Wild Rides in Vilamoura Kick Starts European Season
Vilamoura, Portugal, has been growing as a winter destination for the past few seasons. Regattas in December and now February attracted 109 and then 116 boats respectively across nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17. The regatta this past weekend was a doozy, with big breeze and waves each of the days. Check out this video of […]
American Reset for Tokyo 2020
The Hempel World Cup Series, a four stage international circuit for aspiring Olympians, offered a rare opportunity for North American sailors to enjoy the relative comforts of home on January 29-February 3 in Miami, FL. For the mixed multihull Nacra 17 event, with all three medalists from the 2016 Olympics in Miami, it offered a […]
Australia Pulls Over Horizon Heading Back Down Under
The Nacra 17 medal race started with full intensity. An off-camera match race between the Waterhouse/Darmanin (AUS) and Albrecht/Nicolino (BRA) saw the leading Aussies start in a commanding position. They hit the start line at full speed with the Brazilians directly behind them. The Brazilians, who have been the fastest boat all week in […]
Australia Versus the Punte Posse
Jason Waterhouse with Lisa Darmanin (AUS) battled sagely all we to pull into a nice lead in Miami half way through the final day of fleet racing. But the Brazilians Albrecht and Nicolino dug in to win the final two races setting up a showdown for the medal race. The Aussies are the silver medalists […]
Brazilian Leaders Handling Storms and Uncertainty Best
Fresher breezes meant lots of foiling for the Nacra 17 fleet at the 2019 Hempel World Cup Series Miami. It was was something of a microcosm of the regatta so far – all about surviving the storm and limiting the damage. The Nacra 17 fleet ripped through four races today and is on track to […]
Check in with the USA Nacra Squads Coach Mike Ingham
After coaching the American Sonar Paralympic team to a silver medal at the Rio 2016 Games, Mike Ingham continues to work with the US Sailing Team toward Tokyo 2020. His task now is with the mixed multihull event in which the US finished off the Rio podium in 8th. Scuttlebutt editor Craig Leweck checked in […]
Gimson and Burnet Win the Mid-Winter Regatta from Miami
John Gimson and Anna Burnet (GBR) dominate the 2019 Mid Winters to take their second win of the winter season. Over the eight race series their worst finish was a third place, and they also won four of the eight races. While the regatta was a fairly casual regatta and only a warm up to […]
RYA wins bid to host 2019 Nacra 17, nacra17 and nacra17 FX European Championship
High-octane Olympic racing is to return to Weymouth and Portland in 2019 after the RYA won its bid to host the Nacra 17, nacra17 and nacra17 FX European Championship. The world’s best racers from the Olympic circuit will descend on the London 2012 sailing venue from May 13 to 19 to battle it out for […]
Geelong welcomes Olympic sailors for nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 World Championships in 2020
Three of the highest profile Olympic sailing classes will converge on Geelong in February 2020, with the 2020 nacra17, nacra17FX & Nacra 17 World Championships set to be hosted by the Royal Geelong Yacht Club on the beautiful flat waters of Corio Bay. With the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Australia is the perfect location for […]
Gimson & Burnett Foil To Victory in Shanghai Cup
Shanghai Cup delivers a fun regatta, far from the standard in Olympic Sailing. In perfect foiling conditions, a dozen races were contested between a dozen nations on a perfect sailing lake in the outskirts of Shanghai. The first race of the final day of the was full of drama. Team GBR had a penalty, a sudden gust of […]