DAY 4 ANALYSIS: PEAKS AND TROUGHS OF PERFORMANCE
Women’s Skiff: 3,2,1 GO! for the Kiwis What a difference a day makes. The multi-medalled 49erFX team from New Zealand had been languishing in last place little more than a day ago, but with today’s stronger breeze on the Calanques race course made for a different style of skiff racing. Jo Aleh and Molly Meech […]
Olympic Sailing 2024: Spanish Surge Puts Botin and Trittel On Top in Men’s Skiff
The third day of 49er racing at Paris 2024 brought a big shift in the standings, as Diego Botin and Florian Trittel mastered the wind to take the lead in the Men’s Skiff. The Spanish surge began right from the off and did not let up, as the duo secured two second place finishes at […]
Olympic Sailing 2024: Van Aanholt and Duetz Take Back Control in Women’s Skiff
Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz took back control in the Women’s Skiff with a return to form in Marseille. The Dutch duo dropped a little in the second day of racing, but recovered well in their third outing on the water with third and second finishes, lifting them back to the top of the […]
New Zealand Leads While Veterans and Underdogs Battle in Skiff Sailing
Three more races in the Men’s and Women’s Skiff takes them pretty much to the halfway stage of the regatta. Three more races in predominantly light winds seems to be suiting the New Zealanders, Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie very nicely in the 49er Men. Of the six races completed, the Kiwis have won three […]
Olympic Sailing 2024: McHardie and McKenzie Give New Zealand the Perfect Start in Men’s Skiff
Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie launched their Olympic campaign with a win in the opening 49er race to take control of the Men’s Skiff. The New Zealand pair followed that up with third in race two, which was enough to top the table at the end of the first day on the water. Ireland’s Robert […]
DAY 1 ANALYSIS: DUTCH VAN AANHOLT – DUETZ OPEN SKIFF OLYMPICS WITH POISE
The lighter the breeze, the higher the chance of an upset in sailboat racing. So it proved on day one of the competition with the Marseille breeze barely rising to 7 knots. In the Women’s Skiff, local French team Sarah Steyaert and Charline Picon made the early running in the opening race before being pipped […]
Dutch Duo of Van Aanholt and Duetz Take Early Lead in Women’s Skiff
The Dutch duo of Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz took an early lead in the Women’s Skiff on the opening day of sailing at Paris 2024. Van Aanholt and Duetz, the reigning world champions, closed out the day with two race wins in the 49erFX class, managing to perform well in light winds off […]
Raining In Paris, But Who’s set to Rein In Marseille in the men’s and women’s skiff?
While the rain has been falling in Paris, it’s been hot and getting hotter for the build-up to the start of the Olympic Regatta in sunny Marseille. However, the warmer the water, the less likely for a thermally driven sea breeze in the Bay of Marseille. The start of competition is looking like it will […]
The Potential Impact of Light Wind Conditions on the Skiff Sailing Events at the Olympics
The Paris Olympic sailing regatta is being conducted in Marseilles. With only 48 hours until racing begins, forecasting models are accurate enough that we can use them to analyze who might be advantaged by the most likely wind conditions. On July 28th the Olympic regatta begins with 4 events, the men’s and women’s skiff and […]
49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 Celebrate the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics!
Marseille, July 26, 2024 – The Olympics officially start today, marking a historic moment for France and the world of sports. For the first time in Olympic history, the Opening Ceremony will be held outside a stadium, and will take place on the iconic Seine River in the heart of Paris. A Historic Opening Ceremony […]