For Santi Lange (ARG) in the Nacra 17 Class, whose last year was compromised by a little battle with lung cancer, securing his spot at what will be his sixth consecutive Olympic games was a victory in itself. Now he and crew Cecilia Carranza Saroli are fighting to make up for lost time.
Sunday 28th of March was confirmed that Spain’s two times Olympic medallist Iker Fernandez has been
The 47th edition of the Trofeo Princesa Sofía IBEROSTAR for Olympic, Paralympic classes and the Dragon class to be held from 25th March to 2nd April in the bay of Palma, registers a record participation in an Olympic year.
With around one thousand sailors from approximately 55 nations, the Trofeo Princesa Sofía IBEROSTAR is one of the most important Olympic Sailing events in Europe. This year it reaches its 47th edition to be held from 25th March to 2nd April in the bay of Palma and it is a qualification event for Rio 2016.
By Katy Nastro Clearwater, FL. Final day for the Nacra 17 World Championships. The final
By Katy Nastro Clearwater, FL. Day five of the Nacra 17 World Championships can pretty
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.
Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin made the best of a light airs day three at the Nacra 17 Worlds to move to 3rd overall after the young Australians scored 5,4,1. It was a long day on the water, almost six hours, so maintaining concentration was difficult, but absolutely key.
Allan Norregaard and Anette Viborg Andreasen rocketed up to second place overall in the Nacra 17 World Championships, the Danish duo showing a rare mastery of the demanding conditions on the turbulent waters of Clearwater Beach, Florida.
By: ANDY RICE BIG SHIFT AND BIG BREEZE BLASTS BESSON TO VICTORY It was a
The Nacra 17 World Championship will be held in Clearwater from February 9-14, 2016. Today the first race
Mandy Mulder and Coen de Koning showed a strong performance in Miami. Even more so because this was their comeback event after Coen broke his collar bone a few months ago. He was operated in September. They used a plate with 7 screws to transfer 3 pieces of collarbone into one. He was far from being able to sail at that time.
At the head of the fleet World #1 Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin (AUS) will spearhead a pack of 49 that includes high profile Nacra 17 contenders. Teams such as three-time World Champions Billy Besson and Marie Riou (FRA), World #2 Vittorio Bissaro and Silvia Sicouri (ITA) and the experienced Santiago Lange and Cecilia Carranza Saroli (ARG) will all be on the start line.
The online entry to Sailing World Cup Miami 2016 Presented by Sunbrella is open. The
Winds of up to 12 knots offered ideal conditions for the exciting finals in the
Tomorrow the waters of Barcelona will be the scene of a heart-stopping Medal Race. Today
The crews tried to make the most of it on the second day in a row without racing due to the lack of wind at the Barcelona International Sailing Center’s facilities. The races on the fourth day of the Nacra 17 European Championship got cancelled. On day 3 there was too much wind and on day 4 there was not enough. With about knots of wind on the race course in Barcelona, the 42 teams from 23 countries participating in this European competition had to stay ashore without racing.
Four races are scheduled for today. The calm after the storm… Light East winds, between 5 and 10 knots, and big swell (2,5mtrs) are forecasted for today. At this moment (11h.) there is a very light NE breeze. The fleet is waiting ashore.
All three scheduled races were cancelled today due to severe wind conditions with gusts of wind of almost 35 knots and two meters’ waves. Austrian Thomas Zajac, who is sixth in the classification of the open championship after sailing six races with his partner Tanja Frank, summarized the feeling of the fleet: “Under these conditions, I think that to have a fleet race with so many Nacra 17 boats would be dangerous.”
Strong winds and driftwood on the race course made it a challenging second day of racing in Barcelona. The wind speed went up from 12 to 17 knots from the NE, and there were a lot of waves today. The fleet of 42 boats from 23 nations completed three races on the second day. With a total of six races the teams can now discard their worst result.
The podium places were all but set within the Nacra
Both the 49er and Nacra 17 European Championships were secured
Olympic veterans in the 49erFX Marla Bergmann with Hanna Wille
This is the first championship leg leading to LA 2028.
Keanu Prettner with Jakob Flachberger (AUT) were locked in a
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