Italy Wins First Foiling Catamaran, German Women Conquer Skiffs
In a day characterized by huge gusts, out-of-control runs, capsizes and wild wind shifts, Tina Lutz and Susan Beucke took complete control of the nacra17FX fleet. The local favorites won both medal races today by big margins to take their first European Championship, alternating positions with overnight leaders Vicky Jurczok and Anika Lorenz. “In that […]
Breeze on for Three Tight Final Series – Forecast
The final day is setting up beautifully with 18 knots, up to 22 knots, with gusts higher. The full report is here: Weather_04082017_engl_EURO
BIG RISKS AND BIG REWARDS ON MOVING DAY Top Teams Advance To Theatre-Style Medal Racing
With the all-important Medal Race cutoff kicking in today for all three fleets at the nacra17/nacra17FX/Nacra17 European Championship in Kiel, Germany, all pressure was on the ‘bubble’ teams to perform at their best. Some rose to the challenge, some quietly snuck in to the last spot, and many were left disappointed after a brutally hard […]
Locals Surge Ahead As Finals Begin, Finnish Foiling Heroics On Day 4 of European Championship
Light and shifty winds continued today over Kiel Bay as Finals action began for the top of the Olympic nacra17 and nacra17FX fleets, while the foiling Nacra 17 knocked off three more races in their first-ever regatta in the Olympic multihull’s new flying configuration. The most incredible moment of the week came on the Nacra […]
Racers Find Obstacles and Opportunities As Qualification Round Ends At European Championships
High pressure over the North Sea meant entirely new challenges for the nacra17FX, nacra17, and Nacra 17 fleets as the European Championship entered its third day today. A short postponement to let the wind fill in gave way to a full day of racing, with the nacra17FX and Nacra 17’s getting three races in while […]
Flying, Crashing, and Fighting On Day 2 of European Championship
Another sunny, bright, breezy day welcomed the combined Olympic fleets of Nacra 17, nacra17, and nacra17FX race boats today as the 2017 European Championship continued in Germany’s North Sea port of Kiel. The nacra17 and nacra17FX entered their second day of competition while all eyes were on the brand new foiling Nacra 17 catamaran sailors […]
How to Follow the 2017 Europeans.
What’s On The nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 European Championship are on simultaneously from Kiel, Germany, July 30 – Aug 4. Additionally, there is a class championship of the C-Board (old type) of Nacra 17. There are 98 nacra17, 68 nacra17FX, 25 Foiling Nacra 17, and 17 C-Board Nacra 17. Additionally it is the Junior […]
New Era of Olympic Sailing Begins
Distribution of the fully foiling Nacra 17 has begun. The worlds top multihull teams have set sail on a new era of Olympic sailing. 30 new boats and 10 upgraded boats are being delivered by next week. After that roughly 7 new boats will be delivered every two weeks well into 2018 as the demand […]
USA Multihull Development Center
Red Gear Racing, in partnership with the Clearwater Community Sailing Center, a US Sailing Official Traning Site, is proud to announce the Red Gear Racing Multihull Development Center. The program will cater to High performance multihulls and foiling classes, including but not limited to: A Cats, N15, Olympic N17, F18, F16, H16 as well as […]
Adidas Sailing Partners with International nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17
Riga, Latvia 12th June, 2017 – Adidas Sailing – Marine Clothing, Apparel, Accessories and footwear manufacturer, has entered into a partnership agreement with the International nacra17 and International Nacra 17 Class Associations, representing Olympic nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 sailing. The agreement will see Adidas Sailing appointed as exclusive partner in the category of Clothing, […]
