The pair, who won 49er gold on a dramatic final day at the Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma just over a fortnight ago, have been finetuning their go-karting skills in the lead-up to the Hyères event – and they seem to be on the right track, winning two of their three 49er races in the qualifying heats overnight to lead the fleet.
The Med’s famous Mistral pushed the sailors to their limits and beyond on day 2 of the 54th Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères – TPM.
A Mistral wind coupled with a messy sea state on Day 1 at the Hyeres Regatta in France had organisers scrambling, cancelling 49erFX and 49er racing, reducing the Nacra 17 from three to one race, while all other fleets sailed the planned races and Australian Sailing Team (AST), Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) and Australian Sailing Futures (ASF) sailors fired up.
A fortnight after an impressive medal haul in the European season-opener in Spain, the focus shifted from standing on the podium to merely staying upright for New Zealand’s sailors on the opening day of the French Olympic Week regatta.
The 54th Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères – TPM opened in classic Côte d’Azur conditions with unending sunshine and a 25-knot Mistral mixing it up across fleets. It was a day for flying, punctuated by nosedives, capsizes and white knuckle rides in short steep waves. The 49er and FX fleet were the only boats in the 10 Olympic classes unable to race.
Logan Dunning Beck and Oscar Gunn have beaten compatriots Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie to 49er gold, with Kiwis also claiming silver and bronze on a dramatic final day at the Princess Sofia Regatta.
Four Australians will be racing for medals at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia tomorrow, with many of them collecting first place finishes (bullets) in the final gold fleet races.
The appetisers are done. Now it’s time for the main course at the Princess Sofia Regatta.
Two New Zealand sailors have made an early statement on a curtailed first day of the Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma – but most of the 36-strong Kiwi fleet will have to wait a while longer to kickstart their European seasons.
We take a deep dive look into the current status of the kiwi sailors as they vie for a place in the NZL Sailing Team for the 2024 Olympic Games.
For more than 50 years, the elite of Olympic sailing have been journeying to Hyères, the historic jewel of the French Riviera, at the end of April. Over the years, the Semaine Olympique Française – Toulon Provence Méditerranée has become an unmissable event for every national team.
Anton Dahlberg & Lovisa Karlsson (SWE) extended their lead in the 470 after winning another big wave, big wind race on day three of the Lanzarote International Regatta. It proved to be the only race of the day, with no competition for the 49er or 49erFX fleets.
More than 360 of the world’s best sailors are ready to compete at the Lanzarote International Regatta, which takes place in the south of the Canary Island from 9 to 17 February.
We all supported #backthebid to get sailing reinstated into the Paralympic Games – however the efforts of sailors around the world has fallen short, and sailing won’t be included in the Paralympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028.
Dear Para Sailors around the world, I am writing an open letter to you all at this time because the decision on whether sailing is reinstated to the Paralympic Games for LA28 is expected in the coming days.
Simply sign up at tickets.paris2024.org and enter the draw. The deadline to register for Make Your Games packs is 31 January 2023 at 6pm CET. Official guides to ticketing and ticket prices are available to download on the official Paris 2024 Olympic Games website.
World Sailing and four of the leading Olympic class regattas have confirmed competition dates for 2023 and 2024 and announced a commitment for greater collaboration across the sport with the ambition of delivering benefits for event organisers on all continents, national federations and for individual sailors.
Germany enjoyed an exceptional end to qualifying after a dominant performance on day two of 470 World Championship in Sdot Yam, Israel. With the wind shifting unpredictably, few teams were able to string together a consistent performance, but somehow two teams from Germany bucked the trend.
Full of ups and downs, the highlight has to be placing 2nd at the European Champs. This was a massive achievement for us – our first podium together AND it was at the Europeans, which is one of the two major regattas of the year.
Like a 4th of July fireworks show finale, the month of October will serve as a grand conclusion for the 2022 Olympic sailing circuit, with four World Championships happening over the course of the month.
With sights set on Paris 2024 & Los Angeles 2028, the US Sailing Team is proud to announce the opening of applications for its new Mixed 470 Program. The Mixed 470 Program is a collaboration between the US Sailing Team’s Olympic Development Program (ODP) and the Windmark Sailing Foundation.
The 2022 World Championships brought a wide range of conditions for the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 fleets! Here from the champions!
Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin have finished fifth at the Nacra 17 World Championships, after a testing final day saw them move up one spot at the conclusion of the Medal Race.
Finishing fourth at a major event is never easy, especially when a medal was within grasp, but Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie also know they’re not far off being among the world’s best 49er crews now.
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