Announcing the 2020 Forward WIP European Championship
The nacra17 and Nacra 17 Classes with Host Club Union-Yacht-Club Attersee, on Lake Attersee, Austria are proud to announce the 2020 Forward WIP European Championship. Racing will be from September 28 to October 4 for the nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17. After a halt to global racing in March, this will be the first time for […]
New dates announced for Tokyo 2020
IOC, IPC, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and Tokyo Metropolitan Government announce new dates for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020 postponed to 2021
The Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021, to safeguard the health of the athletes, everybody involved in the Olympic Games and the international community.
CANCELLATION OF TROFEO PRINCESA SOFIA IBEROSTAR 2020
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and following recommendations from the Spanish and Balearic Governments, we are forced to cancel the 2020 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Iberostar in all Classes (Olympic Classes, One – Design, Open Foil, ORC). We deeply regret this situation but we must follow the restrictions requested by the Authorities to face this world health issue.
Hempel World Cup Series Genoa cancelled due to COVID-19
World Sailing has cancelled the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Genoa event that was due to be held in the Italian city from 11 – 19 April 2020 due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Last chances for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualification
After the 2019 nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 World Championships wrapped up with some amazing medal races and the dust settled in Auckland, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics picture began to reveal itself. With under 200 days until the Games commence in July there are only a handful of qualification spots remaining in the three classes. […]
World Championship sailors support bushfire effort
The proximity of the upcoming nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 Oceania and World Championships course area to some of the bushfires currently burning in the southern Australian state of Victoria has stirred the international sailing community to action.
World champs aiming to be clean and green
Sandy Dawson and Ulrika Silfverberg never thought they would find rubbish so fascinating, and rewarding.
Danes win the day, Italy into the lead
The fourth day of the 2019 Hyundai nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 World Championships saw the race for the title and Olympic qualification is beginning to take shape as the fleets split into their respective Gold fleets.
Olympic qualification race set for an epic showdown
Ben Saxton & Nicola Boniface dominated the Nacra 17 class with another consistent day inside the top three. After a hugely successful 2019 including gold at the European Championships on home waters in Weymouth, they have laid down the challenge for their own internal Olympic selection amongst the British Sailing Team.