Gimson and Burnet Lead Out of the Start
Nacra 17 First Nacra 17 points went to Aussie siblings Nathan and Haylee Outteridge, scoring a win then a second and a 10th to finish second overall. Enviable opening scores but the GBR team of John Gimson and Anna Burnet went one better, a 10th then two wins to be the lead multihull. “It was a […]
New era of live sailing coverage at 2019 Hyundai nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra17 World Championships
The International nacra17 and Nacra17 Class Associations, along with the host club Royal Akarana Yacht Club, are proud to announce a partnership with New Zealand streaming platform SidelineApp which will see the upcoming Oceania and World Championships broadcast in its entirety, live and available to sailing fans around the world.
Nacra17 Athletes Descend on Auckland
Past Olympic champions and future medal hopefuls alike are descending on Auckland, New Zealand, for some pre-event training ahead of the 2019 nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra17 World Championships, to be held in early December from the Royal Akarana Yacht Club. Ravi Parent and Caroline Atwood have set the SEND bar high already. What starts as […]
Geelong welcomes Olympic sailors for nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 World Championships in 2020
Three of the highest profile Olympic sailing classes will converge on Geelong in February 2020, with the 2020 nacra17, nacra17FX & Nacra 17 World Championships set to be hosted by the Royal Geelong Yacht Club on the beautiful flat waters of Corio Bay. With the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Australia is the perfect location for […]
Update – Gennaker Upwind at Worlds – Proposed Vote by Entrants at the Open Forum
Overnight one of the Class Executives, after training, changed their view on the issue of using the gennaker upwind at the World Championship next week. They now believe that we should NOT allow the use of the gennaker upwind even this close to the start of the Championship. As a result there is now a […]
Get Well Soon Bora Gulari
An injury today while training to Nacra 17 sailor, Bora Gulari (USA) has resulted in serious damage to his hand. Our thoughts are with our good friend and we wish him well in his recovery. Here is the full statement from US Sailing.
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 […]
First for the French, Danish team to Follow: Nacra 17 2016 Worlds Final Results
By Katy Nastro Clearwater, FL. Final day for the Nacra 17 World Championships. The final medal race was sailed right off Pier 60 on Clearwater Beach, a pretty cool vantage point for the viewers on shore. Even though the winners were announced yesterday, the day was still filled with competitive vigor amongst the sailors who […]
Unearthly Unison: Besson and Riou Fly on Water
By Katy Nastro Clearwater, FL. Day five of the Nacra 17 World Championships can pretty much call it as the unstoppable, and apparently unbeatable, Billy Besson and Marie Riou have separated themselves enough from the pack that even with a perfect day for the any of the close competitors, they mathematically take their fourth world […]
Nacra 17 Worlds running on all cylinders
Clearwater, FL. Day four of the Nacra 17 World Championship went off without a hitch. The less than stellar wintery weather that Clearwater has produced has now subsided, and finally the sailors were able to sail in nearly perfect conditions out on the Gulf of Mexico.
