Sea Breeze Delivers Fast Start for High Performance Olympic Classes at Week 2 of San Pedro OCR
SAN PEDRO, CA – The first day of racing for the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 fleets Monday at San Pedro OCR gave the fleets’ sailors their first opportunity to test themselves on the waters that will play host to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. Winds built into the mid-to-upper teens following the afternoon […]
Week 2 of San Pedro OCR Kicks Off Today
49er Men’s, 49erFX Women’s, and Nacra 17 Mixed Olympic Fleets Bring High-Performance Racing to the Regatta’s Second Week at the Site of the 2028 Games SAN PEDRO, CA – The second half of the San Pedro Olympic Class Regatta gets underway this afternoon as some of the world’s fastest Olympic sailing classes launch from the […]
High Performance Fleets Arrive at L.A. 2028 Olympic Waters for Week 2 of San Pedro OCR
Second week of Olympic competition kicks off on August 3 in the L.A. Harbor and Runs until August 8 SAN PEDRO, CA – Sailing continues in the first Olympic Class regatta to take place at the Port of Los Angeles in 96 years, including the 1984 L.A. Games, held east of this site. The coming week […]
The 49er Will Provide the Talent SailGP Needs
As sailing’s fastest league commits to bigger fleets, the sport’s deepest talent pool is already stocked with the next generation of drivers from Gdynia to Medemblik to a training base outside Mumbai. On a windy weekend in Portsmouth last month, SailGP did something it had only done once before, reluctantly, after things went wrong. It […]
Day Five in Medemblik: World Champions Crowned in the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Fleets
Italy topped the 49er and Nacra 17 fleets, Poland took the 49erFX crown with a race to spare, and the 2026 Junior World Championship wrapped up with three tight, dramatic finishes MEDEMBLIK, NETHERLANDS, July 26, 2026 Racing wrapped up today at the 2026 Junior World Championship. Organizers moved the start up earlier than the rest […]
Day Four in Medemblik: Champagne Conditions Bring New Leaders in the 49er and 49erFX Fleets
A day after being stuck on the beach, sailors got close to perfect conditions, even if they came with plenty of shifts and gusts, and both the 49er gold fleet and the 49erFX fleet have brand new leaders MEDEMBLIK, NETHERLANDS, July 25, 2026 After yesterday’s washout, today more than made up for it. Conditions in […]
Day Three in Medemblik: A Long Wait for Wind Locks In the 49er Gold and Silver Split
An abandoned race seven and a fleet wide postponement mean today’s standings carry over unchanged, with a much friendlier forecast on tap for tomorrow MEDEMBLIK, NETHERLANDS, July 24, 2026 Today’s racing in Medemblik came down to patience more than anything else. The 49er fleet’s yellow and blue groups were due on the water at 11:00, […]
Day Two in Medemblik: New Leaders Emerge Across All Four Fleets as the Breeze Holds Steady
Still breezy but a notch down from yesterday, three more races in the books for every fleet, and a c ouple of familiar names starting to make their move MEDEMBLIK, NETHERLANDS, July 23, 2026 The running order flipped today, with the 49er fleet first off the line, yellow and blue groups both racing from 11:00. […]
Windy Day One in Medemblik Shakes Out Early Leaders Across All Four Fleets
Forecast breeze arrived right on cue, three races went off in every fleet without delay, and the first real look at this year’s title contenders is starting to take shape MEDEMBLIK, NETHERLANDS, July 22, 2026 Racing finally got going in Medemblik today, and the wind did not disappoint. All four fleets, the 49er, 49erFX, FX […]
Day Zero in Medemblik: Practice Races and a Cannon Send the Junior Worlds Underway
MEDEMBLIK, NETHERLANDS, July 21, 2026 The 2026 Junior World Championship officially got underway in Medemblik today, with practice races on the water this afternoon and an opening ceremony this evening that closed with a traditional Dutch cannon blast to send the fleet into race week. Sailors ran through practice races across all four classes starting […]