The Nacra 17 Box Score: What the Tracker Saw at the Europeans
The rebuilt Nacra 17 tracker keeps a box score for every boat in every race. We ran all 15 races of the 2026 European Championship in Eckernförde through it, along with 6,530 starts from across the season. Emil Järudd and Hanna Jonsson won the Open Europeans, and the numbers show where they did it. They […]
The Nacra 17 Heads for 2032 After Its Best Year Yet
Biggest news: 2032 Every Olympic event has spent this year under the same question: what does the 2032 slate look like? The Events Committee was pushed to hand Council a menu of options. It sent one recommendation instead. The Nacra 17 is part of it. Council makes the decision, and it has not voted yet. […]
Nacra 17 Class Opens Nominations for President
The International Nacra 17 Class Association is calling for nominations for Class President, to lead the Olympic mixed multihull as it grows the fleet, raises its profile and strengthens the link between Olympic and professional sailing.
Naples Was Won by 49er and Nacra 17 Sailors
Ten of the twelve sailors on the top three boats at the America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta in Naples came through the 49er or the Nacra 17, and the reigning Nacra 17 world champions trimmed the winning boat.
Gimson and Burnet Snag World Championship for Britain from Italians
CAGLIARI, Italy, October 12, 2025 — The 2025 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 World Championships wrapped up in spectacular style today with a double-race medal series that crowned three deserving world champions. Under brilliant Sardinian skies and a lively sirocco breeze, Spain swept the skiff fleets while Britain claimed the foiling crown. View this […]
Tim Mourniac with Aloise Retornaz make improbable overtake for Bronze in the Nacra 17
The podium places were all but set within the Nacra 17 fleet heading into the medal race. The main focus was the battle for second between Italy and Argentina, with Britain securing gold with two races to spare. However, when both Italy and Argentina were over early and had to restart, it opened up a […]
Veterans and Rookies Each Demolish Their Fleets to Win with Two Races to Spare
Both the 49er and Nacra 17 European Championships were secured with one fleet race and one medal race remaining to be sailed. John Gimson with Anna Burnet (GBR) might have been picked to win here in Thessaloniki with their long history of light wind excellence, and they delivered. They were 32 points ahead with a […]
Keeping Calm and Clear – Or Else
Olympic veterans in the 49erFX Marla Bergmann with Hanna Wille (GER) kept their nerve and used their speed to move into the lead, scoring the fewest points on day 4. The whole racecourse was available for good lanes on the day, making decision-making less of a focus and execution more important. Bergmann with Wille got […]
It can be easy to win
Win the start, grab the first shift, consolidate and extend! The winning formula is easy, and those who got ahead took full advantage of an easy course once they got to the front. For everyone else, it was a day of tense battles where any interruption or mistake to initiate a downward spiral of doubt […]
Thessaloniki, Greece set to host the 2025 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 European Championships
This is the first championship leg leading to LA 2028. A new chapter begins for the fast doublehanded classes. The Champions from Paris 2024 have mostly either retired or are taking breaks for various reasons, leaving the start of the new quadrennial to a group of sailors who either missed selection or missed medals and […]