Notice 6 published
Notice 6 (schedule of races Tuesday 23 July) has been published at 08.30 PM (see tab Race Documents).
A over AP – races cancelled
All races are cancelled for the rest of the day. We hope op fair winds tomorrow. First race is scheduled for 10.30 AM.
Coach GBR team Maurice Paardenkooper
Catching up with GBR Coach Maurice Paardenkooper From campaigning in the nacra17, to coaching Olympic keelboat and match race sailors, Maurice Paardenkooper has done it all. He won a silver medal with his Dutch Yngling project at the 2008 Games in Beijing. On the road to London 2012 he made a transfer to the British […]
Sailor Lucy Macgregor: “The style of racing suits my skills”
Team GBR lines up with four crews at the 2013 Nacra 17 Worlds in The Hague. Among them bronze medalist at the 2007 Yngling Worlds, former World Champion Match Racing and Olympic representative Lucy Macgregor. After London 2012, she switched to two hulls and teamed up with Tom Phipps. We asked Lucy five questions: 1. […]
66 pre-entries Nacra17 Worlds 2013 Scheveningen
66 pre-entries for inaugurate Nacra17 Worlds 2013 Scheveningen – With only five days left to the start of the inaugurate Nacra 17 World Championships in The Hague/Netherlands, the organisation received 66 pre-entries from 24 countries worldwide.
Ready to sail
The sailors are preparing for the practice race of today. Hoisting their sails and getting ready to get on the water. It isn’t easy to get through the surf. Once on the water, the conditions are perfect. Medium winds and sunny. The start will be at 2 PM. Follow the races live on http://www.tractrac.com/index.php?page=eventpage&id=314
Measurements ready
The last measurements are done. The sailors are getting ready to go onto the water. In half an hour there will be the start of the practice race.
Sailor Thomas Zajac ‘It’s a tough competition’
Thomas Zajac from Austria is looking forward to the competition in the Nacra 17, although he thinks it will be tough. Who will you be sailing with? I am sailing the Worlds with Tanja Frank. She is a young and very talented girl, who won the 420 youth Worlds 2011 in Croatia. We are sailing […]
Start registration and measurement on Friday
Registration and measurement well underway. The weighing scale set-up working all fine. Sails getting chhecked and stamped. No real issues besides wrong stickered National country codes and sailnumbers. Chris Henderson the Chief Measurer is a tough guy to pass if gear is incorrect.
Sailor Nicole van der Velden “We knew it was a wild shot”
Leading up to the Nacra 17 Worlds we will be presenting various sailors and coaches to you. Nicole van der Velden of Aruba will kick of. Who will you be sailing with? “I will be sailing with Tomer Simhony from New Zealand. Where I’m from, Aruba, sailing isn’t a really common sport to practice, so […]