RACE 1 DAY 13: CHASING PACK CLOSE IN ON LEADER, QINGDAO 3 SEPTEMBER 2017 It’s getting tight at the top as the Clipper Race leader, Qingdao, is being caught up by its nearest rivals after going through the Scoring Gate yesterday and entering lighter winds. Most of the fleet has now crossed (or bypassed) the…
03.09.2017 Segelclub Mattsee gewinnt Act 2 in St. Moritz 24 Teams aus 12 Ländern segelten trotz Leichtwindbedingungen und Kälteeinbruch 24 spannende Wettfahrten vor traumhafter Kulisse. Am dritten und letzten Tag der SAILING Champions League Act 2 in St. Moritz (01. bis 03. September 2017) konnte der Segelclub Mattsee (Österreich) seine Tabellenführung verteidigen und sicherte sich…
03.09.2017 Day of reckoning approaches for Opel Finn Gold Cup fleet on breezy Balaton The day of reckoning will soon be upon the fleet at the 2017 Opel Finn Gold Cup at Balatonföldvár. At the end of registration 117 Finns have been measured and checked and are ready to race. Preparations are nearly over and…
03.09.2017 2017 Tornado Worlds – Day 3 Thessaloniki – Day 3 and Rest day Overall The multiple world champion Iordanis Paschalides and his 18 y.o. crew Petros Konstantinidis from Greece are coming closer to the title of the world champion as after all races of the 2017 world championship they are stable at top of…
Sailing Champions 02.09.2017 Im Gegensatz zum gestrigen Wettkampftag wurden den Zuschauern heute am zweiten Tag der SAILING Champions League Act 2 in St. Moritz spannende Wettfahrten geboten. Der Wind nahm Mittags mehr und mehr zu, sodass die 24 Teams aus 12 Nationen bei Temperaturen um den Gefrierpunkt 13 Wettfahrten absolvieren konnten. Hierbei mussten die Segler…
02.09.2017 The Hun invade opening ceremony at 2017 Opel Finn Gold Cup Horse riding, archery, spear throwing, falconry and some dubious racing tactics were the key points of a spectacular opening ceremony at the 2017 Opel Finn Gold Cup at Balatonföldvár. The light rain did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of the 124 sailors taking…
RACE 1 DAY 13: FIRST TEAMS CROSS SCORING GATE 2 SEPTEMBER 2017 Qingdao guaranteed itself the first points of the Clipper 2017-18 Race after being the first team to cross the Scoring Gate this morning. GREAT Britain and Sanya Serenity Coast are expected to be the second and third teams to cross the gate. The…
01.09.2017 St. Moritz: Das Wetter zwang die Segler in die Knie. Das Schweizer Wetter war heute leider nicht auf der Seite der Segler und Veranstalter. Alles war für einen sportlichen und erfolgreichen ersten Tag der SAILING Champions League Act 2 in St. Moritz vorbereitet. Doch die 24 Segelteams aus insgesamt 12 Ländern sowie die Organisatoren…
01.09.2017 Huge host of talent to challenge for 2017 Opel Finn Gold Cup on Balaton The 2017 Opel Finn Gold Cup is a true meeting of Finn sailors from around the world. It’s been 35 years since the Finn class has managed to attract as big an entry as it has for this year’s Finn…