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 […]
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. […]
Dobson (GBR) and Echegoyen (ESP) Dueling in Cascais
Cascais once again showed its full potential to welcome the world best sailors. The duel between the United Kingdom and Spain is raging. With Charlotte Dobson and Saskia Tidey on the British side (1-8-5) and Tamara Echegoyen and Paula Barceló on the Spanish side (2-15-2), being first and second respectively overall. The Argentine team of […]
The 49erFx are back in Cascais for a Final Olympic Warm Up
After the first training event in May, the best sailors in the world in the Olympic Classe 49erFx class rejoined in Cascais for the last race before the Summer 2021 Tokyo Olympics Games. This championship will serve as a barometer for the Olympics during this summer an as it has the participation of the European […]
United States and Germany win in Cascais
It looks like Tokyo in Cascais, On the last day of the 2021 Cascais 49er & 49er Fx Championship after a stormy morning, the sun shyly appeared and filled the bay of Cascais with light. The championship could not have ended in the best way with the Cascais Bay delivering the best for the Olympic […]
Contenders qualified for medal race
Grael and Kunze return to Wins in the 49erFx class The populous female 49erFx class entered the sea again after their Olympic colleagues, having also picked up some remnants of the consistent West wind to complete just one race. The fleet also started with a consistent west wind that faded over the course of the […]
Burling and Tuke Showing Little Rust In Olympic Training Regatta – FX Podium up for Grabs
Dueling training regattas along the Atlantic Seaboard sees a 49er and a Nacra fleet in Santander, an FX and another 49er fleet in Cascais! Santander, Spain – An Olympic-sized 49er fleet with about half the Tokyo lineup is racing a training regatta in Santander currently. Burling and Tuke (NZL) are in contention for the lead […]