World Sailing – Updated advice on Novel Coronavirus
World Sailing has released updated advice from the World Sailing Medical Commission on the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. Advice issued as per Tuesday 03 March 2020. World Sailing will continue to monitor developments and where necessary issue further updates. This advice includes specific details on the Asian Championship and Sailing World Cup Genoa.
Great races conclude Enoshima session
After a hit and miss regatta the final day came in beautifully so catch the action in these videos of the medal races below. Analysis and spoilers to follow, so watch first if you haven’t seen. The Nacra 17 medal race was compelling, there is no doubt. with 6 teams fighting for the win, all […]
Limits pushed at Hempel World Series in Enoshima
By Daniel Smith – World Sailing The physical limits of the 496 sailors from 46 nations racing at the Hempel World Cup Series regatta in Enoshima, Japan were pushed on Thursday as big waves rolled through Sagami Bay. With thousands of miles of the Pacific Ocean to the East and South of Enoshima, coupled with […]
Tita & Banti Back to their Winning Ways
The 2018 World, European and just about every major regatta champions of Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti have secured a commanding 12 point victory at the Test Event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. With only one result outside of the top ten, Tita and Banti grabbed the lead on the third day day of […]
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 […]
All change for New Zealand Nacra 17 teams only one year from Tokyo!
Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders, the fourth place Nacra 17 team from Rio 2016, have split up just one year from the 2020 games. Each sailor has formed a new partnership and in total three new Nacra 17 crews have emerged with less than one year to go until the games – each could be […]
Bissaro and Frascari find form at the Hempel World Cup Series Final
Italy’s Vittorio Bissaro and Maelle Frascari have thrived at the Hempel World Cup Series Final in Marseille, France, finding form that has been unmatched in the 24-boat Nacra 17 fleet. Fleet racing in the nacra17, nacra17FX, Nacra 17, Open Kiteboarding and RS:X fleets concluded on Friday with the scene set for their Medal Races, which […]
Four Boat Showdown
After Wednesday’s blowout, the sailors were eager to get back to what they do best – sailing as hard and as fast as possible in a bid for glory. A full schedule of racing was completed and the leaderboards are shaping up nicely ahead of Saturday and Sunday’s Medal Races which will be live on […]
Redemption, Elation, and a Reboot for Wins in Genoa
Hempel World Cup Series Genoa delivered the first three medals as Dutch, Australian and Spanish sailors claimed titles in the nacra17FX, nacra17 and Nacra 17. Odile van Aanholt and Marieke Jongens (NED) won the nacra17FX Medal Race, moving up two places to win gold before Australian brothers David and Lachy Gilmour sealed the deal in […]