Iker Martinez not sailing in Palma

Sunday 28th of March was confirmed that Spain’s two times Olympic medallist Iker Fernandez has been forced to bow out of the Trofeo Princesa Sofia IBEROSTAR regatta. Martinez who won Olympic gold in 2004 and silver in 2008 in the nacra17 Class with Xabi Fernandez, suffered a knee injury in a collision with another boat early […]

25 March to 2 April 2016: The Trofeo Princesa Sofía IBEROSTAR

With around one thousand sailors from approximately 55 nations, the Trofeo Princesa Sofía IBEROSTAR is one of the most important Olympic Sailing events in Europe. This year it reaches its 47th edition to be held from 25th March to 2nd April in the bay of Palma and it is a qualification event for Rio 2016.

First for the French, Danish team to Follow: Nacra 17 2016 Worlds Final Results

By Katy Nastro Clearwater, FL. Final day for the Nacra 17 World Championships. The final medal race was sailed right off Pier 60 on Clearwater Beach, a pretty cool vantage point for the viewers on shore. Even though the winners were announced yesterday, the day was still filled with competitive vigor amongst the sailors who […]

Unearthly Unison: Besson and Riou Fly on Water

By Katy Nastro Clearwater, FL. Day five of the Nacra 17 World Championships can pretty much call it as the unstoppable, and apparently unbeatable, Billy Besson and Marie Riou have separated themselves enough from the pack that even with a perfect day for the any of the close competitors, they mathematically take their fourth world […]

Nacra 17 Worlds running on all cylinders

Clearwater, FL. Day four of the Nacra 17 World Championship went off without a hitch. The less than stellar wintery weather that Clearwater has produced has now subsided, and finally the sailors were able to sail in nearly perfect conditions out on the Gulf of Mexico.

Ozzies Waterhouse / Darmanin make a move on light air day

Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin made the best of a light airs day three at the Nacra 17 Worlds to move to 3rd overall after the young Australians scored 5,4,1. It was a long day on the water, almost six hours, so maintaining concentration was difficult, but absolutely key.

Nacra 17 Worlds – Day 1 Clearwater, Florida USA

By: ANDY RICE BIG SHIFT AND BIG BREEZE BLASTS BESSON TO VICTORY It was a big and blustery opening race that kicked off the Nacra 17 World Championships today in Clearwater, Florida. The first race started in a fairly benign 11-12 knots, although the 43 crews probably had an inkling that something big was going […]

How to follow the Nacra17 Worlds 2016 in Clearwater

The Nacra 17 World Championship will be held in Clearwater from February 9-14, 2016. Today the first race is scheduled at 1200. At this moment 45 teams from 23 countries registered. For many teams this event will be an important selection to participate the Olympics in Rio. Together with the nacra17 and nacra17 FX Worlds, this will be the first Olympic-class sailing world […]