Who Will Selectors Send to Rio?
35 of the 40 skiff teams heading to Rio know it, leaving five squads awaiting the decision of their national selectors. At Sailing World Cup Hyeres a new 49erFX medal contender joined the ranks as the Dutch system winds up sending Annemiek Bekkering and Annette Duetz to Rio, a team right at the top of […]
Final Standings at Sailing World Cup Hyeres
Hyères threw out its toughest challenge for the final day of racing at the Sailing World Cup with a truly up and down day of the purest form. A breeze in excess of 20 knots came through in the morning with many wondering if there would even be any racing at all. Thunder, lightning, torrential […]
Varied Conditions Give Fleet Full Challenge
49erFX The 49erFX were completely blown out on Wednesday as the wind strength was well beyond the limit for the racers. Thursday’s lighter breeze was welcomed by the sailors and they completed four good races. Sweden’s Lisa Ericson and Hanna Klinga revelled in the conditions, picking up two bullets, a second and a tenth. They […]
Spain Reopen 49er Trials – Should Match Racing Be Allowed While Fleet Racing
The Alonso Brothers won Rio selection over youngsters Diego Botin and Iago Marra over a two regatta trials system that was the 2015 World Championship in Buenos Aires and the 2016 World Championship in Clearwater. The Spanish trial was basically simple; whichever team gets the best cumulative placings over the two World Championships gets to […]
Botín/López, or, i Echegoyen/Betanzos, bronze, en l’Europeu de 49er i FX a Barcelona
Els neozelandesos Peter Burling/Blair Tuke guanyen l’Europeu Open en 49er. Les daneses Jena Mai Hansen i Katja Salskov-Iversen s’imposen en FX. Avui ha finalitzat en aigües del Barcelona International Sailing Center el Campionat d’Europa de 49er de FX, amb èxit espanyol tant en categoria masculina amb la victòria de la tripulació formada pel càntabre Diego […]
Botín/López, oro, y Echegoyen/Betanzos, bronce, en el Europeo de 49er y FX en Barcelona
Los neozelandeses Peter Burling/Blair Tuke ganan el Europeo Open en 49er. Las danesas Jena Mai Hansen y Katja Salskov-Iversen se imponen en FX Hoy ha finalizado en aguas del Barcelona International Sailing Center el Campeonato de Europa de 49er de FX, con éxito español tanto en categoría masculina con la victoria de la tripulación formada por […]
Hansen and Iversen Seize Moment to Claim First European Title
Sometimes a regatta can come down to a moment, and for Jena Hansen and Katja Iversen they seized the moment and claimed their first ever European title. The Danish duo trailed Italians and reigning European Champions Giulia Conti and Francesca Clapcich by four points entering the medal race, meaning they had to beat the Italians […]
Echegoyen i Betanzos són terceres i buscaran el títol continental de FX a Barcelona
Les italianes Giulia Conti i Francesca Clapcich en FX i els neozelandesos Peter Burling i Blair Tuke en 49er arriben líders a la jornada final del Campionat d’Europa que finalitzarà demà al matí en aigües del Barcelona International Sailing Center. Támara Echegoyen i Berta Betanzos han perdut provisionalment el liderat en FX amb el qual […]
Echegoyen y Betanzos son terceras y buscarán el título continental de FX en Barcelona
Las italianas Giulia Conti y Francesca Clapcich en FX y los neozelandeses Peter Burling y Blair Tuke en 49er llegan líderes a la jornada final del Campeonato de Europa que finalizará mañana en aguas del Barcelona International Sailing Center. Támara Echegoyen y Berta Betanzos han perdido provisionalmente el liderato en FX con el que partían […]
Both 2015 European Champions Poised to Repeat
It was a scramble for both Gold fleets on Day 5 of the European Championships as few teams managed consistency through the day due to the inconsistent winds. Back on shore as teams discussed the racing, mostly befuddled, the old boys coaches union brought out expressions like “Barcelona Banana” from the days of the 1992 […]