Fresh Faces and Medalists Mix atop Standings
Mussanah, OMAN – A mere three months since the closing ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics and less than three years from the Paris 2024 opening ceremonies, new teams are grasping their opportunity to make a name for themselves at the 2021 Nacra 17, nacra17FX and nacra17 world championships at Mussana, Oman. The puffy easterly seabreezes […]
Plan for the final day of World Championship racing
With no racing on Friday February 14 due to summer storms that wreaked havoc with the breeze, Saturday’s final day of the nacra17, nacra17 and Nacra 17 World Championship looks like this: Schedule: Two gold fleet races for all three fleets commencing from 0955hrs Two silver and bronze fleet races immediately following Three medal races […]
“Game on” for national selection
Australians siblings Nathan and Haylee Outteridge continue to show their mettle, moving into the top spot in the Nacra 17. Their national teammates, Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin (AUS), are also vying for a country spot for Tokyo 2020 and closing in at this world championship, now third overall. Sandwiched between the two country contenders […]
2020 World Championship day 1 – no racing
A day of waiting disappointingly ended without any racing at the 2020 world title for the nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 classes in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The Race Committee monitored conditions on Corio Bay from well before the morning session to late afternoon, 25-30 knots out of the east keeping nacra17 crews ashore all day […]
Long way to the top at Geelong nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 World Championship
Half the contenders vying for an Olympic spot know they’ve made the cut and the other half are still aiming for selection, adding extra strain to the make-or-break nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 World Championship, the last major class title before Tokyo 2020. Big news on the eve of racing is that New Zealand’s Rio […]
World Championship sailors support bushfire effort
The proximity of the upcoming nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 Oceania and World Championships course area to some of the bushfires currently burning in the southern Australian state of Victoria has stirred the international sailing community to action.
The Battle of Britain is underway, with USA and DEN in hot pursuit
Day two of the 2019 Hyundai nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 World Championships brought solid breezes across all courses, still with plenty of wind shift and surprise to keep the 400-odd competitors on their toes. After being held ashore on day one due to too much breeze, today was the first opportunity for the nacra17FX […]
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 […]
Ready Steady Tokyo – 5 Way Podium Battle
Another day of racing and another style of breeze for the Tokyo2020 Olympic Test event in Enoshima, Japan. In a much more stable and predictable sea breeze the Nacra17 leaderboard tightened up around the top five teams as we head into tomorrow’s double points medal race. Italian’s Ruggero Tita & Caterina Banti and Argentina’s Santiago […]
Ready Steady Tokyo Day 3 – Rio Medallists on the Move
Racing on the Tokyo Olympic medal race course in Enoshima Japan, the Argentinian team of Santiago Lange & Cecilia Carranza Saroli, who captured the hearts of the world in Rio three years ago, could be on track for an epic repeat just one year out from the Tokyo 2020 games. Lange & Saroli were dynamic […]
