Gimson and Burnet Snag World Championship for Britain from Italians
CAGLIARI, Italy, October 12, 2025 — The 2025 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 World Championships wrapped up in spectacular style today with a double-race medal series that crowned three deserving world champions. Under brilliant Sardinian skies and a lively sirocco breeze, Spain swept the skiff fleets while Britain claimed the foiling crown. View this […]
Australia moves up to challenge for a place in the Nacra 17 final
Experience takes control as the waves rise and the medal contenders emerge in Cagliari on day five of the 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 World Championships… Nacra 17: Seven teams in medal contention Gianluigi Ugolini and Maria Giubilei (ITA 98): Hold the lead with 3-10-2. John Gimson and Anna Burnet (GBR 21): One point back, […]
Group of Seven emerges at front of Nacra 17s
Local favourites Gianluigi Ugolini and Maria Giubilei continued to impress at the 2025 Nacra 17 World Championship, extending their lead early with a win in the first race of the day, making it three-in-a-row for the top-20 Gold Fleet phase of the six-day competition. But even the dominant Italians couldn’t escape the volatility of […]
Italians pushed hard by flying Dutch duo
Some great breeze for foiling in the catamarans and full-on planing in the skiffs, with some surprise leaders in the 49er and 49erFX and a not-so-surprising new leader in the Nacra 17 fleet… Nacra 17: Flying Dutchpeople on the tail of Italy After a slow start to their regatta, home favourites Gianluigi Ugolini and […]
New format means almost back to Square One for Nacra 17 fleet
How gutting must it be to put together a strong series of scores from six qualifying races, and then for your reward to be folded into just one single race result? Effectively that’s what has happened to John Gimson and Anna Burnet. Despite a wobbly 9th place in the last heat of the afternoon, the […]
Fast opening day for Gimson and Burnet
A really good opening day to the Worlds, with light to medium sea breeze and dusk-to-dawn sunshine across the bay of Cagliari. Great Britain takes the early lead in the Nacra 17 fleet, and Spain is ahead in both the men’s and women’s skiffs… Great start for Great Britain in the Nacra 17 John Gimson […]
Tim Mourniac with Aloise Retornaz make improbable overtake for Bronze in the Nacra 17
The podium places were all but set within the Nacra 17 fleet heading into the medal race. The main focus was the battle for second between Italy and Argentina, with Britain securing gold with two races to spare. However, when both Italy and Argentina were over early and had to restart, it opened up a […]
Veterans and Rookies Each Demolish Their Fleets to Win with Two Races to Spare
Both the 49er and Nacra 17 European Championships were secured with one fleet race and one medal race remaining to be sailed. John Gimson with Anna Burnet (GBR) might have been picked to win here in Thessaloniki with their long history of light wind excellence, and they delivered. They were 32 points ahead with a […]
Keeping Calm and Clear – Or Else
Olympic veterans in the 49erFX Marla Bergmann with Hanna Wille (GER) kept their nerve and used their speed to move into the lead, scoring the fewest points on day 4. The whole racecourse was available for good lanes on the day, making decision-making less of a focus and execution more important. Bergmann with Wille got […]
It can be easy to win
Win the start, grab the first shift, consolidate and extend! The winning formula is easy, and those who got ahead took full advantage of an easy course once they got to the front. For everyone else, it was a day of tense battles where any interruption or mistake to initiate a downward spiral of doubt […]
