The day is finally here, after months of preparation tomorrow more than 250 sailors will swarm into the Circolo Surf Torbole boat park ready to compete in the 2022 IQFoil Europeans.
It was the last day of racing for French Olympic Week in Hyères and winners are grinners!!
Australian Sailing Team (AST) and Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) athletes have secured four spots in the French Olympic Week Hyères medal races after qualifying in the ILCA 7, ILCA 6 and Nacra 17 as well as in the Formular Kite Women events.
Five New Zealand crews will contest the medal races on the final day of racing at the French Olympic Week regatta in Hyeres tonight (NZ time), with two windfoilers in with a chance of finishing on the podium.
It was another glorious day of unending blue skies in Hyères, but the shift right from 6-8-knot offshore northeasterlies to a bigger south-southwesterly breeze did not materialise and many struggled for consistency as they watched their podium places disappear.
It was the first day of gold fleet racing at the French Olympic Week regatta Hyères, and with all eyes now set on Saturday’s medal races the intensity of the competition went up a notch.
New Zealand’s windfoilers didn’t really know how they would go in their first foray into international competition so are very encouraged to have two sailors in and around the top 10 at the French Olympic Regatta in Hyeres.
Beautiful conditions graced the first day of gold fleet in the 53rd Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères
Day 3 at the 53rd edition of the French Olympic Week regatta saw the end of the qualifying series with multiple Australian Sailing Team (AST) and Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) athletes making the first cut and qualifying for their respective gold fleets.
Alex Maloney and Olivia Hobbs feel like they’re finding their feet as a combination and it showed in today’s results at the French Olympic Week regatta in Hyeres, with the pair notching three good results to put them right in the hunt.
After three days of racing in the 53rd Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères – TPM we have the first qualification cut – let the gold fleets begin.
Olympic champion Matt Wearn (WA) continued his winning streak at the French Olympic Week Hyères, finishing first in both his fleet races on the second day of the regatta.
The wind might have dropped on day 2 of the 53rd Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères – TPM, but the pressure kept rising for the sailors either getting to know their new crews or crafts.
Day 2 of the French Olympic Week regatta bought more strong winds, not what our kiwis were hoping for.
The famous Hyères mistral cracked in for the opening day of racing at the French Olympic Week 2022, throwing up challenges to competitors and race organisers alike
The 53rd Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères – TPM opened in classic Côte d’Azur style on Monday with the world’s best rising to the strong winds through a field of 751 sailors from over 50 countries. It was like they had never been away.
The New Zealand sailors are well placed after the first day of the French Olympic Week regatta in Hyeres, with five boats in the top 10!
David Camilo spoke with US Sailing about his introduction to the sport and his time with Special Olympics sailing for Autism Acceptance Month.
Olympic Champions Matt Wearn OAM (WA) and Tom Burton OAM (NSW) will spearhead the Australian Sailing Team (AST) when the world’s best crews return to the Semaine Olympique Francaise – the French Olympic Week at Hyères, France, for the first time since 2019 next week (23 – 30 April 2022).
The entire sport of sailing is in mourning. 17-year-old Eya Guezguez died while training with her twin sister on their 49erFX on April 10, 2022.
The 53rd Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères – Toulon Provence Méditerranée, is back from April 23 to 30, 2022. Once again, the Olympic sailing elite will be in Hyères
An extremely determined Australian Sailing Team athlete, Matt Wearn OAM, was at his best in the ILCA 7 Medal Race at the Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma.
New Zealand’s first foray into the international sailing scene for some time has finished with three top-10 results after the final day of the Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma.
The New Zealand sailors are hanging tough at the Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma
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