Both 2015 European Champions Poised to Repeat

It was a scramble for both Gold fleets on Day 5 of the European Championships as few teams managed consistency through the day due to the inconsistent winds.  Back on shore as teams discussed the racing, mostly befuddled, the old boys coaches union brought out expressions like “Barcelona Banana” from the days of the 1992 […]

Spaniards on a Roll – An Armada In the Making

Tamara Echegoyen emerged as an afterthought in London to claim the Gold medal in the women’s Match racing in 2012.  The pundits all promoted their favorites, some of the biggest names in the sport of sailing but Echegoyen was unflappable and beat them all to claim gold.  Teaming up with Berta Betanzos, a 470 World […]

Echegoyen/Betanzos ja són terceres en l’Europeu de Barcelona

En FX lideren les italianes Conti/Clapcich i en 49er els australians Burling/Tuke en 49er. Passen al Grup Or en 49er Botin/López, Robles/Burd i els germans Alonso Giulia Conti i Francesca Clapcich en FX i els australians Peter Burling i Blair Tuke en 49er lideren el Campionat d’Europa que se celebra en aigües del Barcelona International Sailing Center […]

On the Bubble to Gold

It was a stressful final day of qualifying for the 72 boat 49er fleet, only 25 of whom can make gold fleet.  With seven of ten scheduled races completed there were still more than 20 teams on the bubble hoping to sail well enough to keep their hopes alive.  The conditions were a combination of […]

Unstable Winds No Match For Champions

The 49erFX fleet raced first off the waters of Barcelona.  As the sea breeze grew it was a much lighter start than day 1, with the teams crouching on the wing for the first two races, before the wind filled in to ten knots for the third race. 2015 World and European Champions, Giulia Conti […]

Támara Echegoyen i Berta Betanzos s’estrenen segones en l’Europeu de Barcelona

Lideren en FX Bekkeing/Duetz i en 49er Burling/Tuke. Diego Botin i Iago López ocupen l’onzena posició en 49er  Aquest dilluns ha tingut inici en aigües de Barelona el Campionat d’Europa de les classes 49er i FX amb liderat dels neozelandesos Peter Burling i Blair Tuke en 49er i les holandeses Annemiek Bekkering i Annette Duetz […]

Sunsational Start to 2016 European Championship in Barcelona

The super competitive 49er fleets lined up and stretched their legs as racing got under way from the world class Barcelona International Sailing center. Just up the Mediterranean beaches from where the 1992 Olympics were held, the 2016 Olympic fleet and the rest of the world chasing skirmished in the opening races. The 49erFX raced […]

Last Chance to Compare Before Rio and Fleet Rejuvenation

The 2016 European Championship from Barcelona, Spain marks a turning point between the 2016 quadrennial and the 2020 Tokyo Quadrennial.  As most of the Olympic fleet has been decided, many top team who will not be racing in Rio will take a break, or maybe just a breath, before reassessing their futures in Olympic sailing.  […]

El Campionat d’Europa de 49er i FX es posa en marxa a Barcelona

Les aigües de Barcelona acolliran des de demà i fins al pròxim dissabte dia 16 el Campionat d’Europa de 49er i FX, en el qual participaran les principals tripulacions del món amb la vista posada als pròxims Jocs Olímpics de Río 2016. El Barcelona International Sailing Center (BISC) és la seu d’aquest Europeu que en […]