DAY 5 ANALYSIS: TWO MOUTHWATERING SKIFF FINALES FOR THURSDAY
Men’s Skiff: Seven in with a shout of Gold With scores from the day of 15,12,6, Diego Botin and Florian Trittel might have felt a bit deflated with their performance. However, it was another chaotic day for pretty much everyone in the men’s 49er fleet, a day when it would be easy to lose your […]
OLYMPIC SAILING 2024: STEYAERT AND PICON REGAIN LEAD IN WOMEN’S SKIFF AHEAD OF MEDAL RACE
The twists and turns in the Women’s Skiff continued to entertain as Sarah Steyaert and Charline Picon regained the lead heading into tomorrow’s Medal Race. On another unpredictable day on the water, the French crew did enough to edge ahead with two finishes in the top ten. The Dutch pair of Odile van Aanholt and […]
“DON’T SHOW ME THE SCOREBOARD!”
They’re competing in the most important regatta of their lives, so why do sailors not even keep track of their results? When reporters ask sailors if they’re happy with their scores so far, quite often the sailors have no clue of the points or where they’re lying in the competition. “Don’t talk to me about […]
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 […]