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 […]
France dominates in the Nacra 17 class and New Zealand in the 49er with a small margin of points
Stella Maris Enríquez of Vigo and Marta Cardona from the Balearic Islands lead the 49er FX class France dominates in the Nacra 17 class and New Zealand in the 49er with a small margin of points Vilagarcía de Arousa (Galicia, Spain) 17 July 2024 The 2024 49er, 49er FX and Nacra 17 Junior World Championships […]
Galicia is ready to start the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Junior World Championship
– More than hundred teams from 25 countries are ready to hear the first warning signal of a World Championship that aims to be the most competitive – Ahead are five days of competition and up to 15 races are scheduled to decide the new junior world champions. Vilagarcía de Arousa (Galicia, Spain), 16th July […]
La Grande Motte International Regatta: Final dress rehearsal for the Cats and Skiffs
The 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 […]
Quick Update on the Nacra 17 Last Chance Regatta
Danish pair Natacha Saouma-Pedersen and Mathias Bruun Borreskov continue to lead the Nacra 17 competition from which four countries will qualify from a fleet of 15. They didn’t match yesterday’s 3, 1, 1 performance but a first place in between a sixth and a fourth means they are out in front. Further down the standings, a posse of Belgians has gathered in fourth, fifth and sixth, […]
Italian Olympic Nacra 17 champions Tita and Banti win their 53 Trofeo Princesa Sofía title with a day to spare.
The best winds came in late at the 53 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Iberostar today but the wait was worth it, especially Italian Nacra 17 Olympic and world champions Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti who won their event with a day to spare at the Mallorca’s emblematic Olympic classes event which has drawn a […]
Consistency eludes many top contenders today at 53 Trofeo Princesa Sofía
The light sea-breeze condition on the Bay Of Palma today proved especially testing for the giant fleet at the 53 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar and even many of the event leaders struggled to record consistently top finishes as the winds moved around in direction and pressure over the fourth day of racing. Italy’s […]
Olympic pressure, what pressure?
Another sea breeze day kept the giant 53 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar rolling through a demanding schedule of races. Across the classes are some marked, understandable differences between the mindsets of those who are in the throes of an Olympic selection fight and those who have missed out on Marseille and are racing […]
How to Follow the Princess Sofia Regatta
Get ready to mark your calendars for the highly anticipated kickoff of the 53rd edition of the Trofeo Princesa Sofia! Beginning tomorrow and running until April 6th, this prestigious event will see 1,100 sailors from 75 different nations competing across 10 classes. Set against the stunning backdrop of Palma’s coastline, the regatta will unfold across […]