Replay the races
Just out of the office and missed all the action today? Replay all the races through the tracking and trace site. Good stuff!
Third race blue fleet won by French Besson/Riou
The third race (first of today) of the blue fleet was won by FRA 43 Billy Besson and Marie Riou. It was tough for the sailors, a few multihulls capsized. NED 44 Groeneveld/Begemann were in the leading pack, when they were almost thrown overboard at the windward mark. They finished 6th in the end. Provisional […]
Second race won by NED 46 Delnooz/De Koning
The second race of the yellow fleet was won by Dutch team Elke Delnooz and Coen de Koning. The other Dutch team Mandy Mulder and Thijs Visser ended second, so they have a first and second place now. Delnooz/De Koning have a fourth and first place. Provisional results race 2 yellow fleet 1. NED 46 […]
Sebbe Godefroid: “Learn to cope with male/female differences”
He is the most experienced man in mixed multihull sailing on the Olympic Nacra circuit to date. Sebbe Godefroid (BEL) lead the way to this new discipline, by joining forces with Carolijn Brouwer in their bid for an Olympic medal in 2008 in the Tornado. On their way, they won silver at the 2007 ISAF […]
First race won by NED 40 Mandy Mulder
Dutch Mandy Mulder and Thijs Visser won the first race in the yellow fleet. We’re glad the yellow fleet finally got to racing. Immediately after this one another race for the yellow fleet is scheduled. Follow racing live via tracking and tracing.
Racing is on today
It seems like a perfect racing day today. There is wind and it seems there will be enough wind for both fleets to complete all races today. The yellow fleet is going to start at 10.30 AM. Watch the schedule of today’s races here. Whilst racing is underway we switch to Twitter and Facebook or […]
Trying second day at Nacra 17 Worlds in the Hague
The second day of the Nacra 17 Worlds was a very trying day. Again there was no wind in the morning and the long waiting for the sailors began at 9.30 AM when the AP flag was hoisted for both fleets. Coaches told their pupils to stay out of the sun, because being in the […]
Sailor Thijs Visser “I grew up on the multihull beach”
As a baby Thijs Visser already slept in a sailbox. He’s sailed multihulls all his life and is now sailing the Nacra 17 with Mandy Mulder, silver medalist in the Yngling at the Olympics in Beijing. His biggest dream is to get a medal in a multihull at the Olympics. What multihulls did you sail […]
Notice 8 posted
At 08.55 PM Notice 8 (schedule of races Wednesday 24 July) is posted at the notice board (see tab Race Documents)
Racing underway
Racing is on. Fleet blue has just finished their two races. The yellow fleet is also on the water, waiting for their turn. When the blue fleet finishes, two starts for the yellow fleet will continue pretty soon. RACE 1 1. AUT 35 Zajac/Frank 2. NED 44 Groeneveld/Begemann 3. ITA 32 Sorrentino/Rinauro RACE 2 1. […]