2022 Allianz Regatta

Ruggero Tita & Caterina Banti Named Team of the Year; Diego Botín & Florian Trittel Win Rolex World Sailor of the Year at World Sailing Awards

The 2024 World Sailing Awards celebrated the elite of the sailing world, recognizing extraordinary achievements by athletes who have dominated their fields with unmatched dedication, skill, and resilience. Among this year’s honorees, Italian duo Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti claimed the coveted Team of the Year award, while Spain’s Diego Botín and Florian Trittel earned […]

Diego Botín: From Conquering SailGP to Reaching Olympic Glory

Diego Botín and Florian Trittel won Olympic gold in the 49er class, cementing their place among the elite of world sailing after a flawless season. This included leading the Spanish team to victory in the SailGP circuit of flying catamarans. Diego Botín (Madrid, 1993) is one of Spain’s greatest sailing talents. Born into a renowned […]

Double Olympic champion Martine Grael named driver of Mubadala Brazil SailGP Team

Double Olympic champion Martine Grael has been named driver of the Mubadala Brazil SailGP Team, which will enter the league next season. Grael’s appointment, which was announced alongside the news that Rio will host Brazil’s first SailGP event, is a historic first for SailGP, with Grael marking the league’s first female driver. Reacting to the news, […]

Light Wind, Strong Wind: The Key is to be good at all of it

It’s really hard to be world class across the whole wind range. That’s why the very best Olympic sailors enjoy competing in a whole variety of wind and wave conditions across the course of a five or six-day regatta, because it tends to weed out the specialists. Some prefer light winds, others prefer strong, because […]

Day 7 Analysis: The medal that nearly wasn’t

What a day! We waited a while for the Skiff Medal Races to happen, but today’s conditions came good for a spectacular conclusion to the 49ers and the 49erFX in particular. Women’s Skiff Medal Race: The new Women’s Skiff Olympic Champions (Photo by World Sailing / Sander van der Borch) It was the most dramatic […]

Olympic Sailing 2024: Spanish Sensations Botin and Trittel Strike Gold in Men’s Skiff

Diego Botin and Florian Trittel fulfilled a lifelong dream by mastering the Men’s Skiff to become Olympic champions. The Spanish pair sailed impressively throughout the regatta, finishing top of the Opening Series by a narrow five-point margin. Botin and Trittel had not won an individual race heading into the decisive Medal Race, but they saved […]

Olympic Sailing 2024: Dutch Delight as Van Aanholt and Duetz Win first Paris Sailing Gold in Women’s Skiff

Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz clinched the first sailing gold medal of Paris 2024 following a hugely dramatic Women’s Skiff Medal Race. The Dutch duo went into the crucial finale trailing France’s Sarah Steyaert and Charline Picon by just a point. Both crews took turns leading the rankings throughout the Opening Series and went […]

Men’s Skiff: Day of Frustration

There were two attempts at getting the Men’s Skiff Medal Race completed today. In the first race Diego Botin and Florian Trittel found a good lane out to the right hand side of the course and were higher and faster than their rivals. Already sitting in gold medal position, the Spanish team rounded the first […]

OLYMPIC SAILING 2024: SPANISH SAIL INTO MEN’S SKIFF MEDAL RACE

Diego Botin and Florian Trittel maintained their position at the summit of the Men’s Skiff standings with the Medal Race to come tomorrow. The Spanish duo did not manage to finish in the top five at all today, but inconsistency across the board meant they ended the Opening Series with a five-point lead. Ireland’s Robert […]

DAY 5 ANALYSIS: TWO MOUTHWATERING SKIFF FINALES FOR THURSDAY

Men’s Skiff: Seven in with a shout of Gold With scores from the day of 15,12,6, Diego Botin and Florian Trittel might have felt a bit deflated with their performance. However, it was another chaotic day for pretty much everyone in the men’s 49er fleet, a day when it would be easy to lose your […]

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