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 […]
Announcing the 2020 Forward WIP European Championship
The nacra17 and Nacra 17 Classes with Host Club Union-Yacht-Club Attersee, on Lake Attersee, Austria are proud to announce the 2020 Forward WIP European Championship. Racing will be from September 28 to October 4 for the nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17. After a halt to global racing in March, this will be the first time for […]
Olympic Selection Battle Heats Up At Nacra 17 Europeans
The Nacra17 class will take to the waters of the London 2012 Olympic sailing venue off Weymouth, England for the 2019 Volvo Europeans. Supported by the R.Y.A., the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy will host fifty-three foiling Nacra17 teams hungry to secure national selection as the Tokyo 2020 Games grow ever closer.
2018 nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 European Championships Awarded to Gdynia, Poland
The nacra17 and Nacra 17 Classes are excited to announce Gdynia, Poland as the venue for the 2018 European Championship. Up to 400 of the world’s best sailors will compete in Gdynia for the title of European Champion ahead of the 2018 World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark. The event will be held at the Marina […]
Boat Allocation List for Foiling Nacra 17
Dear Nacra 17 Sailors, The Nacra 17 Class Association is responsible for deciding the order of distribution of the initial Nacra 17’s as they are produced. Your Executive decided the following process prior to the deadline being given to the sailors and prior to Executive members reviewing the order lists. All teams that placed orders […]
Ben Saxton & Nicola Groves win Nacra17 Europeans 2015
Winds of up to 12 knots offered ideal conditions for the exciting finals in the Nacra 17 European Championship. The event finished today after six days of competition in the Barcelona International Sailing Center (BISC). Ben Saxton, world champion in this class in 2013, and his current crew Nicola Groves took the European gold in Barcelona […]
Who’s in the medal race at the Nacra17 Eruopeans?
Tomorrow the waters of Barcelona will be the scene of a heart-stopping Medal Race. Today the fleet of 42 Nacra 17 teams completed four races in order to decide the top 10 which will sail the grand finale on this spectacular catamaran. After two days without racing, the fifth day of the Europeans dawned with low clouds and […]
No changes in the results of the Nacra 17 Europeans
The crews tried to make the most of it on the second day in a row without racing due to the lack of wind at the Barcelona International Sailing Center’s facilities. The races on the fourth day of the Nacra 17 European Championship got cancelled. On day 3 there was too much wind and on day 4 there was not enough. With about knots of wind on the race course in Barcelona, the 42 teams from 23 countries participating in this European competition had to stay ashore without racing.
Day 4 Nacra17 Europeans 2015 starts with postponement
Four races are scheduled for today. The calm after the storm… Light East winds, between 5 and 10 knots, and big swell (2,5mtrs) are forecasted for today. At this moment (11h.) there is a very light NE breeze. The fleet is waiting ashore.
All races cancelled on day 3 of the Europeans 2015
All three scheduled races were cancelled today due to severe wind conditions with gusts of wind of almost 35 knots and two meters’ waves. Austrian Thomas Zajac, who is sixth in the classification of the open championship after sailing six races with his partner Tanja Frank, summarized the feeling of the fleet: “Under these conditions, I think that to have a fleet race with so many Nacra 17 boats would be dangerous.”
