Bekkering and Duetz Have a Day to Remember in Palma
It was a wonderful redemption for the Dutch team of Annemiek Bekkering and Annette Duetz at the 47th Trofeo Princessa Sofia regatta as the girls had another great day of racing, winning all three races to lead the standings. The Dutch duo have been near the top of the 49erFX fleet for since the boats existence but a […]
Podium All But Set Heading Into Final
Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel piled on the pressure on the final day of the 2015 Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta in Palma today. Starting out the day with two bullets, they closed the gap to leading Kiwi stars Peter Burling and Blair Tuke to only 14 points. With one race remaining on the day the […]
Challenge of Gold Fleet Racing Brings Out the Best
The story in 49er land was all about navigating small talented fleets and trying to string together good races. With only 25 boats in top flight 49er sailing literally everybody on the water can take a race. This regatta, like most it’s all about putting up a good day in order to march up the […]
Danes Dominating Gold Fleet in 49erFX
Gold fleet racing got under way and the Danes are showing their depth so far. Jena Hansen and Katja Iversen are picking up where they left off in Clearwater by leading the pack. Jena and Katja took scores of 1, 10, 16 putting them three points up on team mates Maiken and Anne-Julie Schutt. The […]
Gold Fleets Set in Palma
After two crazy day of racing the 49er and 49erFX fleets are all set for Gold fleet racing. With only four racing in qualifying there was a huge importance on starting out this event well, made especially challenging by the unstable conditions. Day 2 proved slightly less extreme than day 1 where boats were toppled […]