The Yacht Racing Forum will have sessions dedicated to events, races and team management, governing and leadership bodies in our sport, and the Design and Technology Symposium, which will address the latest developments in the sector, including foils, new materials and technologies, designs and concepts

Bilbao hosts the 2019 edition of the Yacht Racing Forum, the most important meeting in the world specialized in competition sailing, in the coming days 25 and 26. Representatives and directors of important international events, nautical clubs and official agencies, athletes, specialized press, sponsors, designers and inventors participate in an intense programme of conferences, talks and presentations to discuss the present and future of the candle. America's Cup, The Ocean Race, World Sailing, IMOCA, SailGP, 11th Hour Racing, North Sails or Beneteau, among the confirmed attendees.

The tenth edition of the Yacht Racing Forum will bring together the largest personalities in the sailing sector to exchange views on the present and future of sport, and explore business opportunities. About 300 delegates will enjoy two intense sailing days through an interesting program divided into thematic modules with special focus on issues such as sustainability or the revolutionary ships with which the next America's Cup will run. The traditional resolution of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image trophy will not be missing to reward the best sailing photo of the year.

One of the most attractive of the Yacht Racing Forum is its list of speakers. The attractive program of this edition will have 87 specialists to participate in 14 conferences and 22 presentations. There are several of the most influential personalities of the world-wide competition candle, such as Johan Salén (director general of The Ocean Race), Alastair Fox (director of events of World Sailing), Stewart Hosford (project director of Alex Thomson Racing), Max Sirena (patron and team director of Luna Rossa), Ken Read (president of North Sails), Mike Golding (ocean regatist), Antoine Mermod (president of class IMOCA), Jeremy Pochman (director of the 11th Hour Racing (director of the Olympic (director of the British Ocean), Robert Kouti (director of the British Navy), and the head of the British Navy (director of the Edge), and of the Edge (director of the Edge), and the Edge.