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 […]
Which Rio Medalists most likely to miss Tokyo Olympics?
[total-poll id=11450] Of the nine teams in nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 that won medals in Rio, at least 1 team will not do so in Tokyo 2020. The five teams or sailors locked in selection battles won’t all make it to the next Olympic start line. Since sweeping the 2016 Quad, Peter Burling and […]
Transitioning Teams Excelling In Aarhus
What do Nathan Outteridge, Sime Fantela, and Tanja Frank all have in common? They all won medals in Rio, have taken charge today in Aarhus, and are sailing different classes than they were sailing 2 years ago when they won Olympic medals! Aarhus has proven to be a challenging venue, with offshore winds, lots of […]
Bearing Update 4 after Nacra 17 Executive Call – Tuesday August 22, 2017
The new active lower bearings for the Nacra 17 are in production. By late Friday night (August 25) enough units for all those entered in the World Championships will have been produced. 3 machines are working almost 24 hours a day to accomplish the task. This production run of bearings (for the Worlds fleet) is […]
Sailors Down Under Ready for Future
From Sailing World Cup Final – Melbourne – Day 2 Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallists Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin (AUS) continue to control the Nacra 17 fleet and made it five wins in a row, but New Zealand’s young guns Olivia Mackay and Micah Wilkinson halted the Aussies dominant run by winning the sixth […]
Cenholt & Lubeck win Delta Lloyd Regatta 2015
Cenholt & Lubeck win Delta Lloyd Regatta 2015 – The Medal Race format in Olympic sailing is designed to create drama and uncertainty, especially when the wind is blowing hard – which it did on the final day of Delta Lloyd Regatta 2015.
Billy Besson and Marie Riou win the SWC in Hyeres
Billy Besson and Marie Riou win the SWC in Hyeres! Check all results on the website of the SWC in Hyeres. With great footage from all medal races in Hyeres! And check out all photos of the Nacra 17 class here: [gallery_bank type=”images” format=”filmstrip” title=”true” desc=”true” img_in_row=”3″ animation_effect=”bounce” image_width=”600″ album_title=”true” album_id=”8″]
