Today was the first day of racing for the ILCA fleets at the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships, and two races were completed in each fleet in about 12 knots of breeze under cloudy, rainy skies.
Reigning 49er world champions Bart Lambriex and Floris van de Werken made their move on the second day of sailing at the Allianz Sailing World Championships on home waters in The Hague.
Olivia Price and Evie Haseldine backed up their solid opening day performance with another three keeper scores in the 49erFX to finish day two of the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships in third place.
The Swedish pair formed up as three 49erFX teams from the Tokyo quad disintegrated after missing Tokyo qualification.
It’s not that you don’t expect to see Asian teams doing well in the 470 Mixed dinghy, but to hold five out of the top six places after day one is extraordinary. Japan has teams in first, fourth and sixth overall, and China has teams in second and third.
Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti (ITA) have won five of their six qualifying races thus far, leaving the fleet no doubt as to who they are gunning for.
Bart Lambriex and Floris van de Werken (NED) are back in form, shifting into first place overall in very tough conditions
Jo Aleh and Molly Meech lead the charge after an opening day of mixed fortunes for New Zealand at sailing’s world championships.
World Sailing’s report on the first day of racing at the 2023 Allianz World Sailing Championships
Jo Aleh and Molly Meech lead the charge after an opening day of mixed fortunes for New Zealand at sailing’s world championships.
Plenty of teams showed up on day 1 of the 2023 Sailing World Championship, and three teams sit atop the leaderboard on three points.
Plenty of teams showed up on day 1 of the 2023 Sailing World Championship, and three teams sit atop the leaderboard on three points.
Nevin Snow and Mac Agnese (USA) won two of their three qualifying races to share the overall lead as their American teammates are also each in the top twelve, setting up the USA well for Olympic Qualifying
And by today, we mean today in the Hague, NED! The first fleets to hit the race course are the 49ers, 49erFX, 470, Nacra 17, Hansa 303, 2.4OD and RS Venture Keel.
This one is for the ILCA 7 and ILCA 6 sailors competing at the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague.
Two race wins in two classes kicked off a great week of sport for the US Sailing Team at the Paris 2024 Test Event in Marseille, France. Now 375 days out from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the USA Team is leaving Marseille with invaluable racing experience on future Olympic waters in a high-pressure scenario.
Roving Live Sail Die reporter William Reid was in Marseille for the Olympic Test Event. He shares his thoughts as a 110% enthusiast
The Netherlands closed out the Paris 2024 Test Event with a pair of gold medals to build momentum less than a month out from the Allianz Sailing World Championships on home waters.
Day 6 of the Olympic test event was also moving day for Josh Armit, with the rising Kiwi windfoil star surging seven places up the leaderboard to break into the top 10 courtesy of his first race win of the regatta.
The black bibs remained near the front of their fleets on day five of the Olympic test event in Marseille, as the focus slowly turns from qualifying to the podium.
The Mistral came in and delivered a Nor’wester of 15-18 knots for day five at the Paris 2024 Olympic Test Event in Marseille, and Australia’s reigning Olympic Gold Medallist in the ILCA 7, Matt Wearn OAM relished the conditions. The Western Australian finished the day with an emphatic bullet (race win), and now sits in first place overall.
Day three brought all the Australians into racing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Test Event in Marseille, France. The breeze may have gone back a little more East, and even offered an extra little bit of pace, but it retained all its challenges for the Aussies on the racecourse.
Great to see the Kiwis in the hunt for medals at the Olympic Test Event in Marseille, France. A sign of things to come? We hope so!
“The conditions were tricky, we started with 12 knots and then went to eight, six at the end. The wind went up and down so it was really tricky and nice to find a good set-up for the boat. We had a fast boat that gave us a chance to have a good day.”
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