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Micah Wilkinson and Erica Dawson claimed New Zealand’s second sailing medal of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and broke a 36-year drought when they won bronze in the mixed multihull event.
Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti retained their Olympic title in the Mixed Multihull with a dazzling display in Marseille.
The second day of the WASZP competition in Sandefjord saw moderate conditions and a reasonable sea state on the outer course. This shift in conditions led to a day focused as much on boat handling as strategy, providing a fresh challenge for the 180 WASZP sailors.
No room for error as competitors vie for top spots in first day of finals
Teams are gathering now at Mariehamn, the Åland island venue near Finland that is hosting the 2024 ORC European Championship. Organizers for this event held over August 9-17 include the Finnish Offshore Racing Association and Åländska Segelsällskapet (ÅSS) under the authority of the Finnish Sailing Federation under the overall authority of the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC).
Storm cells and shifts made for an interesting day on the Bay of Marseille for the Women’s Dinghy (ILCA 6) medal race. After delays on shore due to lack of wind, a storm cell brought 12-15 knots for long enough to complete the final ILCA 6 race of the Paris 2024 Olympics.
On the final day of Olympic sailing for the ILCAs, the Australian reigning champion, Matt Wearn, went into the race carrying a 14-point advantage, knowing Cyprus’ Pavlos Kontides was the only sailor who could overtake him.
New Zealand faces another nervy wait for a shot at a second Olympic sailing medal, as the fickle Marseille wind pushed the mixed multihull decider into a reserve day and played a part in ending the campaign of three other Kiwi competitors.
Matt Wearn has stamped himself as one of the best sailors of his generation, winning his second consecutive Olympic gold medal in the Men’s Dinghy event after a dramatic Medal Race in Marseille.
Barbara Kendall is a legend. We know it, New Zealand knows it, the world knows it, and now the Olympics has acknowledged her legendary status by naming her an “Olympian for Life”.
The highly anticipated 2024 International WASZP Games commenced under perfect conditions, with sunshine and flat water providing an ideal backdrop for the first day of competition. Each fleet completed three races, mostly all foiling, despite frequent light patches that turned the races into really strategic pressure-based races.
Glamourous conditions in Aarhus with four races to complete qualifying series
Day ten of competition started in an all-too familiar fashion in Marseille with a wilting seven knots which is just on the cusp of sailable conditions for the Kiteboards.
Reflecting the continued appeal of the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit, two brand new teams will join the 52 SUPER SERIES at the upcoming 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week. The circuit’s team owners and crews look forward to welcoming Brasil’s Crioula Team and from France Teasing Machine.
Micah Wilkinson and Erica Dawson are ready for the biggest race of their lives.
YCCS announces first Rolex IMA Maxi 1 World Championship, to be held during the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
As the Defenders of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup, Emirates Team New Zealand have staged an impressive campaign all round, absolutely determined to hold onto the trophy with a full team effort that has drawn on individual’s skills to create a powerful collective. Ask any of the top team members from the Challengers, privately, who they are most watching and it’s unanimously the Kiwis as the
The 42nd Copa del Rey MAPFRE was held between 27 July and 3 August 2024 in the Bay of Palma. The competition included boats with ORC measurement and J70, ClubSwan 42 and ClubSwan 50 monotypes, as well as the Women’s Cup Class (WCC).
After taking bronze in the Laser Radial in Tokyo, the Dutch superstar returned to the top of the pecking order with a dominant display in Marseille to all but secure gold, after having achieved the same feat in Rio.
Light air plagued the Bay of Marseille once again, postponing racing and causing multiple race abandonments. Wind at 3-7 knots combined with big shifts beginning in the early afternoon meant only the Mixed Multihull (Nacra 17) completed their prescribed races today.
Two more races on day two as the sailors made the best of the conditions ahead of last qualifying day
Ahoy! Ahoy! Ahoy! The San Francisco Yacht Club calls Melges 24 sailors from around the globe to join the Diversified Melges 24 World Championship, scheduled in the San Francisco Bay Area between August 17 and 24. The winner will succeed Drew Freides’ Pacific Yankee in the International Melges 24 Class Association’s Hall of Fame and become the twenty-fifth World Champion of this iconic one-design c
Australia’s Matt Wearn will race for Olympic Gold tomorrow and is assured of winning at least a silver medal in the Men’s Dinghy class after the final two races of qualifying were abandoned on a light-wind day in Marseille today.
It’s really hard to be world class across the whole wind range. That’s why the very best Olympic sailors enjoy competing in a whole variety of wind and wave conditions across the course of a five or six-day regatta, because it tends to weed out the specialists.
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