UAE SB20 Class Association

17/10/2025

We are back for 2025-26! Opening the season with big bang - double day weekend racing staring tomorrow! 25 boats on the water, sailors coming in from Europe, new teams on the water! SB20 one design racing as good as it gets! 💪🏻😍

17/10/2025

01/12/2024

SB20 ME & UAE National Championships 2024 - Day 2! What a day on the water it was! 😱 Shamal is almost over, so the weather is all over the place - gusts, lulls, shifts. It was still windy out there especially at the end of the day, but at the same time we struggled to plane at times. Well done everyone and see you all tomorrow ☺️

30/11/2024

Amazing Day 1 of SB20 Middle East & UAE Championships! Big thank you to everyone for being there and coping with 15kts+ conditions - well done! See you all tomorrow 🥰

29/11/2024

The Wicked SB20 Middle East Championship is this weekend! We’ve got a fantastic forecast, and lots planned on land too – plenty of activities for the kids, and live music every night

17/02/2024

And that’s a wrap - thank you and congratulations everyone! 🥰

The Dubai Duty Free SB20 Triple Sailing Championships came to an end after the grand finale of the 2024 SB20 World Championships with Team Kidzink winning the final title. After 13 races and a closely fought battle for the podium, the UAE-based teams Desert Eagle and Superbella achieved the second a...

12/02/2024

SB20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - DAY 0

Excitement built for the entire day starting with the Appendix UF briefing, last sail number stickers put on the and last crews registering on the day.

Breeze came in time for the practice race. First start sequence got abandoned last minute with AP going up due to 60deg wind shifts. Second clear start set the fleet off for a tricky and shifty upwind leg. First three boats rounding the top mark were BUL 3149 Ivana&Alex, GBR 3814 Xcellent and UAE 3365 Koda. The wind completely s**t down shortly after first boats rounding the top with heavy rain coming in. November flag was announced on the VHF and the fleet head with breeze building back as soon as the rain disappeared.

Crews enjoyed evening in the race village with the opening ceremony taking place at 6:30pm.

05/02/2024

SB20 Asia Pacific Championships 2024 … wow! 🥰

Strong winds reaching 20kts+ made it an exciting, unforgettable experience to many of us. We are extremely proud and grateful to have reached such a quality of racing on our home waters in Dubai.

Big THANK YOU to for organizing such an epic event and for the photos. Congratulations to all the winners and participants - well done! Happy to see all the international sailors here with us! 🥰

We are also very thankful to all the sponsors and supporters who make all this possible: , , , and others 🙏

6 days left to SB20 World Championships 2024 💪🏻

26/01/2024

DOSC SB20 boat park rearranged and ready for visiting sailors. 52 boats will be parked here soon ahead of the upcoming !

16 days left till the worlds, and only a week till pre-Worlds! 💪🏻 Bring it on! ☺️

Photo thx to our marine operations star 🙏

13/01/2024

Challenging SB20 Commodores Cup day #6! Very light winds meant a lot of lead changes and up and down results. Build up to sees much more effort and training by everyone! We really appreciate to have all the international visiting boats and sailors on the water! 🥰 Congratulations to all the winners of today. One more day tomorrow 💪🏻 Cannot wait for the upcoming SB20 Asia Pacs and then Worlds 2024! ☺️

08/12/2023

Happy for these quite a few months of work formalizing more and more! On behalf of SB20 UAE … thank you Scott and everyone else involved.

Long live the SB20 class! 💪🏻🥰😁

📣 At the end of another busy year the president of the SB20 Class sends out an update about the dealer network:

"The World Council have been working diligently to work through a better model for the Distributor / Dealer network that will result in far better service and cheaper prices for all boat owners. We are strengthening and growing the Dealers in locations around the World and ensuring that there is excellent reliable service in all locations where the SB20 boat is sailed. This is happening in a coordinated and managed way with all Dealers committing to work together to improve the arrangements for everyone. It is very important that all owners support their Dealers around the World as we work through the early stages of this process. If you are unsure as to who the Dealer is for your region please contact your District President, there will be list of all Dealers and Agents on the Class Website in the coming weeks.”

Scott Glanville