTI SAILING , an International boatbuilding company with worldwide professional dealers. Luca Devoti himself an Olympic sailor of…
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Persistence earns Pollard victory at the Singapore SB20 World Championship 2025
After competing in 14 previous editions of the SB20 World Championship going back as far as 2009, British sailor John Pollard has finally fulfilled his ambition of winning the big prize in Singapore… John Pollard and his team on Xcellent have won the SB20 World Championship after a week of predominantly light airs in Singapore.…
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Mario Trindade
Great boat to sail! Simple, fast, powerful and fun! Great class to join in on a budget, easy to kick start a competitive program! A J70 sailor onboard an SB 20… It’s quite impressive how two similar concept and size boats can be so different to race on. Being an experienced J70 sailor, I’ve joined…
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The SB4 Carbon is the ORC SportsBoat European 2022 Champion!
In October we travelled to Sistiana in Italy for the 2022 ORC Sportsboat European Championships. With 4 days of racing we matched the our first build of the SB4 Carbon up against Melges 24’s Viper 640, Este 24’s, SB20 and many more. From day one of sailing we knew this boat was fast, doing almost…
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Portuguese Youth Team training in Cascais – sending it!
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SB20 – Racing for everyone
A great article in the UK’s Royal Yachting Association Summer magazine about the SB20 class making sailing more accessible for all. RYA Accessibility article June..