If John Gimson and Anna Burnet continue to win races in the Nacra 17 World Championship, perhaps we’ll see a flurry of new face fluff appearing on other Nacra sailors’ faces. The British helmsman is sporting the start of a new moustache which he says is there for aesthetic purposes but could be proving helpful […]
Read MoreLaila van der Meer and Bjarne Bouwer surprised themselves with a spectacular day on the Nacra 17 race course. The young Dutch team scored 3,1,1 in blue group to move up to second overall in the World Championship behind the defending champions from Italy, Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti. “It was nerve wracking out there,” […]
Read MoreBig breeze and massive wind shifts of day two of the Nacra 17 World Championship delivered plenty of drama in La Grande Motte, the South of France. Selection trials continue for three countries at what is the last big event of the season before the greatest one of all, the Olympic Games just over two […]
Read MoreNacra 17 Worlds, Day 1: Germany stumbles while Italy races ahead Paul Kohlhoff and Alica Stuhlemmer opened their Nacra 17 World Championship in the best way possible, the German crew winning the first of three scheduled races in their half of the qualifying groups. But things started to go wrong in the second race, as […]
Read MoreThe Nacra 17 World Championship along with the 49er and 49erFX European Championships is about to start in La Grande Motte in the South of France, with sailors looking to make the most of the final major test before this summer’s Olympic Games. The World Championship has attracted all but one of the teams who […]
Read MoreThe Nacra 17 World Championship along with the 49er and 49erFX European Championships is attracting 148 teams to La Grande Motte in the South of France for six days of racing from 7 to 12 May. Of those 148 crews registered, 39 will represent their country in less than three months in Marseille, location of […]
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