Sailing the NACRA 17 Is the Best Opportunity for Females to Go Foiling
Foiling is fun… frustrating… fast… and female. If you’re a woman who wants to get into high-performance foiling, there’s one boat that makes more sense than any other: the NACRA 17. No other Olympic class offers the same mix of speed, teamwork, and access to elite-level competition — and no other foiling pathway gives women […]
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 […]
