Junjie & Yingying take early lead in Asian Qualifier
China’s Junjie and Yingying have won 5 of the first 7 races at the 2021 Asian Championship in Shanghai to take the early lead. In shifty winds and cool temperatures, the local team has been nearly unbeatable in this important Olympic qualifier. Racing continues for three more days and the top team will claim the […]
Oman Sail to host 2021 nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 World Championships
The Sultanate of Oman will host a 400-strong fleet of the world’s best sailors when the World Championships for three Olympic classes kick off in November 2021. Taking place in Asia for the first time in its history, sailors in the nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 class will kickstart their path to the Paris 2024 […]
Nacra 17 and nacra17 Seeking Hosts for 2022 and 2024 Worlds
World Sailing announced they will move the World Sailing Championship to 2023 as it was previously scheduled for 2022. As such, the nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 are seeking hosts for each of our 2022 World and 2024 World Championship. This updates our previous requests for bids for the 2023 World Championship. For 2022 we […]
America Wins on Super Bowl Sunday
Riley Gibbs and Anna Weis (USA) used superior boat speed upwind in the flat water to narrowly win the Oceania Championship by three points from Zajac/Matz (AUT) and Gimson/Burnett (GBR). On a blustery final day the American’s got a 1, 3 battling tightly with the Austrians who scored a 2, 1 and won the regatta […]
FORWARD WIP JOINS NACRA 17 & nacra17/FX CLASS AS OFFICIAL CLOTHING PARTNER
The Nacra 17 & nacra17 International Classes are thrilled to announce our partnership with FORWARD WIP becoming our Official Technical Clothing Partner. The five-year sponsorship agreement will run until the end of 2024 and will see both partners work collaboratively to further develop and market the sport in new and existing territory. Thanks to a […]
John Gimson and Anna Burnett stay cool under pressure to lead first day.
Gimson and Burnett (GBR) were named last week by Team GB to head to Tokyo, and the duo rewarded their selectors by sailing well enough to lead after the first day. With all conditions on the day, it was the local weed that sailors were talking about and the brits were cool enough on the […]
Sky Sport New Zealand to broadcast nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra worlds
Sky Sport will broadcast live all six days of December’s nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 world championships in Auckland, New Zealand, which is believed to be a world first for an Olympic class sailing world championships. As many as 400 of the world’s best sailors, including New Zealand’s Peter Burling and Blair Tuke and Alex […]
International Nacra 17 Class Association Safety Statement
A safety incident occurred in training just before the Sailing World Cup in Enoshima, Japan. A Nacra 17 crew was struck by the rudder and elevator resulting in a cut. The crew was immediately rescued by a coach in attendance where a tourniquet was applied to stem the bleeding and steps were taken to counter […]
Bissaro and Frascari find form at the Hempel World Cup Series Final
Italy’s Vittorio Bissaro and Maelle Frascari have thrived at the Hempel World Cup Series Final in Marseille, France, finding form that has been unmatched in the 24-boat Nacra 17 fleet. Fleet racing in the nacra17, nacra17FX, Nacra 17, Open Kiteboarding and RS:X fleets concluded on Friday with the scene set for their Medal Races, which […]
RYA AIMS TO SET NEW SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS AT VOLVO nacra17, nacra17FX AND NACRA 17 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
The Volvo nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 European Championship will mark Plastic Free Day with a beach clean as part of its commitment to sustainability. Sailors, coaches, support staff and members of the public are invited to join the beach clean at 5pm on May 8 at Chesil Beach, close to the regatta venue of […]
