2025 World Championship

#	Sail Number	Skipper name	Crew name
1	ARG 29	Mateo MAJDALANI	Eugenia BOSCO
2	AUS 1234	Kenzie GARGAN	Gian BILSTON
3	AUS 28	Jake LIDDELL	Niamh MEEHAN
4	AUS 77	Archie GARGETT	Sarah HOFFMAN
5	AUS 5	Brin LIDDELL	Rhiannan BROWN
6	AUS 30	Ruben BOOTH	Rita BOOTH
7	AUT 33	Lukas HABERL	Clara STAMMINGER
8	AUT 97	Laura FARESE	Matthäus ZÖCHLING
9	BEL 353	Emily VERGAUWE	Mathieu PINSART
10	BEL 99	Lucas CLAEYSSENS	Eline VERSTRAELEN
11	BRA 64	Bernardo PEIXOTO	Marina ARNDT
12	CAN 414	Galen RICHARDSON	Madeline GILLIS
13	ESP 362	Daniel GARCIA	Nora GARCIA
14	ESP 489	Joan CARDONA	Nicole van der VELDEN
15	FIN 13	Akseli KESKINEN	Katariina ROIHU
16	FRA 51	Tim MOURNIAC	Aloise RETORNAZ
17	FRA 54	Fanny BOURRUST	Noah CHAUVIN
18	FRA 483	Clement MARTINEAU	Eloise CLABON
19	GBR 355	Arthur FRY	Chloe COLLENETTE
20	GBR 438	Sam TURNER	Coco BARRETT
21	GBR 21	John GIMSON	Anna BURNET
22	GBR 481	Duncan GREGOR	Jasmine WILLIAMS
23	GER 462	Josh BERKTOLD	Zoe COERS
24	GRE 515	Iordanis PASCHALIDIS	Maria TSAOUSIDOU
25	IND 533	Siddheswar DOIPHODE	Ramya SARAVANAN
26	ITA 98	Gianluigi UGOLINI	Maria GIUBILEI
27	ITA 536	Manfredi MARIONI	Chiara CAVAGNOLI
28	ITA 46	Federico FIGLIA di GRANARA	Caterina SEDMAK
29	ITA 429	Margherita PORRO	Andrea SPAGNOLLI
30	ITA 31	Carlo MUSTACCHI	Gaia MERLI
31	ITA 566	Arto HIRSCH	Sofia BORGIA
32	ITA 73	Andrea de MATTEIS	Gaia FALCO
33	ITA 363	Tommaso CANTONI	Carolina VARGIU
34	NED 505	Bjarne BOUWER	Jorien HIN
35	NED 22	Willemijn OFFERMAN	Scipio HOUTMAN
36	SUI 370	Andrea ASCHIERI	Tine ROSSEL
37	SUI 446	Marie MAZUAY	Clément GUIGNARD
38	SWE 61	Ida SVENSSON	Marcus DACKHAMMAR
39	SWE 14	Emil JÄRUDD	Hanna JONSSON
40	TUR 7	Sinem KURTBAY	Alican KAYNAR
41	USA 444	Mika STERNBERG	Josh GOLDBERG
42	USA TBD	Kay BRUNSVOLD	Maxton DELBRIDGE
43	USA 34	Carson CRAIN	Lindsay GIMPLE
44	USA TBD	Stephan BAKER	Sophia FISHER

Tim Mourniac with Aloise Retornaz make improbable overtake for Bronze in the Nacra 17

The podium places were all but set within the Nacra 17 fleet heading into the medal race. The main focus was the battle for second between Italy and Argentina, with Britain securing gold with two races to spare. However, when both Italy and Argentina were over early and had to restart, it opened up a […]

Veterans and Rookies Each Demolish Their Fleets to Win with Two Races to Spare

Both the 49er and Nacra 17 European Championships were secured with one fleet race and one medal race remaining to be sailed. John Gimson with Anna Burnet (GBR) might have been picked to win here in Thessaloniki with their long history of light wind excellence, and they delivered. They were 32 points ahead with a […]

Keeping Calm and Clear – Or Else

Olympic veterans in the 49erFX Marla Bergmann with Hanna Wille (GER) kept their nerve and used their speed to move into the lead, scoring the fewest points on day 4. The whole racecourse was available for good lanes on the day, making decision-making less of a focus and execution more important. Bergmann with Wille got […]

Thessaloniki, Greece set to host the 2025 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 European Championships

This is the first championship leg leading to LA 2028. A new chapter begins for the fast doublehanded classes. The Champions from Paris 2024 have mostly either retired or are taking breaks for various reasons, leaving the start of the new quadrennial to a group of sailors who either missed selection or missed medals and […]

Ugolini and Giubilei tip into early lead

Keanu Prettner with Jakob Flachberger (AUT) were locked in a light air duel with defending European Champions Hernan Umpiere with Fernando Diz (URU). The two teams were tipped by their fellow competitors as the ones to watch in light winds and delivered. 2028 is the first time we’ve been able to focus on Prettner/Flachbaker as […]

Stars and Challengers from the 49er and Nacra 17 Classes Take to the America’s Cup Stage

