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 […]

Will this be the day Tuke and Burling get Beaten

It’s been almost an entire quadrennial since Peter Burling and Blair Tuke stood anywhere but the top of the podium after a regatta.  They stood second in London, joyful of their Silver Medals but determined to improve the result. Since then it’s been 17 victories in a row, a record for any 49er sailor of […]

Final Race Drama Decides Medals in Skiffs

Each fleet had a single medal race to close out the 2015 Sailing World Cup Weymouth and each race would decide the final standings. 49erFX Alex Maloney and Molly Meech (NZL) sat five points ahead of Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze (BRA) with 18 points available.  That meant that the Brazilian duo had to beat […]

Fan Turned Up For Final Day In Hyères

From ISAF 49erFX Last on the race track on the final day, the 49erFX provided a blockbuster conclusion. Big breeze and big waves tested the 49erFX sailors and there were some thrills, spills and close shaves in a testing race. One point split overnight leaders Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze (BRA) and Denmark’s Ida Marie […]