2017 Melges 24 European Sailing Series Taki 4 in the Lead Both in Overall and Corinthian Division September 12, 2017 – IM24CA – After the 20th Melges 24 World Championship held in Helsinki, Finland in the beginning of August, Melges 24 European fleet has enjoyed a short summer break before the final stages of the…
RACE 1 DAY 23: FEMALE SKIPPERS LEAD FLEET IN TO ELLIOT BROWN OCEAN SPRINT 12 SEPTEMBER 2017 The two female skippers continue to dominate the leader board with the teams led by Nikki Henderson and Wendy Tuck in the top two positions as they begin the first Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint of the Clipper…
RACE 1 DAY 22: LIFE ON A LEAN AS KING NEPTUNE VISITS THE FLEET 11 SEPTEMBER 2017 Today marks a third day at the top of the leader board for Visit Seattle, which is followed closely by Sanya Serenity Coast and Unicef in second and third place respectively as teams re-acclimatise to the angled upwind…
NRV PRESSEMITTEILUNG Der Norddeutsche Regatta Verein mischt die deutsche Frauensegelszene auf Hamburg, 11. September 2017: Das gab es noch nie – eine deutsche Kielboot-Regatta nur für Frauen. Ein seglerischer Wettkampf dieses Formats ist bisher nur aus den USA bekannt und soll ab kommendem Jahr erstmalig auch auf deutschen Gewässern Einzug finden. Der Norddeutsche Regatta Verein…
10.09.2017 Max Salminen secures Opel Finn Gold Cup after intense Balaton Medal Race Max Salminen, from Sweden, has secured his first Finn world title as the 2017 Opel Finn Gold Cup closes at Balatonföldvár with an extremely close and intense medal race in light winds. Jonathan Lobert, from France took the silver while Nicholas Heiner,…
10.09.2017 RACE 1 DAY 21: FLEET ENTERS THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE Visit Seattle remains on top of the leader board for a second consecutive day, leading the Clipper Race fleet over the Equator and into the Southern Hemisphere for the first time. It’s a big moment for the teams, as the fleet will spend the next…
09.09.2017 Medal race line-up decided after second day of no racing at Opel Finn Gold Cup on Balaton The Finn Gold Cup is an extraordinary collective experience that is second to none in the Finn sailor’s calendar. It brings together sailors from across the world, and across the spectrum of experience and ability. It matches…
RACE 1 DAY 19: CHANGE AT THE TOP 9 SEPTEMBER 2017 For the first time in 13 days, there has been a change at the top of the Atlantic Trade Winds Leg 1 Leader Board. Visit Seattle has moved into first place, followed by Unicef, and HotelPlanner.com. Visit Seattle Skipper Nikki Henderson, who currently has…
No wind on Day 5 of Opel Finn Gold Cup, but plenty of potential The fifth day of the Opel Finn Gold Cup at Balatonföldvár started promising with some nice wind on the lake, but just as the sailors were getting ready to launch, a fog bank rolled in and AP was displayed. When…