Spaniards Win Both Skiffs, British Take the Foiler
Botín and Trittel Clinch First World Title CAGLIARI, Italy, October 12, 2025 — The 2025 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 World Championships wrapped up in spectacular style today with a double-race medal series that crowned three deserving world champions. Under brilliant Sardinian skies and a lively sirocco breeze, Spain swept the skiff fleets while Britain […]
Veterans school the Newbies on a swell day in Cagliari
Experience takes control as the waves rise and the medal contenders emerge in Cagliari on day five of the 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 World Championships… 49er: Warrer on the war path, Lambriex lurks Jonas Warrer and Mathias Lehm Sletten (DEN 79): 2-2-1 day vaults them into third overall. Bart Lambriex van Aanholt and Floris […]
SailGP stars do a “Max Verstappen” to take control of the 49er Worlds
Olympic and SailGP champions Diego Botin and Florian Trittel return to the skiff circuit and are proving dominant in Cagliari… From SailGP to skiff supremacy: Spain’s Diego Botín and Florian Trittel jumped to the top of the leaderboard at the 2025 49er World Championship in Cagliari after a commanding day on the water. The reigning […]
Sweden, Australia and Italy all move to the top on day three
Some great breeze for foiling in the catamarans and full-on planing in the skiffs, with some surprise leaders in the 49er and 49erFX and a not-so-surprising new leader in the Nacra 17 fleet… 49erFX: Swedes shocked by their slender lead It’s not like it’s anything new for Vilma Bobeck to be leading a 49erFX World […]
All you need to know about the 2025 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championship
What’s on and Where is the Fleet The 2025 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 World Championships is on from October 7-12, 2025 in Cagliari, Italy. This is the fleets first visit to Sardinia and the monthlong preparations have been impeccable. Crystal clear waters, fantastic winds and temperatures of the air and the sea above 20 […]
Calculating the probability of the leader winning gold for all formats
The Olympic sailing community is focused on the critical question of format. Last week the current option from World Sailing was compared against three options we thought were better. Here, we break down the probability of the fleet racing leader winning gold in each scenario, and introduce three more options submitted by the community. Speaking […]
Canadian Lewin Lafrance Sisters Win First Major Championship
Georgia and Antonia Lewin Lafrance have been on the rise for the last six years, and now find themselves on top. Over a weeklong series of 13 races, the Nova Scotia-based pair outdueled the German and Polish teams they entered the day virtually tied with for the win. Each day of the regatta was a […]
Veterans and Rookies Each Demolish Their Fleets to Win with Two Races to Spare
Both the 49er and Nacra 17 European Championships were secured with one fleet race and one medal race remaining to be sailed. John Gimson with Anna Burnet (GBR) might have been picked to win here in Thessaloniki with their long history of light wind excellence, and they delivered. They were 32 points ahead with a […]
The race to gold fleet was a slow burn
Veteran and multi-Olympic race officer Sulis was clear at the morning briefing, “Our priority is to get three races for the 49er so they can progress to the gold fleet.” It took all day to get it done, but three good races for each fleet were conducted over a six-hour bake on the water. […]
It can be easy to win
Win the start, grab the first shift, consolidate and extend! The winning formula is easy, and those who got ahead took full advantage of an easy course once they got to the front. For everyone else, it was a day of tense battles where any interruption or mistake to initiate a downward spiral of doubt […]