18ft Skiffs: The Australian 18 Footers League Academy
October 21, 2021
The Australian 18 Footers League has established an exciting new concept to encourage and educate new recruits, or recently recruited, young sailors to the high-speed world of 18ft Skiff racing.
According to organisers, The Academy will fast track learning and…
Nacra 17, 49er and 49erFX Europeans Conclude in Greece
September 20, 2021
Staniul / Sztorch narrowly win 49er Euros in first for Poland
Mikolaj Staniul with Kuba Sztorch (POL) won a tit for tat battle with Tim Fischer with Fabian Graf that played out over two 49er gold races on the final day in Thessaloniki.
The two leading teams were separated by…
New Race Winners Propel Teams to Gold Fleet
September 17, 2021
French Nacra Squad Making Strides
Paris, and the sailing in Marseilles, will be here before we know it. For three French Nacra 17 teams, they are working cooperatively on the med coast, sharing time between Marseilles and La Grand Motte, and working against time to move into…
Next Generation of Skiffs In Front
September 16, 2021
Training Partners Step Up
Most of the big names in 49er sailing are taking some well earned time off after Tokyo. As such, now is the time for the Paris potential stars to usurp the aging veterans.
Some names we might expect, like Tim Fischer with Fabian Graf (GER)…
Raw Rookies and Olympic Veterans Lead On Day One
September 15, 2021
New sis on the block
The Schultheis sisters had a storybook start to their first ever European Championships winning all three races. Fresh out of the 29er class, with only a Youth Worlds and Kiel week in their FX experience column, they were not phased by the 37 boat fleet…
49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 European Championships Begin
September 14, 2021
The 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 European Championships begin racing on September 14, 2021. It was originally scheduled for May 2020, then September 2020, then May 2021, and now finally will occur in the denouement from Tokyo 2020.
112 teams are competing, with attendance…
Moth Worlds 2021: Full wrap and report
September 8, 2021
Slingsby as reported earlier won the world title with two potential races to go. Following no racing for the Gold fleet yesterday afternoon, the morning results stand, and Jensen and Goodison close out the podium. First Italian Francesco Bruni and first woman Josie…
Tom Slingsby defends Moth World Championship with races to spare
September 7, 2021
Tom Slingsby has successfully defended his Moth World Championship with two races to spare, with an incredible scorecard of 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 (with two scheduled races remaining) – 12 points, which will end up being 15 points if the remaining two…
With a variable Ora, the technical skills of the athletes were tested but the script did not change: Slingsby still perfect, Phil Robertson breaks into the top five and Checco Bruni climbs back to sixth with the second drop coming into play.
Different conditions for day…