Initial Testing of the Nacra 17 mk2
The World Sailing Equipment Committee requested that Nacra 17 investigate an evolution to full foiling looking toward the 2020 games in Tokyo. The current edition of the boat has lifting C foils that teams can occasionally make balance to give it full lifting from the water, but in an unstable manner. Unluckily, the initial briefs […]
Emotional Nacra gold for Argentina
The oldest man in the competition, recently recovered from cancer, won a gold medal. Santiago Lange and Cecilia Carranza Saroli (ARG) have won gold after a heart-stopping Medal Race in the Nacra 17 Mixed Multihull. Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin (AUS) took silver and bronze goes to Thomas Zajac and Tanja Frank (AUT). The Argentineans […]
‘Brutal conditions’ in a test of survival on Thursday in Rio
The previous word of the day was ‘tricky’. The word of the day for those that went out to sea on day four was ‘survival. The Olympic sailing competition again produced the extremes of flat water and shifty conditions on the inshore courses with the giant wind and size-of-a-house waves out on the seaward courses. […]
Big Breeze for the Mixed Multihull debut + How to follow race day #3
Find out what’s on the agenda at the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition today and find out further information on how to follow the racing, watch the tracking, download imagery and follow World Sailing on social media. Big breeze up to 20 knots is set to greet the Olympic debut of the Mixed Multihulls – […]
Productive update report Nacra17
Please find a productive update report what contains the changes that have been done on the Nacra 17 after its introduction as the new Olympic multihull class. These updates have been discussed with ISAF and The Class Technical Committee.
Support to Nacra 17 Class
Support Nacra 17 Class – To run the International NACRA 17 class association, it needs funding. Together with the International Nacra 17 class association, Nacra Sailing Int. has introduced a way to support the class financially.
New Olympic Multihull Nacra 17 – Update
New Olympic Multihull Nacra 17 – The production of the Nacra 17, which is the new Olympic multihull for Rio 2016, is continuing at pace at the factory.
