Wrap Up From Palma 2018
Day 1 – Qualifying Mallorca, Spain (April 2, 2018) – The light, unsettled breezes on the Bay of Palma presented a really testing opening day at the 49th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Iberostar. With a maximum eight race courses in operation, it was often the case that one Olympic fleet was struggling in next to no […]
Nacra 17 In For 2024
World Sailing announced today that it has put up for review the events represented by the 470 M/W, Finn, and RSX M/W. By choosing not to review the other 5 events; Laser/Radial, nacra17/nacra17FX, and Nacra 17, these events will remain for the games in Paris. Further, for the nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17, the current equipment […]
Waterhouse and Darmanin On Top Over Full Range of Conditions
With nine full-fleet races in the books, and just three remaining, for the Nacra 17 at the 2018 World Cup Series Miami, USA, this much is clear: anyone hoping for a place on the podium in the Mixed Multihull is going to have to knock a defending Olympic medalist down a peg. Five of the […]
First Win of 2018 Goes to Number 1 – On Water and In Our Hearts
Each year there is a warm up regatta prior to the Miami World Cup on Martin Luther King holiday weekend in the USA. This year it was the 2018 mid-winter regatta and it was a perfect warm up regatta. There are still boat supply limitations on Nacra 17, with few teams having two boats and […]
2018 U23 Championship an Early Preview to Paris 2024
The very best Junior 2 person sailing teams will be getting a preview of Paris 2024 as the U23 nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 Junior World Championship is set for the end of August 2018. Marseille will host the championship, and the Olympic racing six years later, giving sailors, officials, and fans a look at […]
Britons Saxton and Dabson Win 2017 Nacra 17 World Championship
From the closest and most exciting finish to a world championship Medal Race in the Olympic history of the multihull class, Great Britain’s Ben Saxton and Katie Dabson pipped Spanish rivals Fernando Echavarri and Tara Pacheco, foiling at full speed across the finish line to win the 2017 Nacra 17 World Championship title on the […]
Class Update following the Nacra Sailing recall of Foiling Boats
On Friday August 11, 2017, Nacra Sailing issued a recall and sent it to all foiling boat owners as well as the class executive. The recall notice is included at the bottom of this communication. The chain of events that lead to this recall are as follows: Two test foils broke about 6 weeks before […]
Out of the Water
The 2017 European Championship for the nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 is set to begin tomorrow, Sunday July 30. This will be the first event for the full foiling Nacra 17 since it evolved from its original C foil configuration to the Full Foil configuration, ushering in a new era of Olympic sailing. The first […]
USA Multihull Development Center
Red Gear Racing, in partnership with the Clearwater Community Sailing Center, a US Sailing Official Traning Site, is proud to announce the Red Gear Racing Multihull Development Center. The program will cater to High performance multihulls and foiling classes, including but not limited to: A Cats, N15, Olympic N17, F18, F16, H16 as well as […]
Capitalise or catch up – World Cup Final Santander
Santander was baked in sunshine for the second day of World Cup racing as sailors looked to either capitalise on a great opening day, or play catch up after slow starts. Conditions were near on perfect for the 260 sailors from 41 nations racing across the ten Olympic fleets and Open Kiteboarding. Not a cloud […]