The upcoming America’s Cup and its inaugural Youth and Women’s America’s Cup events, are taking place in Barcelona from September 17 to October 13, 2024, will showcase a remarkable lineup of sailors from the 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 classes. This year’s competition features both seasoned champions and rising stars, many of whom have previously […]

Thessaloniki, Greece to Host the 2025 European Championship in Nacra 17, 49er, and FX

Thessaloniki will proudly host the first championship following the Olympic Games for the second consecutive quadrennial. From June 3 to 8, 2025, the picturesque shores of the Thermaikos Gulf, in the North Aegean Sea, will witness thrilling races featuring catamarans and skiffs—the very vessels that grace the Olympic waters. Our esteemed hosts, the Nautical […]

Cagliari, Italy to host the 2025 World Championship of Nacra 17, 49er and FX

Cagliari, one of the most important sailing venue in Italy, has won the right to host the 2025 World Championship of three doublehanded Olympic Events. These three World Championships will be run concurrently during the annual Sardinia Sailing Cup, from October 7-12, 2025. The foiling Nacra 17 is a favorite Event in Italy. The defending […]

Reaching Starts and Match racing for 2024 Europeans in Palermo Sicily

The long journey to LA will start in Palermo, Sicily with the 2024 Nacra 17 European Championship. This romantic location is the home club of Italian coach Gabriele Bruni and is a wonderful spot for sailing and racing. The regatta will run from November 6-10, 2024 in a suburb of Palermo called Sferracavallo, Italy. There […]

British Best of the Best – Gimson and Burnet take Nacra 17 Gold

It’s a lot easier to wait around when you’re in the lead,” said Anna Burnet on shore as she watched the 49ers in their medal race sitting motionless in the sunset. Moments later, the horn blew, the Nacra medal race was canceled and her and John Gimson became the European champions. With a decisive 1,2,1,1 […]

The Untouchables

The most exclusive club at this European Championships today must be the top three in the Nacra 17 fleet. A dizzying 39 points clear of the fleet and 11 points between them, the British duo with two italian teams chasing delivered a masterclass in championship precision and resilience. Leaders John Gimson and Anna Burnett won […]

Proving ground for young Italians

Two hours of waiting were worth it for Gianluigi Ugolini and Maria Giubilei who solidified their lead on the fleet by eight points with a 6,2. An unceremonious swim for Briton John Gimson and charging world champions combined to drop he and Anna Burnet to third place behind Italians Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti. Tita […]

Young Italians float out to a bigger lead

Gianluigi Ugolini and Maria Giubilei wove a masterful path through the minefield of a difficult race course to extend their lead in the Nacra 17 fleet on day three of the European Championships. Two 2nd places moves the young Italians ahead of the pack, with an 8-point gap back to John Gimson and Anna Burnet […]

Junior Champs making mark on the Fleet

It’s hard to stand out on the Italian Nacra 17 Olympic team with Gold medalists and world champions as teammates but for the moment, Gianluigi Ugolini and Maria Giubilei are linking fickle shifts and putting the pedal down to lead the fleet. The Italian pair have won the Junior World Championships twice and have been […]

Gimson and Burnet make a solid start

A solid start in the only Nacra 17 race today led to a clear win for Gimson and Burnet of Great Britain, a result even more impressive considering the pair had not trained since August’s world championships. A knee injury for Burnet, attention to sponsors and fitting out a new boat conspired to keep them […]

Exciting new formats for Nacra 17 – Testing after Paris

The Nacra 17 fleet has endorsed a two year trial period to test new formats for racing. At the 2023 AGM, the fleet endorsed two new options to conclude regattas, specified the period of testing should be from September 2024 to September 2026, and opened the possibility for other format options to emerge. The first […]

Nacra 17 Medal Race at 2023 Worlds

Jarudd and Jonsson (SWE) Snatch Bronze and Italians and Brits hold for gold and silver The Gold and Silver were all but decided heading into her medal race, but the fight for bronze was among five boats. Laila van de Meer with Bjarne Bouwer (NED) were fourth overnight and won the pin end of the […]

Sailing World Salutes Lange in Farewell

The Olympic sailing world came together to salute Santiago Lange upon completing his final Olympic class racing. The Coast Guard ship did a 360 with horns blaring as the fleet lined up the ramp to welcome the legend back to shore. Lange, the three-time medalist, won gold in Rio in 2016 months after recovering from […]

Olympic Champion Santiago Lange Retires at 61

August 15, 2023 Santiago Lange (ARG) to retire following the 2023 Sailing World Championship after a 43 year career including three Olympic medals. The sailing hero won medals in three events, including a Gold at Rio 2016 at 54 years old. More incredibly, his Rio gold came after winning a fight against cancer that claimed […]

Competitive Day in Gold Fleet Mixes Up the Fleet

The first day of Gold fleet for the Nacra 17 brought all 25 top teams together. The racing became another notch more intense, and the conditions multiplied the up-and-down nature of the scores with a lighter offshore wind being hard for the teams to predict. Only Emil Jarrud with Hannah Johnson (SWE) managed three races […]

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