2024 FX Open Series Slovenia

Start Date

2024-04-05

End Date

2024-04-07

Location

Koper, Slovenia

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The race to gold fleet was a slow burn

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.   […]

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It can be easy to win

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 […]

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Austrians Prettner and Flachberger tip into early lead

Austrians Prettner and Flachberger tip into early lead

Keanu Prettner with Jakob Flachberger (AUT) were locked in a light air duel with defending European Champions Hernan Umpiere with Fernando Diz (URU). The two teams were tipped by their fellow competitors as the ones to watch in light winds and delivered. 2028 is the first time we’ve been able to focus on Prettner/Flachbaker as […]

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The 2025 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 European Championships officially kicks off in Greece!

The 2025 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 European Championships officially kicks off in Greece!

This is the first championship leg leading to LA 2028. A new chapter begins for the fast doublehanded classes. The Champions from Paris 2024 have mostly either retired or are taking breaks for various reasons, leaving the start of the new quadrennial to a group of sailors who either missed selection or missed medals and […]

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DAY 1 ANALYSIS: DUTCH VAN AANHOLT – DUETZ OPEN SKIFF OLYMPICS WITH POISE

DAY 1 ANALYSIS: DUTCH VAN AANHOLT – DUETZ OPEN SKIFF OLYMPICS WITH POISE

The lighter the breeze, the higher the chance of an upset in sailboat racing. So it proved on day one of the competition with the Marseille breeze barely rising to 7 knots. In the Women’s Skiff, local French team Sarah Steyaert and Charline Picon made the early running in the opening race before being pipped […]

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Dutch Duo of Van Aanholt and Duetz Take Early Lead in Women’s Skiff

Dutch Duo of Van Aanholt and Duetz Take Early Lead in Women’s Skiff

The Dutch duo of Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz took an early lead in the Women’s Skiff on the opening day of sailing at Paris 2024. Van Aanholt and Duetz, the reigning world champions, closed out the day with two race wins in the 49erFX class, managing to perform well in light winds off […]

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49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 Celebrate the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics!

49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 Celebrate the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics!

Marseille, July 26, 2024 – The Olympics officially start today, marking a historic moment for France and the world of sports. For the first time in Olympic history, the Opening Ceremony will be held outside a stadium, and will take place on the iconic Seine River in the heart of Paris. A Historic Opening Ceremony […]

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Italy’s “Sicilian Blondies” dominate final day to win first FX Junior World title

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 […]

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Galicia is ready to start the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Junior World Championship

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 […]

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Thessaloniki, Greece to Host the 2025 European Championship in Nacra 17, 49er, and FX

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 […]

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