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The 2022 World Championships brought a wide range of conditions for the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 fleets! Here from the champions!
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Australian News
Waterhouse and Darmanin finish fifth at World Championships
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.
New Zealand
NZ flag prominent at 49er/FX and Nacra world champs
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.
International News
Tita and Banti (ITA) secure second world title in the Nacra 17
Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti, the Italian sailing duo, secured their second Nacra 17 World Championship title before the medal race even started in Nova Scotia, Canada and were backed up in second place by fellow Italians Gianluigi Ugolini and Maria Guibilei.
International News
Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz (NED) win 49erFX World Championship
Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz have secured the 2022 World Championship. The pair outdueled the Swedish challenge from Vilma Bobeck and Rebecca Netzler who took the silver.
International News
Poole Wins 2022 Grand Slam and Gains Invite to Congressional Cup
Chris Poole and his team Riptide Racing have won The Thompson Cup, the final event of the US Grand Slam Match Racing Series and secured an invitation to the Congressional Cup by being the overall winners of the Grand Slam.
International News
Bart Lambriex and Floris van der Werken win 2022 World Championship
Bart Lambriex and Floris van der Werken (NED) have secured their second straight world title in the Olympic 49er discipline. The pair had a strong scoreline heading into the final race before the medal race which is still to sail, and have secured a lead that is mathematically insurmountable.
New Zealand
Medals on the menu for NZ 49er sailors at world champs
New Zealand’s top two 49er crews will be on the hunt for medals in tomorrow’s final day of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships in Canada.
Australian News
Excitement on standby at World Championships
The Southerly prevailed again on St Margarets Bay in Nova Scotia for the penultimate day of the 2022 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships, helping Australian skiff teams climb back up a few places in the overall standings.
International News
High emotion as the 2022 Golden Globe Race sets off around the world
Emotions ran high as family and friends bid farewell to 16 skippers setting out from Les Sables d’Olonne on one of the most gruelling challenges on the planet.
International News
WATCH LIVE: 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 Worlds – Medal Races
It all comes down to the medal races at the 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 Worlds in Nova Scotia, Canada. Who will be the new World Champions?!
International News
REPLAY: 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 Worlds – Day 5
Rewatch all the live action from the 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 Worlds in Nova Scotia, Canada.
International News
A Biscay showdown will decide the 53rd La Solitaire du Figaro title.
In beautiful September sunshine and a light SE’ly breeze the 32 strong fleet of the 53rd La Solitaire du Figaro left the high cliffs and beautiful beaches of Royan, and the strong tidal currents at the mouth of the Gironde estuary behind them Sunday lunchtime as they started the race’s 640 nautical miles third and final stage.
International News
REPLAY: 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 Worlds – Day 4
Watch all the live action from the 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 Worlds in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Australian News
Aussies consolidating and advancing at World Championships
The sea breeze returned on the fourth day of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Canada, with the Aussie teams doing their best to move up before tomorrow’s penultimate day.
New Zealand
Kiwis looking to make their move at world championships
New Zealand’s sailors remain in the hunt in Nova Scotia as the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships come towards a conclusion.
International News
WATCH LIVE: 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 Worlds – Day 5
Watch all the live action from the 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 Worlds in Nova Scotia, Canada.
International News
Ode to Sailing Dads
To all the sailing Dads out there, and to those Dads that had to get involved in sailing because their kids loved it, this is for you.
International News
Rookie Pirouelle can make history, Ireland’s Dolan in the frame
The third and final stage of the 53rd La Solitaire du Figaro starts tomorrow (Sunday) at midday local time. And for the third successive stage it promises to be a race of two distinct halves.
International News
WATCH LIVE: 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 Worlds – Day 4
Watch all the live action from the 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 Worlds in Nova Scotia, Canada.
International News
WATCH: Day 3 action from the 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 Worlds in Canada
Day 3 replay of the 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 Worlds in Canada
Australian News
Repetition helps Aussies at World Championships
Youngsters Jack Ferguson and Max Paul have continued their rich form at the 49er, 49erFX And Nacra 17 World Championships by adding another race win today to the one they bagged yesterday.
New Zealand
Five Kiwi crews in the top 10 at World Champs
The wind changed direction in Nova Scotia, mixing up the leaderboards with it, and it now means five New Zealand crews are in the top 10 halfway through the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships.
International News
The Cream Rises…..
The Cream Rises…..Guillaume Pirouelle (Région Normandie) leads the General Classification, Ireland’s Dolan lies fifth going into final stage.