Shanghai Cup – Spectacular day one -GBR tops of the leaderboard

On September 28, the 2018 SYC Nacra 17 Shanghai Cup and Nacra 17 Asian Championship officially opened in Dishui Lake, Shanghai. There are 12 teams from 12 countries and regions, with a total of 24 world’s top sailors competing on among each other. In warm conditions with up to 13 knots of wind the experienced […]
Continued Italian Dominance in the Nacra 17

Gianluigi Ugolini & Maria Giubilei (ITA) just won the 2018 Junior World Championship for the Nacra 17! They won the only race today, ultimately winning 6 of the 7 races that were run for the Nacra 17 and were clearly the class of the field. Upwind the racing was typically quite close, but the Italians […]
The Chase for the Title Has Begun

Key figures and information on the championships’ first day: A total of 8 legs Irregular gusty wind between 3 and 20 knots 99 teams 28 countries The title chase, the title races has begun… The competitors are ready so are the boats, all the conditions are set for these Youth Worlds, except for Aeolus who […]
Live Nacra 17 Sailing – Day 2 Qualifying

The Nacra 17 fleet got the 2018 World Championship started yesterday with 3 races in brisk and challenging conditions. On day 2 they will race in front of the TV cameras as they strive to take this championship. Off to a great start has been perennial winners Rugerro Tita and Caterina Banti (ITA) who took […]
Wrap Up From Palma 2018

Day 1 – Qualifying Mallorca, Spain (April 2, 2018) – The light, unsettled breezes on the Bay of Palma presented a really testing opening day at the 49th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Iberostar. With a maximum eight race courses in operation, it was often the case that one Olympic fleet was struggling in next to no […]