The production team behind the series has a track record that includes the America's Cup, Whitbread/Volvo and Olympics as well as other sporting credits that include the ATP tennis tour, Premiership football and international cricket.

"The team has sailed around the world, produced programming at the America's Cup, commentated at the Olympics, built journalistic CVs and operated at the cutting edge of grand prix sailing, " said joint series producer Andrew Preece of APP Broadcast.

Each month Seamaster Sailing will provide sailing news from the grand prix sailing world plus in-depth features.

"If a growing audience of nonsailors are being captivated by the stories that the sport of sailing can deliver, then we will have achieved what we set out to do, " said joint series producer Richard Simmonds of APP Broadcast.

Viewers in the UK and Ireland will be able to see the series on Sky Sports.