Tuesday morning: waiting for wind. Races postponed.
SUPERSTITION AND GOOD RACING AT FIRST DAY OF NACRA 17 WORLDS IN THE HAGUE – July 21 –
The practice race of the Nacra 17 Worlds today started out with superb conditions. At the start at 2 PM there was a medium sea breeze and sunny conditions. 66 Teams out of 24 countries registered for this new Olympic multihull class. Today was only one race. Twice there was a general recall, because to […]
66 PRE-ENTRIES FOR INAUGURATE NACRA 17 WORLDS 2013 – July 17 –
With only five days left to the start of the inaugurate Nacra 17 World Championships in The Hague/Netherlands, the organization received 66 pre-entries from 24 countries worldwide. Among them the fresh F18 World Champion Billy Beson (FRA) with his crew Marie Riou. While many national teams opted for final training sessions on the race course […]
First Nacra 17 Worlds bring olympic top multihull sailors to The Hague
The Hague/Netherlands, June 21 2013 The first ever World Championships in the Nacra 17 bring the global Olympic top of multihull sailing to The Hague, Netherlands. The event starts on Sunday July 21st, 2013 and runs until Saturday July 27th. With one month to go, there are now fifty entries from 22 countries. This new […]
First Nacra17 Worlds bring Olympic multihull sailors to The Hague
The Hague/Netherlands, June 21 2013 The first ever World Championships in the Nacra 17 bring the global Olympic top of multihull sailing to The Hague, Netherlands. The event starts on Sunday July 21st, 2013 and runs until Saturday July 27th. With one month to go, there are now fifty entries from 22 countries. This new […]
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.
