Get Well Soon Bora Gulari
An injury today while training to Nacra 17 sailor, Bora Gulari (USA) has resulted in serious damage to his hand. Our thoughts are with our good friend and we wish him well in his recovery. Here is the full statement from US Sailing.
Nacra 17 World Championships – Use of Gennakers Upwind
Ultimately the view of the Class Executive is that no decisions affecting racing in such a significant way should be made so close to the World Championship. The rules stand as they are and gennakers can be used upwind. After the light day at the Kiel Europeans where teams hoisted their kites upwind and were […]
New Bearings Available for Nacra 17 Sailors
As of this morning, all teams racing at the 2017 Worlds now have access to pick up their new bearings and renew sailing efforts in all conditions. Nacra Sailing and their suppliers had the machines running overtime all week and then took an overnight flight from the Netherlands to La Grande Motte. Enough parts for […]
Bearing Update 4 after Nacra 17 Executive Call – Tuesday August 22, 2017
The new active lower bearings for the Nacra 17 are in production. By late Friday night (August 25) enough units for all those entered in the World Championships will have been produced. 3 machines are working almost 24 hours a day to accomplish the task. This production run of bearings (for the Worlds fleet) is […]
Kingfisher Yacht Ropes partners with International Nacra 17 and International nacra17 Class Associations
Yorkshire, UK – 21st August 2017 – Kingfisher Yacht Ropes, the marine specific arm of innovative rope products distributer, the DSM Group, has entered into a partnership agreement with the International nacra17 Class and International Nacra 17 Class Associations. DSM, a family run business, was established in 1982 and manages a global distribution of products […]
Bearing Update after Nacra 17 Class Executive Call – Saturday August 19, 2017
The company making the new bearings for Nacra Sailing has been optimizing the production process to achieve the required production levels (In excess of 50 sets) prior to the Class World Championships. The process is necessarily different to the process used to manufacture the prototypes. Due to the high number of rounded corners on these […]
Bearing Update after Nacra 17 Executive Call on Wednesday August 16, 2017
Preparing the prototype and setting up the machining has taken a day longer than first expected. Three prototypes of the new lower bearing are scheduled to be picked up by Nacra Sailing from the supplier on Thursday afternoon. They will be brought immediately to the Nacra Sailing factory for testing. From the board swap already […]
Update on Nacra Recall and Bearing Replacement Plan
Nacra Sailing principals had a call with Nacra 17 Class President, Marcus Spillane, and Class Manager, Ben Remocker on Sunday morning. Here is the latest information. New Replacement Bearing The replacement design has been completed. The first prototype will be built on Monday. The prototype will be fitted to a boat to ensure it […]
Class Update following the Nacra Sailing recall of Foiling Boats
On Friday August 11, 2017, Nacra Sailing issued a recall and sent it to all foiling boat owners as well as the class executive. The recall notice is included at the bottom of this communication. The chain of events that lead to this recall are as follows: Two test foils broke about 6 weeks before […]
Italy Wins First Foiling Catamaran, German Women Conquer Skiffs
In a day characterized by huge gusts, out-of-control runs, capsizes and wild wind shifts, Tina Lutz and Susan Beucke took complete control of the nacra17FX fleet. The local favorites won both medal races today by big margins to take their first European Championship, alternating positions with overnight leaders Vicky Jurczok and Anika Lorenz. “In that […]
