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 […]
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 […]
Pure Domination for Champions Tita & Banti
The story of the 2022 World Championships in Halifax was easily that Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti won 14 of 16 fleet races winning the title before the medal race. It can’t be denied that, as Australian coach Darren Bundock put it, the pairing is a “class above” the rest of the world. “Today there […]
Tita and Banti (ITA) secure second world title as Gimson and Burnet (GBR) move to Bronze medal position
Day five was another good ‘Bay Day’ for the nacra17 and nacra17FX fleets before it turned a bit lighter and less predictable for the Nacra 17s in the late afternoon. HIGHLIGHTS Spectators lined the shore at Queensland Beach to watch the nacra17FX racing Elsewhere on St Margaret’s Bay, it was another classic day of sea […]
Tita and Banti showing total dominance
Day four was a classic ‘Bay Day’ with 12 to 14 knots of steady sea breeze for the nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Nova Scotia, Canada. HIGHLIGHTS After a wait for the sea breeze to settle across St Margaret’s Bay, it was a classic day of sea breeze racing where good starts, […]
Newberry & Liebenberg spoil the Italian Job
Live Broadcast Replay – Nacra 17 was second fleet on course. HIGHLIGHTS Another sunny day in St Margaret’s Bay, but the 6 to 10 knot breeze was full of potholes and a total mindbender even the best sailors Kiwi crews make moves up the nacra17 fleet at the end of qualifying Bobeck & Netzler have […]
Tita and Banti score straight six
HIGHLIGHTS A perfect ‘Bay Day’ with 8 to 14 knots of sea breeze in sunny St Margaret’s Bay Port tack start is the high point of a sensational day for Lambriex & van der Werken in the nacra17 Lambriex’s girlfriend, Odile van Aanholt, continues to lead the nacra17FX fleet with crew Annette Duetz A perfect […]
Tita and Banti Dominate in Fourth European Championship
Aarhus, Denmark – Olympic sailing is hugely competitive, but dominating performances, and seasons do happen. Rarely, if ever, has a team won a major championship the way Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti won this European Championship in Aarhus. In 15 races they won nine of them, were second 5 times, and had an eighth. In […]
Nacra Re-Sets as Teams Explore Full Flight
A 12th at the Tokyo Olympics was not a dream result for Micah Wilkinson and Erica Dawson (NZL). Yes, Dawson was nursing a massive injury. But the shift to a fully foiling Nacra 17 in 2022 interestingly fit beautifully into their skills sets from other full flight campaigns (SailGP, Moth, Flying Phantom). And today, at […]
