Mandy Mulder and Coen de Koning take the gold at the SWCMiami 2016
Mandy Mulder and Coen de Koning showed a strong performance in Miami. Even more so because this was their comeback event after Coen broke his collar bone a few months ago. He was operated in September. They used a plate with 7 screws to transfer 3 pieces of collarbone into one. He was far from being able to sail at that time.
Live Tracking Sailing World Cup Miami
At the head of the fleet World #1 Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin (AUS) will spearhead a pack of 49 that includes high profile Nacra 17 contenders. Teams such as three-time World Champions Billy Besson and Marie Riou (FRA), World #2 Vittorio Bissaro and Silvia Sicouri (ITA) and the experienced Santiago Lange and Cecilia Carranza Saroli (ARG) will all be on the start line.
Sailing World Cup Miami 2016 – Registration is open
The online entry to Sailing World Cup Miami 2016 Presented by Sunbrella is open. The event is the only North American regatta to be included in World Sailing’s 2015-16 Sailing World Cup series. Only online Registration The deadline for priority entries with regards to quotas is December 4, 2015. Entries must be received by January […]
Ben Saxton & Nicola Groves win Nacra17 Europeans 2015
Winds of up to 12 knots offered ideal conditions for the exciting finals in the Nacra 17 European Championship. The event finished today after six days of competition in the Barcelona International Sailing Center (BISC). Ben Saxton, world champion in this class in 2013, and his current crew Nicola Groves took the European gold in Barcelona […]
Who’s in the medal race at the Nacra17 Eruopeans?
Tomorrow the waters of Barcelona will be the scene of a heart-stopping Medal Race. Today the fleet of 42 Nacra 17 teams completed four races in order to decide the top 10 which will sail the grand finale on this spectacular catamaran. After two days without racing, the fifth day of the Europeans dawned with low clouds and […]
No changes in the results of the Nacra 17 Europeans
The crews tried to make the most of it on the second day in a row without racing due to the lack of wind at the Barcelona International Sailing Center’s facilities. The races on the fourth day of the Nacra 17 European Championship got cancelled. On day 3 there was too much wind and on day 4 there was not enough. With about knots of wind on the race course in Barcelona, the 42 teams from 23 countries participating in this European competition had to stay ashore without racing.
Day 4 Nacra17 Europeans 2015 starts with postponement
Four races are scheduled for today. The calm after the storm… Light East winds, between 5 and 10 knots, and big swell (2,5mtrs) are forecasted for today. At this moment (11h.) there is a very light NE breeze. The fleet is waiting ashore.
All races cancelled on day 3 of the Europeans 2015
All three scheduled races were cancelled today due to severe wind conditions with gusts of wind of almost 35 knots and two meters’ waves. Austrian Thomas Zajac, who is sixth in the classification of the open championship after sailing six races with his partner Tanja Frank, summarized the feeling of the fleet: “Under these conditions, I think that to have a fleet race with so many Nacra 17 boats would be dangerous.”
Close racing between the British and the Australians
Strong winds and driftwood on the race course made it a challenging second day of racing in Barcelona. The wind speed went up from 12 to 17 knots from the NE, and there were a lot of waves today. The fleet of 42 boats from 23 nations completed three races on the second day. With a total of six races the teams can now discard their worst result.
Saxton and Groves lead Europeans after day 1
Brits Ben Saxton and Nicola Groves are leading the Nacra 17 European Championships after 1 day of racing. The teams sailed three races on the opening day of this continental event that takes place in the Barcelona International Sailing Center (BISC).