Finland and Tunisia Earn Olympic Berths – Spain wins in Lanzarote
Finish sailors Sinem Kurtbay and Janne Javinen spent a year in sailing purgatory, as the last team not to qualify in Auckland 2019, and came through all the stronger as they took the last remaining Olympic berth over a tough week of racing in Lanzarote. Day four was a turning point in their performance, where […]
Pacheco/Trittel (ESP) take overall lead – Kurtbay/Jarvine (FIN) move into qualifying position
The Olympic qualifying favorites, Sinem Kurtbay and Janne Jarvine (FIN) moved into 6th place overall and now lead the remaining countries aiming for the final Tokyo berth. They scored a 3, 10, 10 on the day to continue a solid run of middling results. Kurtbay and Jarvine were the top placed team not to earn […]
Kohlhoff/Stuhlemmer (GER) show class in the breeze, Kurtbay/Jarnive (FIN) take slim lead in chase for Olympic berth
Paul Kohlhoff and Alica Stuhlemmer (GER) dominated early going at the Lanzarote International Regatta to take a ten point lead after the first day or racing. In windy, wavy and shifty consitions these two showed they are ready for challenging weather, and that might scare Tokyo bound teams. Lanzarote was chosen as a training destination […]
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 […]
YANG XUEZHE and HU XIAOXIAO from China win the 2021 Nacra 17 Asian Championship
Two points separated first from second place overall heading into the final day of racing in Shanghai. Only two more races of the full slate of 15 races were needed, so the pressure was at a maximum to decide the winners. The leaders, Xuezhe and Xiaoxiao, took a very tight first race, and then the […]
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 […]
