2019 Worlds To Be In Auckland, New Zealand
As many as 400 of the world’s best sailors will descend on Auckland, New Zealand, next year for the nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 world championships. The event, which will be held at the Royal Akarana Yacht Club from November 29-December 8, 2019, will be an Olympic qualifier for countries who have not already secured […]
Magic Marine Becomes Official Clothing Partner of Nacra 17
Supporting Skiff Sailors and Cat Sailors on the Road to Tokyo 2020 The International nacra17 Class and International Nacra 17 Class are delighted to announce their partnership with renowned sailing apparel manufacturer Magic Marine. Magic Marine is a favourite of numerous top sailors across the entire spectrum of the sport, and the partnership will see […]
Nacra 17 In For 2024
World Sailing announced today that it has put up for review the events represented by the 470 M/W, Finn, and RSX M/W. By choosing not to review the other 5 events; Laser/Radial, nacra17/nacra17FX, and Nacra 17, these events will remain for the games in Paris. Further, for the nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17, the current equipment […]
Announcing Two New Grands Prix Events for 2018
We are pleased to announce two new events for 2018 which should suit our sailors plans nicely. Nice UltiMED The First Event is a big one, the Nice UltiMED. This is an event headlined by the giant trimarans typically used for round the world racing. These huge Tri’s with some of the worlds best offshore […]
Waterhouse and Darmanin On Top Over Full Range of Conditions
With nine full-fleet races in the books, and just three remaining, for the Nacra 17 at the 2018 World Cup Series Miami, USA, this much is clear: anyone hoping for a place on the podium in the Mixed Multihull is going to have to knock a defending Olympic medalist down a peg. Five of the […]
First Win of 2018 Goes to Number 1 – On Water and In Our Hearts
Each year there is a warm up regatta prior to the Miami World Cup on Martin Luther King holiday weekend in the USA. This year it was the 2018 mid-winter regatta and it was a perfect warm up regatta. There are still boat supply limitations on Nacra 17, with few teams having two boats and […]
Nacra 17 Announcing 2018 European Championship
nacra17, nacra17FX, Nacra 17, and Male/Female Foiling Kitesurf will compete for the 2018 European Championship in La Rochelle, France. These 5 progressive sailing events will wow the nautical French city one month before the first Olympic qualifiers. Together these 5 events represent some of the most dynamic athletes in sailing. These sailors push modern craft […]
2018 U23 Championship an Early Preview to Paris 2024
The very best Junior 2 person sailing teams will be getting a preview of Paris 2024 as the U23 nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 Junior World Championship is set for the end of August 2018. Marseille will host the championship, and the Olympic racing six years later, giving sailors, officials, and fans a look at […]
World Sailing releases report on Gulari Incident and Injury
World Sailing produced two injury reports this summer after high profile incidents while training and racing. One of those incidents occurred before the 2017 Nacra 17 World Championship where American helmsman Bora Gulari was thrown from his Nacra 17 in a pitch pole and had parts of three fingers amputated. Here is a copy of […]
Inheriting the Legacy – Creating New Glory
2017 SYC Shanghai Cup and Nacra 17 Asian Championship has come to a successful close today (29th October). 12 teams of 24 top sailors from Austria, New Zealand, Brazil, Italy, Denmark, the U.S., Germany, Singapore, China and Hong Kong, China have competed with all their might in the past two days. And eight intense races, […]
