Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie, aka McKiwis, have been denied a chance to strike gold by light winds on the final day of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European championship in Vilamoura, with the pair instead finishing the regatta third overall.
Watch the Nacra 17 final qualifying race before the medal races begin today for the 2023 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships!
You will not want to miss the action here in Vilamoura, as almost 400 athletes battle it out for the European title and Country qualification for the Olympics in the 49er, FX and Nacra 17!
In a life-changing day on the Atlantic Ocean, Germans Marla Bergmann with Hanna Wille won all three 49erFX races on day five to move from 15th place into fourth place.
The most exclusive club at this European Championships today must be the top three in the Nacra 17 fleet. A dizzying 39 points clear of the fleet and 11 points between them, the British duo with two italian teams chasing delivered a masterclass in championship precision and resilience.
Norway edges past Italy in the 49erFX Gold Fleet, while New Zealand closes in on the Austrians at the top of the 49er standings…
Two hours of waiting were worth it for Gianluigi Ugolini and Maria Giubilei who solidified their lead on the fleet by eight points with a 6,2.
Gianluigi Ugolini and Maria Giubilei wove a masterful path through the minefield of a difficult race course to extend their lead in the Nacra 17 fleet on day three of the European Championships.
Jana Germani and Giorgia Bertuzzi of Italy stayed firmly atop the leaderboard keeping all their races in the top five. For many FX sailors who started the event slow, it was the last chance to advance up the leaderboard and into the Gold fleet.
It’s hard to stand out on the Italian Nacra 17 Olympic team with Gold medalists and world champions as teammates but for the moment, Gianluigi Ugolini and Maria Giubilei are linking fickle shifts and putting the pedal down to lead the fleet.
With three qualifying races completed for the 91-strong 49er Men’s fleet across three groups, two Austrian teams find themselves in second and third overall. They’re only bettered by the young New Zealanders, Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie, who won two of their four races in the red group.
A trio of Olympic sailing disciplines will be on show on the waters off the Portugal coast starting 8 November with Skiff and Mixed Multihull athletes vying for honours, plus Olympic berths, at the 2023 European Championships in Vilamoura.
The final medal races were completed today, closing out the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships, and Australia’s Tokyo gold medalist Matt Wearn and Hungary’s two-time Olympian Mária Érdi were named 2023 world champions.
George Gautrey has only one regret after securing a brilliant bronze medal at the Sailing World Championships overnight – that he couldn’t turn it into silver for his biggest fan back home.
Perth’s Matt Wearn has broken through for his maiden ILCA 7 World Championship, breaking a run of three consecutive silver medals.
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George Gautrey hopes establishing the colour of New Zealand’s only medal at the Sailing World Championships early tomorrow morning will be far more straightforward than it was winning it.
Two races were completed today at the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships, and Australia’s Tokyo gold medalist Matt Wearn has nearly claimed the title of 2023 ILCA 7 World Champion, the day before the final medal race. Medal races will be live-streamed tomorrow, August 20, at 14:05 CEST for the ILCA 7s and 15:05 CEST for the ILCA 6s, with commentary from Olympic gold and bronze medalist Lijia
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Home supporters were treated to the first Dutch gold medals of the Allianz Sailing World Championships as Bart Lambriex and Floris van de Werken celebrated 49er glory.
Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie saved their best for last by taking out the 49er medal race in commanding fashion overnight – for a first race win at the Sailing World Championships in The Hague.
The Hague, Netherlands – No races were completed today at the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships, due to lack of wind. The AP flag went up at 13:00 and the race committee called it a day at 15:40. Scoring remains the same as day 5.
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A second race win in The Hague has pushed George Gautrey into medal territory with three races to go in the ILCA 7 competition at the Sailing World Championships.
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