Kohlhoff/Stuhlemmer (GER) show class in the breeze, Kurtbay/Jarnive (FIN) take slim lead in chase for Olympic berth
Paul Kohlhoff and Alica Stuhlemmer (GER) dominated early going at the Lanzarote International Regatta to take a ten point lead after the first day or racing. In windy, wavy and shifty consitions these two showed they are ready for challenging weather, and that might scare Tokyo bound teams. Lanzarote was chosen as a training destination […]
YANG XUEZHE and HU XIAOXIAO from China win the 2021 Nacra 17 Asian Championship
Two points separated first from second place overall heading into the final day of racing in Shanghai. Only two more races of the full slate of 15 races were needed, so the pressure was at a maximum to decide the winners. The leaders, Xuezhe and Xiaoxiao, took a very tight first race, and then the […]
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 […]
European and African Olympic Qualifier to be held in Lazarote
The nacra17 and Nacra 17 Classes are pleased to announce the European Olympic Qualifier for nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 and the African Qualifier for Nacra 17 will be in Lanzarote, Spain. The racing days are March 23-28, 2021 giving teams 5 weeks to arrive and prepare for the regatta. The Princess Sofia Regatta was […]
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 […]
New dates announced for Tokyo 2020
IOC, IPC, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and Tokyo Metropolitan Government announce new dates for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020
Thrilling medal races produce world champions
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke from New Zealand dazzled to win another nacra17 world championship, the sixth for the magic combo, which is easily a class record. In thrilling medal race the Spanish nacra17FX team of Tamara Echegoyen and Paula Barcelo and the British Nacra 17 team of John Gimson and Anna Burnet owned those […]
Plan for the final day of World Championship racing
With no racing on Friday February 14 due to summer storms that wreaked havoc with the breeze, Saturday’s final day of the nacra17, nacra17 and Nacra 17 World Championship looks like this: Schedule: Two gold fleet races for all three fleets commencing from 0955hrs Two silver and bronze fleet races immediately following Three medal races […]
“Game on” for national selection
Australians siblings Nathan and Haylee Outteridge continue to show their mettle, moving into the top spot in the Nacra 17. Their national teammates, Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin (AUS), are also vying for a country spot for Tokyo 2020 and closing in at this world championship, now third overall. Sandwiched between the two country contenders […]
GBR’s Nacra know-how
John Gimson and Anna Burnet (GBR) are stringing together a set of scores that must be troubling the hot Nacra 17 competition, but they demonstrated they aren’t bullet-proof in the third race on day three of the World Championship, the half-way point of the series. “Two wins; chuffed with that but then in last race […]