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

Gimson and Burnet leading after day one

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 […]

Cagliari, Italy to host the 2025 World Championship of Nacra 17, 49er and FX

Cagliari, one of the most important sailing venue in Italy, has won the right to host the 2025 World Championship of three doublehanded Olympic Events. These three World Championships will be run concurrently during the annual Sardinia Sailing Cup, from October 7-12, 2025. The foiling Nacra 17 is a favorite Event in Italy. The defending […]

California Dreaming – 2025 Worlds to Long Beach

2025 World Championship for nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 set for Long Beach, CA Olympians looking to LA 2028 have their first marker on that path as the 2025 nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 will be held on Olympic waters in Long Beach, California, USA. The classes signed an MOU with the Long Beach Olympic […]