Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti guaranteed themselves at least a silver heading into the Medal Race of the Mixed Multihull.
The Italian pair started the day on the wrong foot, getting disqualified from race ten due to an early start. However, they recovered and finished the day with a strong second which puts them 14 points clear at the top of the Nacra 17 rankings. Argentina’s Mateo Majdalani and Eugenia Bosco cemented their status as […]
Olympic Sailing 2024: Italy’s Tita and Banti in control of Mixed Multihull
Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti held on to their healthy lead in the Mixed Multihull, despite having their weakest day in Marseille so far. They opened with yet another race win, before clocking two consecutive sixth place finishes in the penultimate day of the Opening Series. Argentina’s Mateo Majdalani and Eugenia Bosco moved up a […]
Light Wind, Strong Wind: The Key is to be good at all of it
It’s really hard to be world class across the whole wind range. That’s why the very best Olympic sailors enjoy competing in a whole variety of wind and wave conditions across the course of a five or six-day regatta, because it tends to weed out the specialists. Some prefer light winds, others prefer strong, because […]
Olympic Sailing 2024: Italians Dominate Mixed Multihull
Italy’s Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti upheld their complete dominance of the Mixed Multihull with three consecutive wins in lighter wind. The pair are going from strength to strength and will take some beating over the next few days of racing. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nacra 17 (@nacra17sailing) […]
Italian Pair Begin Nacra 17 Defense
The Mixed Multihull event got underway yesterday and it was Italy’s Tita and Banti who took control early. The reigning Olympic champions began with a point to prove, winning the first two races in windy conditions. Argentina’s Mateo Majdalani and Eugenia Bosco finished the day only two points off the Italian leaders, after a strong […]
49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 Celebrate the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics!
Marseille, July 26, 2024 – The Olympics officially start today, marking a historic moment for France and the world of sports. For the first time in Olympic history, the Opening Ceremony will be held outside a stadium, and will take place on the iconic Seine River in the heart of Paris. A Historic Opening Ceremony […]
Belgium take French ground in assault on leaderboard
Arthur de Johnghe with Janne Ravelingien (BEL) attacked the final day of the 2024 Nacra 17 Junior World Championship to catapult themselves up the leaderboard into the Silver medal position. The paid nearly won all three races on the day, but had to settle for a 1, 1, 2 as the Swiss pipped them on […]
Schultheis and Bertin (MLT) nearing first Junior 49er win, Germans and Italians in FX Dual
After Day 1 of the Final Series, Schuletheis and Bertin extend to large lead 49er. Germans Katharina Schwachhofer and Elena Stoltze lead but matched by Giunchiglia and Schio in FX Belgian Borghijs brothers are deuces wild with all twos to grab lead in Nacra 17. With only one day to go, Richard Schultheis and Youenn […]
Petard and Lubac Reach Into Nacra 17 Lead at 2024 Junior World Championships
Schwachhofer and Stoltze (GER) stay leaders in the FX class Shoultheis and Bertin (MLT) have stellar day to move into the lead over four 49er races in higher winds Vilagarcía de Arousa (Galicia, Spain), July 19, 2024 For the first time in class history, the Nacra 17 fleet sailed with reaching starts, inspired […]
Second day of the 49er, 49er FX and Nacra 17 Junior World Championships
New Zealanders Sebastian Menzies and George Lee Rush maintain the lead in the 49er class and the French team of Titouan Petard and Thea Lubac are the leaders in the Nacra 17 Vilagarcía de Arousa (Galicia, Spain), 18 July 2024 It has been a long day on the waters of the Arousa estuary, where the […]