Italy claims 2 of 3 Junior World Titles on final day
Modern Olympic boats have a classic World Championship The flashy 49er skiffs and foiling Nacra 17 were hosted by Risor, Norway, a historic wooden boat building town on the Southeastern Norwegian coast, but the classic element was more about sailors and friends coming together to compete. This seaside down of 3500 residents opened up their […]
Bobeck / Tengstrom (SWE) DSQ puts three teams in shootout for FX win
After Friday’s (Day 3) final race the defending champion Swedes were disqualified by the jury in a protest with the Dutch. That put the Dutch into leadership position and critically took the otherwise doment Swedes drop race. How quickly racing changes… in Saturday’s (Day 4) first race, the Dutch got a black flag DSQ for […]
Racing through the town square in Risor
Under perfect conditions the Nacra 17 fleet raced up and down the season front of Risor to a cheering crowd. The leading Italians struggled today, with a capsize and a breakdown, but each time they got rolling again to chase a decent scoreline. In front of a boisterous crowd that numbered over 1000 spectators they […]
Demanding conditions in Risør
Todays racing demanded heavy weather skills as the north easterly on the outer course of Risor offered heavy seas and strength up to 25 knots changeable both in strength and direction. It was at times too much for some, but being a World Championship regatta this type of condition is a fair test to be […]
Przybytek & Kolodzinski in Pole Position for 49er Medal Race
While the New Zealanders slid down the rankings in a light wind race today, the Poles head into the Medal Race with the slimmest of advantages…. Lukas Przybytek and Pawel Kolodzinski go into Sunday’s 49er Medal Race with a 1-point lead over New Zealand’s Logan Dunning Beck and Oscar Gunn. In a double-points format, that […]
Phillips 49er brothers running hot in tropical Kielifornia
On a hot and windy day in Kiel, the Australian Phillips brothers tore up the track to be leading the world-class 49er fleet after day one of the Olympic classes…. The Australians love their warm weather, and Will and Sam Phillips were hot to trot as they won their first two heats of qualifying to […]
Alonso Brothers wrap up Gold at the Hempel World Series Final
Spain’s Federico and Arturo Alonso wrapped up gold ahead of the Medal Race after another day of dominance. Fleet racing in the 49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17, Open Kiteboarding and RS:X fleets concluded on Friday with the scene set for their Medal Races, which will be live – https://youtu.be/a6PBXzrH5P4– on Saturday 8 June. Friday’s racing commenced […]
Join the action for the 49er/FX and Nacra 17 worlds
December’s 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships are expected to dish up some spectacular racing and fans are invited to venture to Auckland to experience some of the action. As many as 400 sailors are expected to compete at the world championships at the Royal Akarana Yacht Club from November 29-December 8. Most of the top […]
49er Men: Heil and Ploessel master a random day in the Bay
The conditions for the 49er gold fleet were full power all day, 10 to 14 knots of easterly breeze out in Weymouth Bay. However, there were significant lines of gust and lull across the lumpy course, with a few wind shifts thrown in for good measure. Peter Burling and Blair Tuke managed to negotiate the […]
49er Men: Softer is Harder
The breeze softened a little today, but that just meant the standard of the racing got harder on day 3 of the Europeans in Weymouth. Unlike the previous two days of high-wave action, there was little risk of pitchpoling in the 10 to 12 knot breezes out in Weymouth Bay. But that just put a […]