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Since yesterday’s spectacular start at Cape Sounio under the Ancient Temple of Poseidon, the brisk Meltemi winds have persisted through last night and today to give the fleet in this year’s AEGEAN 600 a great ride around the 605-mile race course.
Emma Plasschaert is a highly accomplished Belgian sailor known for her achievements in the ILCA 6 (formerly known as Laser Radial) class. Born on November 1, 1993, in Ostend, Belgium, she has established herself as one of the top competitors in her field.
Sweden’s Anna Östling and her Team Wings successfully defended their Nordea Women’s Trophy title defeating Renee Groeneveld and her Dutch Women’s Match Racing Team in a tense final.
The 2024 ILCA Under 21 World Championship in Viana do Castelo, running from July 1st to 8th, has completed the second day of the final series. The day was marked by very consistent sailing conditions, with wind starting from 335º at 12 knots and building up to 14 knots by the second race.
Spectacular 15-25 knot conditions today helped get this year’s fleet of the AEGEAN 600 off to a fast and furious start to their 605-mile tour of the beautiful Aegean islands. These perfect conditions in this 4th edition of the race organized by the Hellenic Ocean Racing Club (HORC) are suitable to threaten course records in both the Monohull and Multihull divisions.
The 25th edition of the Trofeo S.M. La Reina and the 36th edition of the Copa Almirante Marcial Sánchez-Barcáiztegui, alongside the ORC Sportboat European Championship 2024, hosted from June 28 to July 7 by the Real Club Náutico de Valencia (RCNV) in cooperation with the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC), culminated in celebrating the champions today.
The two newly crowned Formula Kite World Champions have been leading the competition since the very beginning, but such is the format in Formula Kite that nothing is decided before the last day.
ClubSwan 42 opens the 2024 season with the first of four scheduled events, starting in Valencia, Spain, with the prestigious and traditional Trofeo SM La Reina. 13 teams are participating in the event, some in the ClubSwan 42 OD class and others in the larger ORC fleets, with five nations represented: Estonia, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Pozo Izquierdo reserved the last day of the Gran Canaria Gloria Windsurf World Cup 2024 for the final eliminatory rounds of Slalom X, with winds reaching up to 30 knots, in both the men’s and women’s categories. This last race determined the first podiums of the new PWA discipline, especially the second and third places, as both the Aruban Sarah-Quita Offringa and the Frenchman Pierre Mortefon had
The Spaniard Pablo Astiazaran Perez, 18 years old, won the Waszp 2024 French Championship down to the wire. A title he won thanks to his victory in the very last round, to the detriment of the Danish world No. 1 Magnus Overbeck who dominated until -there. The two men engaged in a very good duel throughout the duration of the competition.
On Saturday the finals of the 29er European Championship, held as part of the 25th edition of Gdynia Sailing Days began. Sailors went out in three fleets: Gold, Silver and Bronze. Each of the fleets managed to complete three races, on the windiest day so far in the series.
Unfortunately, the weather forecast held true in Riva del Garda, where a strong, unstable front prevented the breeze from spreading over the racecourse. As a result, the final races of the Melges Reunion—the sixth leg of the 2024 Melges 24 European Sailing Series and Italian Melges 24 Tour Act 2.
It was a bit of a slow start this morning for the wind, but once it started blowing, it stayed for 6 full rounds of racing. It was the last day before the medal series, and the main goal for all sailors in the gold fleet was to make the cut.
The 2024 ILCA Under 21 World Championship in Viana do Castelo, running from July 1st to 8th, has completed its third day of successful racing. Strong sailing conditions today marked the beginning of the final series.
Following a fiercely competitive day, the 25th edition of the Trofeo S.M. La Reina – 36th edition of the Copa Almirante Marcial Sánchez-Barcáiztegui and ORC Sportboat European Championship, organised by the Real Club Náutico de Valencia(RCNV), are set for a thrilling conclusion on Sunday.
Amid clear blue skies, warm sun, and a brisk Meltemi breeze buffeting Lavrion at the Olympic Marine venue, the assembled fleet readies itself for battle in tomorrow’s start of the 4th edition of the AEGEAN 600, organized by the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club (HORC) and Olympic Marine.
The second day of the sixth event in the Melges 24 European Sailing Series 2024, Act 2 of the Italian Melges 24 Tour and Italian Championship, came to life with exhilarating races managed by Fraglia Vela Riva. The standout performer was Ante Cesic’s Razjaren (today 1-1-1), who succeeded in scoring three bullets and took the command of the provisional ranking, albeit tied on points with Luka Sangul
The seventh and penultimate day of competition at the Gran Canaria Gloria Windsurf World Cup 2024 was filled with excitement in the stands of Pozo Izquierdo, as riders returned to compete in the new windsurfing discipline, Slalom X. Over 35 athletes reached speeds of around 80 kilometers per hour with gusts over 40 knots.
Friday 5th July marked the third day of racing and the mid way point of the regatta here at the 29er European Championships organised as part of the 25th edition of Gdynia Sailing Days. After 9 successful races we move into the final series racing. Tomorrow the sailors get divided into three fleets for the remainder of the series: Gold, Silver and Bronze.
As a prelude for teams interested in giving their crew some time to hone their skills at timing and boat handling, as well as the Race Committee from the Hellenic Offshore Race Club (HORC) to practice their moves, the Attica Warm-up Race today featured a Windward-Leeward course set just East of the main venue at Olympic Marine.
The 25th edition of the Trofeo S.M. La Reina and the 36th edition of the Copa Almirante Marcial Sánchez-Barcáiztegui, along with the ORC Sportboat European Championship, organized by the Real Club Náutico de Valencia (RCNV), saw an intense day of racing on Friday.
Another ‘normal’ Gizzeria day allowed for 5 further races and brought the qualification series to an end for the men. The top 25 will continue to the gold fleet tomorrow while the rest will compete for places 26 and lower.
Taking full advantage of the fresh and stable southerly wind, known locally as the Ora, the Race Committee of the Fraglia Vela Riva successfully completed the first three races of the sixth event in the Melges 24 European Sailing Series 2024.
The 2024 ILCA Under 21 World Championship in Viana do Castelo, running from July 1st to 8th, has completed its third day of successful racing. Another day of near-perfect sailing conditions afforded the sailors opportunities to gain in the standings.
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