2022 European Championships will be held Aarhus, Denmark
Champagne sailing in the summer of 2022 in Denmark. Aarhus has just been awarded the European Championships in nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 from 5 – 10 July 2022. In July 2022, the largest sailing championship will be held in Aarhus since the Sailing World Championships in 2018. From 5 to 10 July, three of […]
European and African Olympic Qualifier to be held in Lazarote
The nacra17 and Nacra 17 Classes are pleased to announce the European Olympic Qualifier for nacra17, nacra17FX, and Nacra 17 and the African Qualifier for Nacra 17 will be in Lanzarote, Spain. The racing days are March 23-28, 2021 giving teams 5 weeks to arrive and prepare for the regatta. The Princess Sofia Regatta was […]
Tita/Banti Complete Season Sweep – South America Grab Critical Olympic Berths
The Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus 2018 drew to a close on Sunday. “The city of Aarhus has really come alive over the last 11 days,” Kim Andersen, the president of World Sailing said. “Thousands of people have shown their support, enjoyed the sailing spectacle and the onshore activities. “It’s been a truly fabulous event […]
Nacra 17 MK2 Initial Testing Continued
After the first week of class testing we published a few videos from class member testing in the Netherlands. Here is the second week testing videos. So far both weeks have featured lots and lots of wind with typically difficult short NED chop. Highlights to date are controlability in difficult conditions and the absolutely nutty […]
Fleet Squares Up Under Breezy Sunshine
Day 3 of the 2016 Nacra 17 Rio Olympic brought the fleet back together as the overnight leading duo of teams struggled while the French push for a comeback. Billy Besson and Marie Riou (FRA) dominated the day with a 2, 1, 1 to score only 4 points and move back from the teens into […]
Big Breeze for the Mixed Multihull debut + How to follow race day #3
Find out what’s on the agenda at the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition today and find out further information on how to follow the racing, watch the tracking, download imagery and follow World Sailing on social media. Big breeze up to 20 knots is set to greet the Olympic debut of the Mixed Multihulls – […]
