Tita and Banti showing total dominance
Day four was a classic ‘Bay Day’ with 12 to 14 knots of steady sea breeze for the nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Nova Scotia, Canada. HIGHLIGHTS After a wait for the sea breeze to settle across St Margaret’s Bay, it was a classic day of sea breeze racing where good starts, […]
Newberry & Liebenberg spoil the Italian Job
Live Broadcast Replay – Nacra 17 was second fleet on course. HIGHLIGHTS Another sunny day in St Margaret’s Bay, but the 6 to 10 knot breeze was full of potholes and a total mindbender even the best sailors Kiwi crews make moves up the nacra17 fleet at the end of qualifying Bobeck & Netzler have […]
Tita and Banti score straight six
HIGHLIGHTS A perfect ‘Bay Day’ with 8 to 14 knots of sea breeze in sunny St Margaret’s Bay Port tack start is the high point of a sensational day for Lambriex & van der Werken in the nacra17 Lambriex’s girlfriend, Odile van Aanholt, continues to lead the nacra17FX fleet with crew Annette Duetz A perfect […]
Full-Send Up and Down on Day 1
Hubbards, Nova Scotia, Canada – There was no hesitation to hoist the gennaker on the Nacra 17 course today for day one of the World Championships despite 24 knots and four to six-foot waves on St. Margaret’s Bay. “We had to send it for all it’s worth,” said New Zealand Nacra driver Micah Wilkinson about […]
Doors are Open For New Champions
Hubbards, Nova Scotia, CANADA – A bagpiper rang in the crowd Tuesday evening for the opening ceremonies of the 2022 World Championships as the waining seabreeze and sun filled the Hubbards waterfront. Practice racing, last minute rig and boat checks and even some relaxation and physiotherapy work on finicky muscles filled the sailors last day […]
Lasting Legacy in Nova Scotia from nacra17 and Nacra 17 Worlds
Hubbards, Nova Scotia, Canada – The Hubbards Community Waterfront has been completely transformed in preparation for the 2022 nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 World Championships. What was once a thriving fish processing plant, that became derelict after decades of decline, will now be a permanent access point to amazing sailing. Three levels of government (Government […]
Doublehanded Sailing is Back
The nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 fleets completed the biggest ever Junior World Championship for each of the classes. A total of 140 teams from 30 nations are racing in the 2022 edition from Lago di Como, Italy. Simultaneously the 29er World had another 245 teams racing ‘just down the road’ in Spain. For the […]
nacra17, FX, and Nacra 17 Europeans to Vilamoura, Portugal in 2023
The nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 Classes have agreed with Vilamoura Sailing who will host the European Championship in October of 2023. This championship will be a critical one in the lead up to Paris 2024 and will likely be the European continental qualifier for the games. Additionally, many nations will use this championship as […]
Tita and Banti Dominate in Fourth European Championship
Aarhus, Denmark – Olympic sailing is hugely competitive, but dominating performances, and seasons do happen. Rarely, if ever, has a team won a major championship the way Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti won this European Championship in Aarhus. In 15 races they won nine of them, were second 5 times, and had an eighth. In […]
Golden end of Kiel Week regatta
The final day of Kiel Week once again reflected the past nine days of racing. The conditions varied from calm in the morning – with a corresponding delay in the start – to dream conditions in the last possible Medal Races of the Olympic classes. A total of 326 races in 22 boat classes and […]