Britons Saxton and Dabson Win 2017 Nacra 17 World Championship
From the closest and most exciting finish to a world championship Medal Race in the Olympic history of the multihull class, Great Britain’s Ben Saxton and Katie Dabson pipped Spanish rivals Fernando Echavarri and Tara Pacheco, foiling at full speed across the finish line to win the 2017 Nacra 17 World Championship title on the […]
Danes Lead Into the Sharp End of the Nacra 17 World Championships
The top two crews at the Nacra 17 World Championship both emerged from a challenging Race 7 of the Qualifying Series with their worst results yet. But, showing the hallmarks of potential champions, both regrouped and were immediately back into their stride during the subsequent two heats and so head into Friday and Saturday’s Finals […]
Tramontane Turns Up the Heat At the Nacra 17 Worlds, Italians On The Up
After a relatively benign, gentle introduction Tuesday to the Nacra 17 World Championships – the first ever in flying, foiling 2020 Olympic mode, La Grande Motte’s Baie d’Aigue Mortes in the South of France’s Camargue region, progressively turned up the heat today as the NW’ly Tramontane breeze kicked in for the afternoon. A solid 3,4,4, […]
Series of Votes Stabilizes Nacra 17
2 Class meetings were held with all members and entrants over the first two nights of the Nacra 17 World Championships, where Class members voted in a series of stabilizing measures. The open forum meeting agenda was cut short after the allotted time was spent debating a single but very important topic: the use of […]
Gimson and Burnett Lead GBR 1-2 After US Crew Penalised At Nacra 17 Worlds
American duo Riley Gibbs and Louisa Chafee lead the Nacra 17 World Championships after the first three qualifying races were contested in light, sub 10 kt breezes and pleasant sunshine off La Grande Motte’s Baie de Aigues Mortes. They were protested after racing for a measurement infringement and penalised, ceding the lead to Britain’s John […]
Brave New World
The Nacra 17 class steps into a brave new world Tuesday as the first world championship for the mixed sex Olympic catamaran in its new ‘flying’ foiling configuration starts on the Mediterranean’s Baie d’Aigues Mortes off La Grande Motte in the south of France. The European Championship for the class in Kiel, Germany in late […]
Kingfisher Yacht Ropes partners with International Nacra 17 and International nacra17 Class Associations
Yorkshire, UK – 21st August 2017 – Kingfisher Yacht Ropes, the marine specific arm of innovative rope products distributer, the DSM Group, has entered into a partnership agreement with the International nacra17 Class and International Nacra 17 Class Associations. DSM, a family run business, was established in 1982 and manages a global distribution of products […]
Bearing Update after Nacra 17 Class Executive Call – Saturday August 19, 2017
The company making the new bearings for Nacra Sailing has been optimizing the production process to achieve the required production levels (In excess of 50 sets) prior to the Class World Championships. The process is necessarily different to the process used to manufacture the prototypes. Due to the high number of rounded corners on these […]
Update on Nacra Recall and Bearing Replacement Plan
Nacra Sailing principals had a call with Nacra 17 Class President, Marcus Spillane, and Class Manager, Ben Remocker on Sunday morning. Here is the latest information. New Replacement Bearing The replacement design has been completed. The first prototype will be built on Monday. The prototype will be fitted to a boat to ensure it […]
Class Update following the Nacra Sailing recall of Foiling Boats
On Friday August 11, 2017, Nacra Sailing issued a recall and sent it to all foiling boat owners as well as the class executive. The recall notice is included at the bottom of this communication. The chain of events that lead to this recall are as follows: Two test foils broke about 6 weeks before […]
