(water sports,sailing, yachting) A type of sportsailyachting close to the shore in an in-shore environment with tight courses, with shore-based fan stands comprising the "stadium". (Olympic sailing events typically are stadium sailing events. All Extreme Sailing Series races are stadium sailing events. Many of the America's Cup World Series fleet racingregattas are stadium sailing events.)
2011 October 29, James Boyd, “Abu Dhabi claims first Volvo Ocean Race in-port race”, in Daily Sail:
The in-port races for this Volvo Ocean Race are following the latest 'stadium sailing' trends by being held on a fixed course to gain maximum spectator appeal.
2018, Mary Pilon, The Kevin Show: An Olympic Athlete’s Battle with Mental Illness[1], page 218:
For the first time in history, the America's Cup would be visible to fans on the shoreline, part of Ellison's vision of "stadium sailing".
2018 August 16, Jan Harley, “Premiere Sailing League USA chooses RS21 as the new boat for Stadium Sailing”, in Sail World:
The Premiere Sailing League USA (PSL) has announced its choice of the new RS21 to elevate the dynamic of the sport through its stadium sailing program.
2018 August 21, “Schiller Water Bike Races at the Extreme Sailing Series™ Cardiff”, in Superyacht News:
At the end of August the Extreme Sailing Series™, now in its 12th year, arrives in Cardiff Bay, UK and from 24th – 27th August an array of Olympians, world champions and America’s Cup superstars racing on identical hydrofoil catamarans called GC32 will battle it out to win the only UK leg of the ultimate stadium sailing race global championship.
