Junjie & Yingying take early lead in Asian Qualifier
China’s Junjie and Yingying have won 5 of the first 7 races at the 2021 Asian Championship in Shanghai to take the early lead. In shifty winds and cool temperatures, the local team has been nearly unbeatable in this important Olympic qualifier. Racing continues for three more days and the top team will claim the […]
European and African Olympic Qualifier to be held in Lazarote
The nacra17 and Nacra 17 Classes are pleased to announce the European Olympic Qualifier for nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 and the African Qualifier for Nacra 17 will be in Lanzarote, Spain. The racing days are March 23-28, 2021 giving teams 5 weeks to arrive and prepare for the regatta. The Princess Sofia Regatta was […]
Thessaloniki, Greece to host 2021 European Championship for nacra17, nacra17FX, Nacra 17. Tune up for Tokyo!
The final major championship of the 2020 Quadrennial will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece from May 4-9, 2021 for the nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 fleets. Just two months ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, it is expected to be the final chance for Olympians to get into racing form and for the next generation of […]
Nathan Outteridge Becomes Interim President of the Nacra 17 Class
Gold medalist Nathan Outteridge of Australia, has been appointed by the executive of the Nacra 17 Class to become the interim president of the International Nacra 17 Class Association. Outteridge moves into the Presidential role within the class taking over from Marcus Spillane (IRL). Spillane was recently elected as Vice President of World Sailing, and […]
Oman Sail to host 2021 nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 World Championships
The Sultanate of Oman will host a 400-strong fleet of the world’s best sailors when the World Championships for three Olympic classes kick off in November 2021. Taking place in Asia for the first time in its history, sailors in the nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 class will kickstart their path to the Paris 2024 […]
Italy wins six-way fight for Gold
The Germans won both the nacra17 and nacra17 FX fleets on the final day of the Forward WIP nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 European Championships in Austria, while Italy foiled to victory in the Nacra 17 catamaran fleet. Although the nacra17FX leaderboard stayed fairly steady, the four races per fleet on the final day generated […]
Tita/Banti blast their way to Force 5 victory
Racing got under way with Argentina and Great Britain fast out of the start on day 5 of the 2020 Forward WIP European Championship. ITA26, Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti were close to the overall lead and put the hammer down just as they had a few weeks ago when they dominated Kiel Week. At […]
Chasing the elusive breeze on Attersee
Day 4 of the Forward WIP nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 European Championships was frustrating for many, but a very successful day for one of the local Austrian teams, nacra17 sailors Benjamin Bildstein and David Hussl. A few days ago Hussl was so ill he was unable to keep any food down and had to […]
Greeks shine, Argentina moves to the top
Day 1 of the Nacra 17 competition was all about keeping your wits about you as the wind blew from the south, then the west, then somewhere in between. Thursday’s conditions were much more straightforward, at least in the sense that it was a very one-sided track. What is much less straightforward is how to […]
Nacra 17 and nacra17 Seeking Hosts for 2022 and 2024 Worlds
World Sailing announced they will move the World Sailing Championship to 2023 as it was previously scheduled for 2022. As such, the nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 are seeking hosts for each of our 2022 World and 2024 World Championship. This updates our previous requests for bids for the 2023 World Championship. For 2022 we […]
