Italy’s “Sicilian Blondies” dominate final day to win first FX Junior World title
It was a two-team dual in the 49erFX atop the standings heading into the final day of racing. Katharina Schwachhofer with Elena Stoltze (GER) leading Sofia Giunchiglia with Giulia Schio (ITA) by just a few points. The Italians moved into a tie with the Germans after race one of the day, but it was a […]
Schultheis and Bertin (MLT) nearing first Junior 49er win, Germans and Italians in FX Dual
After Day 1 of the Final Series, Schuletheis and Bertin extend to large lead 49er. Germans Katharina Schwachhofer and Elena Stoltze lead but matched by Giunchiglia and Schio in FX Belgian Borghijs brothers are deuces wild with all twos to grab lead in Nacra 17. With only one day to go, Richard Schultheis and Youenn […]
Petard and Lubac Reach Into Nacra 17 Lead at 2024 Junior World Championships
Schwachhofer and Stoltze (GER) stay leaders in the FX class Shoultheis and Bertin (MLT) have stellar day to move into the lead over four 49er races in higher winds Vilagarcía de Arousa (Galicia, Spain), July 19, 2024 For the first time in class history, the Nacra 17 fleet sailed with reaching starts, inspired by […]
Menzies and Rush maintain the lead in early stages of 49er Junior Worlds
New Zealanders Sebastian Menzies and George Lee Rush maintain the lead in the 49er class and the French team of Titouan Petard and Thea Lubac are the leaders in the Nacra 17 Vilagarcía de Arousa (Galicia, Spain), 18 July 2024 It was a long day on the waters of the Arousa estuary, where the 49er, […]
Locals lead in the 49er FX Junior World Championships in Vilagarcía
Stella Maris Enríquez of Vigo and Marta Cardona from the Balearic Islands lead the 49erFX class France dominates in the Nacra 17 class and New Zealand in the 49er with a small margin 49er fleet race start in Vilagarcía de Arousa (Galicia, Spain) 17 July 2024 The 2024 49er, 49er FX and Nacra 17 Junior […]
Galicia is ready to start the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Junior World Championship
– More than hundred teams from 25 countries are ready to hear the first warning signal of a World Championship that aims to be the most competitive – Ahead are five days of competition and up to 15 races are scheduled to decide the new junior world champions. Vilagarcía de Arousa (Galicia, Spain), 16th July […]
Thessaloniki, Greece to Host the 2025 European Championship in Nacra 17, 49er, and FX
Thessaloniki will proudly host the first championship following the Olympic Games for the second consecutive quadrennial. From June 3 to 8, 2025, the picturesque shores of the Thermaikos Gulf, in the North Aegean Sea, will witness thrilling races featuring catamarans and skiffs—the very vessels that grace the Olympic waters. Our esteemed hosts, the Nautical […]
Cagliari, Italy to host the 2025 World Championship of Nacra 17, 49er and FX
Cagliari, one of the most important sailing venue in Italy, has won the right to host the 2025 World Championship of three doublehanded Olympic Events. These three World Championships will be run concurrently during the annual Sardinia Sailing Cup, from October 7-12, 2025. The foiling Nacra 17 is a favorite Event in Italy. The defending […]
Championship glory for Belgium, Uruguay and Great Britain
Sunday was the conclusion of the 49er and 49erFX European Championships as well as the Nacra 17 World Championship in La Grande Motte, France. 49erFX Europeans: Belgium win first major title Isaura Maenhaut and Anouk Geurts didn’t sail a great medal race but the Belgians had built up a sufficient buffer that it didn’t matter. […]
Belgian 49erFX in the Box Seat
Steph Roble and Maggie Shea sailed a stellar day in the 49erFX Europeans, the USA team winning three of the four races in gold fleet. This lifts them just inside the top 10 and gives them a place in Sunday’s medal race. Further up the field, Freya Black and Saskia Tidey also performed well, the […]