Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz clinched the first sailing gold medal of Paris 2024 following a hugely dramatic Women’s Skiff Medal Race.
“It feels amazing. We always knew we could achieve it, but there were so many good teams out there. To win a medal for New Zealand is a dream come true. We’ve both been dreaming of this since we were little kids. We’re still trying to process it, but we’re just so stoked,”
Stefano Peschiera used his experience and expertise to take an early advantage in the Men’s Dinghy off the coast of Marseille.
It was an emotionally charged day on the Bay of Marseille as the Men’s and Women’s Skiffs tried and failed to complete their medal races, while on the other end of the bay Men’s Windsurfer Noah Lyons (Clearwater, FL) clinched his entry into the Medal Series.
The fickle Marseille wind twice denied the New Zealand men’s skiff team a medal on day 5 of the Olympic sailing event, while the country’s windsurfers safely secured their spots in the final series.
Light winds and scorching temperatures descended once again on the Bay of Marseille for day four of the Paris 2024 sailing events, providing a tense field for competitors on the last day before medal races for the Men’s and Women’s Skiffs on August 1. USA’s Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea will enter tomorrow’s Women’s Skiff medal race in 10th overall, and Ian Barrows and Hans Henken will enter the
New Zealanders: Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie faced ups and downs, including a penalty turn in the last race, costing them crucial points
One Kiwi crew will battle for New Zealand’s first sailing medal of Paris 2024, while another will have the chance to end their storied Olympic careers in style tomorrow.
Australia’s Grae Morris has moved into first overall after a dream day in the Men’s Windsurfer at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
What a difference a day makes. The multi-medalled 49erFX team from New Zealand had been languishing in last place little more than a day ago, but with today’s stronger breeze on the Calanques race course made for a different style of skiff racing. Jo Aleh and Molly Meech stretched their legs, leaned back in their trapeze harnesses, and got the Kiwi skiff planing into the finish line with scores of
Windsurfer Grae Morris put a horror start to the day behind him to move up to seventh overall after posting Australia’s first race win at the Paris Olympics today.
For Jo Aleh and Molly Meech, the best part of claiming their first race win at the Paris Olympic Games wasn’t just that it catapulted them up the leaderboard in the women’s skiff (49erFX) and back into medal contention. Rather, it was repaying the faith of their coaches, teammates, and supporters after two of their toughest days on the water.
Three more races in the Men’s and Women’s Skiff takes them pretty much to the halfway stage of the regatta. Three more races in predominantly light winds seems to be suiting the New Zealanders, Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie very nicely in the 49er Men. Of the six races completed, the Kiwis have won three of them, and the only other team to keep all their scores inside the top 10 are the Irish i
Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie dominated day two of the Olympic men’s skiff (49er) competition in Marseille to extend their overall lead at the halfway stage of qualifying.
The second day of sailing events at Paris 2024 opened to a familiar light wind start, but athletes and race committee alike were eager to cast off from shore and get racing. The Skiffs and Women’s Windsurfers came out of postponement around 1300 local time to take advantage of an incoming seabreeze which built to about nine knots. Team USA windsurfers logged their first races of the Olympics, and
Australia’s Women’s Skiff team of Olivia Price and Evie Haseldine showed off their light-wind skills on a scorching day two of the Paris Olympic regatta in Marseille, where they finished third in the final race of the day to move up to fifth overall.
The sailing events opened on the Bay of Marseille for the Paris 2024 Olympics on Sunday, July 28 for four classes. Light, inconsistent breeze paired with choppy water presented a challenging opening day for all competitors. Despite hot and humid temperatures, an impressive crowd of spectators gathered on the seawall to watch the action and cheer for sailors.
Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie have established themselves as early Olympic medal contenders, leading the men’s skiff (49er) competition overall after three races on an opening day marred by fickle breezes and lengthy delays.
Australia’s sailors commenced their Paris 2024 Olympic regattas on the waters of Marseille today, with the two skiff classes getting away three races in light winds.
While the rain has been falling in Paris, it’s been hot and getting hotter for the build-up to the start of the Olympic Regatta in sunny Marseille. However, the warmer the water, the less likely for a thermally driven sea breeze in the Bay of Marseille. The start of competition is looking like it will be on the lighter side, with breeze forecast for less than 10 knots.
Over the course of 12 days, 13 American athletes in nine classes will take to the Bay of Marseille for competition at the Paris 2024 Olympics, following a shortened runway of three years due to the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games. Against a dramatic backdrop of rocky Calanques and the classic city of Marseille, athletes will battle for the podium on the biggest stage in international sport.
The Paris Olympic sailing regatta is being conducted in Marseilles. With only 48 hours until racing begins, forecasting models are accurate enough that we can use them to analyze who might be advantaged by the most likely wind conditions.
The New Zealand sailing team is raring to go and hoping their time spent preparing in Marseille – as well as a touch of opening ceremony magic – pays off when Olympic competition starts in a few days.
SAILORS ON TOP!!!! Olympic gold and silver medalist JO ALEH has been selected as the New Zealand Flag Bearer at the Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony alongside track Cyclist Aaron Gate.
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