Returning to action

There will be one home nation favourite gracing the waters of Hyères, France from 23 – 30 April for round two of the 2017 World Cup Series when multiple World Champion Billy Besson steps back onboard the Nacra 17. Besson, along with partner Marie Riou, won all four Nacra 17 World Championship titles in the […]

Full Foil Nacra 17 Testing Continues

More feedback on the Nacra 17 Full Foiling Tests. We caught up with Chris ‘foiling’ Rashley after a 3-day stint testing the new foiling set Nacra 17’s. Sailing with British Olympic crew Nicola Groves, the duo was nicely welcomed to what is a well set up testing program. The two foilers, one converted, one new […]

First for the French, Danish team to Follow: Nacra 17 2016 Worlds Final Results

By Katy Nastro Clearwater, FL. Final day for the Nacra 17 World Championships. The final medal race was sailed right off Pier 60 on Clearwater Beach, a pretty cool vantage point for the viewers on shore. Even though the winners were announced yesterday, the day was still filled with competitive vigor amongst the sailors who […]

Billy Besson & Marie Riou already sure to be winners

With 21 points overall the French team Billy Besson & Marie Riou already are sure to be the new 2014 World Champions 2014 before the medal race will be sailed tomorrow. 2nd overall before the medal race is Italian team Vittorio Bissaro & Sylvia Sicouri with 55 points, followed by Australian team Jason Waterhouse & […]