World champs aiming to be clean and green
Sandy Dawson and Ulrika Silfverberg never thought they would find rubbish so fascinating, and rewarding.
Olympic qualification race set for an epic showdown
Ben Saxton & Nicola Boniface dominated the Nacra 17 class with another consistent day inside the top three. After a hugely successful 2019 including gold at the European Championships on home waters in Weymouth, they have laid down the challenge for their own internal Olympic selection amongst the British Sailing Team.
Oceania Championships provides form guide for upcoming Worlds
It was a day of contrasts on day two of the 2019 Hyundai nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 Oceania Championships. With breezes at almost the polar opposite to yesterday with a 10-12 knot seabreeze from the north, the fleets headed to the second alloted course areas off the coast of Auckland’s North Shore. These are the same waters which will play host to the 2021 America’s Cup, in which many of the nacra17 and Nacra 17 athletes will be competing.
NZ Nacra pair in a race against time
Something different happened on Hauraki Gulf today and it helped Liv Mackay and Jason Saunders put another piece of their world championships puzzle together.
Auckland delivers on opening day
Glamour conditions greeted the 178 international teams on the opening day of racing at the 2019 Hyundai nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra17 Oceania Championships. The three-day warmup regatta before next weeks world championships is hosted by Auckland’s Royal Akarana Yacht Club on the shores of the Waitemata.
New era of live sailing coverage at 2019 Hyundai nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra17 World Championships
The International nacra17 and Nacra17 Class Associations, along with the host club Royal Akarana Yacht Club, are proud to announce a partnership with New Zealand streaming platform SidelineApp which will see the upcoming Oceania and World Championships broadcast in its entirety, live and available to sailing fans around the world.
