Redemption, Elation, and a Reboot for Wins in Genoa
Hempel World Cup Series Genoa delivered the first three medals as Dutch, Australian and Spanish sailors claimed titles in the nacra17FX, nacra17 and Nacra 17. Odile van Aanholt and Marieke Jongens (NED) won the nacra17FX Medal Race, moving up two places to win gold before Australian brothers David and Lachy Gilmour sealed the deal in […]
Volvo Car UK backs nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 European Championships
Premium car manufacturer Volvo Car UK will be the title sponsor of the nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 European Championships. The week-long regatta, taking place at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy from May 13 to 19, is one of the highlights of the 2019 Olympic sailing calendar. More than 400 sailors from all over […]
Wild Rides in Vilamoura Kick Starts European Season
Vilamoura, Portugal, has been growing as a winter destination for the past few seasons. Regattas in December and now February attracted 109 and then 116 boats respectively across nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17. The regatta this past weekend was a doozy, with big breeze and waves each of the days. Check out this video of […]
American Reset for Tokyo 2020
The Hempel World Cup Series, a four stage international circuit for aspiring Olympians, offered a rare opportunity for North American sailors to enjoy the relative comforts of home on January 29-February 3 in Miami, FL. For the mixed multihull Nacra 17 event, with all three medalists from the 2016 Olympics in Miami, it offered a […]
Check in with the USA Nacra Squads Coach Mike Ingham
After coaching the American Sonar Paralympic team to a silver medal at the Rio 2016 Games, Mike Ingham continues to work with the US Sailing Team toward Tokyo 2020. His task now is with the mixed multihull event in which the US finished off the Rio podium in 8th. Scuttlebutt editor Craig Leweck checked in […]
RYA wins bid to host 2019 Nacra 17, nacra17 and nacra17 FX European Championship
High-octane Olympic racing is to return to Weymouth and Portland in 2019 after the RYA won its bid to host the Nacra 17, nacra17 and nacra17 FX European Championship. The world’s best racers from the Olympic circuit will descend on the London 2012 sailing venue from May 13 to 19 to battle it out for […]
Spanish Start with DSE – 35 Point Penalty
The 2018 Hempell Sailing World Championship begins for the nacra17 and nacra17FX on Saturday the 4th of August and the Nacra 17 racing begins the following day. Each day there are live broadcasts from the Stadium course and we will send you the live notifications daily for easy access. There is more than medals at […]
Italy’s Tita/Banti Become First Back-to-Back European Champions in Foiling Nacra 17 Era
With racing starting an hour early to compensate for lost races earlier in the week, sailors hitting the water for the final day of the 2018 nacra17 and Nacra 17 European Championship saw what by now is a rare sight: A consistent 8-11 knot breeze! Race officials across all four courses on Gdansk Bay rushed […]
Dismal Day Disappoints, But Champs Push Forward
In gold fleet racing for the foiling Olympic Nacra 17 catamaran, the two Spanish catamaran teams had wildly different days. Rio competitors Fernando Echavarri/Tara Pacheco easily won the day with a 1,2 while their nearest competition sailed throwouts. “We put ourselves in good places and we are quite quick in these conditions,” said Echavarri, who […]
Italy’s Tita/Banti Continue Dominance In Nacra 17 Cat
Despite a long onshore delay and shifty and unstable conditions on the water today as the Finals began in the 2018 nacra17 and Nacra 17 European Championship. With the fleets split by their ranking into gold and silver fleets, the top twenty-seven Nacra 17 crews and top twenty-five nacra17FX teams hit the water under an […]
