Leading British Couple
In the Men’s and Women’s Skiff events, both halves of an engaged couple are sharing the limelight in their respective boats, Dylan Fletcher (GBR) taking the lead in the 49er and his fiancée Charlotte Dobson (GBR) maintaining top spot in the 49erFX. Alongside the big waves across Sagami Bay, the sailors thrived in 14-17 knots […]
Strong Winds, Strong Nerves make for Lively FX Start
Strong Winds and Strong Nerves – Dobson and Tidey Rise to the Occasion After a slow start in the first race, Charlotte Dobson and Saskia Tidey (GBR) put the hammer down, moved through the fleet and proved unstoppable. It was a sign of things to come. Behind them all kinds of unforced errors were striking […]
The Chase for Burling and Tuke – can anybody knock down the champs
Since winning Olympic gold in the Men’s Skiff – 49er at Rio 2016 five years ago, Pete Burling and Blair Tuke (NZL) have packed a whole lifetime of sailing achievements into their busy careers. Click here for the 49er video preview. In 2017 Burling steered Emirates Team New Zealand’s foiling catamaran to victory at the […]
Only three medals for FX contenders
The 49erFX made its first Olympic appearance at Rio five years ago. Four teams were tied heading into the medal race, and only three could win medals. The battle for gold and silver remained in the balance until a final Gybe saw Brazil narrowly cross ahead of New Zealand. Denmark took the Bronze and Spain […]
Poland and Italy secure dominant victories in men’s and women’s Junior Worlds
Mikolaj Staniul with Jakub Sztroch (POL) capped a wire to wire Junior Worlds Title by winning the final four races in a row. The 27 point margin of victory is the largest ever for a Junior World Championship. They had the advantage of racing on home waters in Gdynia, Poland, and took it with a […]
Germani – Bertuzzi (ITA) aim to get over Olympic disappointment with Junior Worlds Lead
Jan Germani and Giorgia Bertuzzi (ITA) burst onto the 49erFX scene with a sixth at the 2020 Kieler Woche. Italy has been in need of a leading replacement after the retirement of Conti – Clapchich and these two young women emerged at the top of the game just before the final Olympic qualifier. Unfortunately for […]
STANIUL AND SZTORCH (POL) LEAD THE JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 49ER CLASS
An excellent performance by Mikołaj Staniul and Jakub Sztorch (YKP Gdynia) marked the first day of Gdynia Sailing Days and the Junior World Championships in the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17. The Polish duo lead 43 teams from 18 countries in the 49er class. On Wednesday, sailors in each class had three races. Staniul and Sztorch […]
Dobson and Tidey (GBR) win in Cascais
After leading the championship since day one, Charlotte Dobson and Saskia Tidey from GBR bid farewell to Cascais from the highest place on the podium. Dobson and Tidey, after a less successful first race of the day, regained the breakneck pace having been runner up and a bullet on the last two fleet races. The […]
Dutch Olypmic-bound skiff sailors lead both fleets at Allianz Regatta
Annemiek Bekkering and Annette Duetz (NED) held on to their lead in the 18-boat 49erFX fleet and their teammates, Bart Lambriex and Pim van Vugt, advanced to the top of the leaderboard in the 31-boat 49er fleet. Just two out of three races were completed in the 49erFX, and Bekkering and Duetz extended their lead […]
Dobson (GBR) holds lead – Echegoyen (ESP) and Grael (BRA) close gap
British Charlotte Dobson and Sakia Tidey continue in the lead although they lost punctual distance to the competition having made 7-12-3 today. In second place is the Spanish team Tamara Echegoyen and Paula Barcelo who after a fairly regular day, 5-5-2, consolidated second place and were two points from the highest place on the podium. […]