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 […]
Note from the NACRA 17 Chief measurer!
Nacra Class Measurement at all Major Events Would all Nacra sailors and coaches please read the following instructions and please make sure if you are attending any Nacra event, that your boat complies with the Class Rules. In Palma and Hyeres we allowed some boats to sail which did not fully comply with the rules […]
NACRA 17 debut at ISAF World Cup Circuit in Miami
NACRA 17 debut at ISAF World Cup Circuit in Miami – The Nacra 17 will be making its debut at the ISAF Sailing World Cup this week in Miami.
ISAF Sailing Word Cup Miami 2013
ISAF Sailing Word Cup Miami 2013 – To follow all the action this week in Miami, visit event website at http://mocr.ussailing.org for real-time racecourse blogging, commentary and fan interaction with Cover it Live, regatta results, photos and news updates.
New Olympic Multihull Nacra 17 – Update
New Olympic Multihull Nacra 17 – The production of the Nacra 17, which is the new Olympic multihull for Rio 2016, is continuing at pace at the factory.
Nacra 17 the new Mixed two-person Multihull for the Olympic Games in 2016
The Nacra17 is the new Olympic Mixed Multihull class – The Nacra 17 is chosen as Olympic equipment for the next following Olympic Games. ISAF has chosen for the Nacra 17 for more than one reason.
