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 […]
Previewing the 2018 Nacra 17 Europeans
It’s been almost exactly 1 year since the relaunch of the Nacra 17 to fully foiling. Hordes of the worlds top talents are storming into the class along with ambitious newcomers. The 2018 European Championship will be contested this week from Gdynia from 58 boats, including almost all of the class contenders. Most noteworthy among […]
2018 nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 European Championships Awarded to Gdynia, Poland
The nacra17 and Nacra 17 Classes are excited to announce Gdynia, Poland as the venue for the 2018 European Championship. Up to 400 of the world’s best sailors will compete in Gdynia for the title of European Champion ahead of the 2018 World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark. The event will be held at the Marina […]
Wrap Up From Palma 2018
Day 1 – Qualifying Mallorca, Spain (April 2, 2018) – The light, unsettled breezes on the Bay of Palma presented a really testing opening day at the 49th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Iberostar. With a maximum eight race courses in operation, it was often the case that one Olympic fleet was struggling in next to no […]
Nacra 17 In For 2024
World Sailing announced today that it has put up for review the events represented by the 470 M/W, Finn, and RSX M/W. By choosing not to review the other 5 events; Laser/Radial, nacra17/nacra17FX, and Nacra 17, these events will remain for the games in Paris. Further, for the nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17, the current equipment […]
Waterhouse and Darmanin On Top Over Full Range of Conditions
With nine full-fleet races in the books, and just three remaining, for the Nacra 17 at the 2018 World Cup Series Miami, USA, this much is clear: anyone hoping for a place on the podium in the Mixed Multihull is going to have to knock a defending Olympic medalist down a peg. Five of the […]
First Win of 2018 Goes to Number 1 – On Water and In Our Hearts
Each year there is a warm up regatta prior to the Miami World Cup on Martin Luther King holiday weekend in the USA. This year it was the 2018 mid-winter regatta and it was a perfect warm up regatta. There are still boat supply limitations on Nacra 17, with few teams having two boats and […]
2018 U23 Championship an Early Preview to Paris 2024
The very best Junior 2 person sailing teams will be getting a preview of Paris 2024 as the U23 nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 Junior World Championship is set for the end of August 2018. Marseille will host the championship, and the Olympic racing six years later, giving sailors, officials, and fans a look at […]