21/07/17 FNOB Impulse robbed of race win in action-packed Barcelona opener A dramatic Act 4 curtain-raiser in Barcelona saw heartache for local wildcard crew FNOB Impulse when they were denied their first win right on the finish line – as Alinghi took control of the scoreboard. Just as it seemed the young Spanish team, led…
21.07.2017 2018 BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival REGISTRATION OPEN AND READY New race added The 2018 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival is already planning the 47th annual race, with new innovations, parties and races. March 26- April 1, the waters of the British Virgin Islands will be filled with competitors from across the…
Melges Worlds Helsinki 21.07.2017 July 21, 2017 – Helsinki, Finland – Time is running fast as the Melges 24 fleet approaches the most awaited event of the season, the Melges 24 World Championship 2017 that, after having been hosted in the warm Miami past December, moves back to cooler Northern European climates: from July 28th…
2017 Tornado Europeans – Day 1 Centro Vela Dervio, lake Como 20 July 2017 The first day of the championship started with a skipper’s meeting at 11.00. Ideal sailing conditions with south- southeast wind around 10 knots made the 1st start exciting. The boats were widely spread apart on the starting line with most of…
Stellar line-up for huge fleet at OK Dinghy Europeans in Faaborg 20.07.2017 The second biggest OK Dinghy major championship fleet of all time is beginning to gather in Faaborg, Denmark ahead of next week’s European Championship, as the class continues to celebrate its 60th anniversary. A pre-entry of 130 sailors for the 2017 OK Dinghy…
20.07.2017 Big swells force postponement of Barcelona opener The eight Extreme Sailing Series™ teams will have to wait until tomorrow for their first taste of Barcelona action after huge waves forced racing to be postponed on the opening day. Race Director John Craig made the decision to suspend racing due to the tall, steep waves…
Transat Jacques Vabre 2017 42 pairs at sea As happens every two years, couples are getting together as the summer approaches…to form solid partnerships for the Transat Jacques Vabre, the double-handed race of reference, which has been leaving Le Havre since 1993. For this 13th edition, 42 teams will cast off their moorings, and…
20.07.2017 Travemünde im Liga-Feeling: Ab morgen geht es in Travemünde wieder ordentlich zur Sache, denn vom 21. bis 23. Juli segeln die 36 Clubs der 1. und 2. Segel-Bundesliga um die besten Plätze. Die Punkteabstände in der Gesamttabelle sind gewohnt eng und so könnte jeder Ausrutscher den Teams teuer zu stehen kommen. Die Wettfahrten der…
20.07.2017 Europameisterschaft der 49er, 49erFX und Nacra17 – Weltelite am Start Erster Auftritt der fliegenden Nacras Präzision ist gefragt, wenn sie um den Kurs fliegen: Die Nacra17 präsentieren sich zur Europameisterschaft vor Kiel (27. Juli bis 4. August) zum ersten Mal in einem internationalen Wettbewerb als Full-Foiler. Und wenn sich die Rümpfe komplett aus dem…