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Hyères threw out its toughest challenge for the final day of racing at the Sailing World Cup with a truly up and down day of the purest form. A breeze in excess of 20 knots came through in the morning with many wondering if there would even be any racing at all. Thunder, lightning, torrential rain and huge winds ensured the Olympic sailors were pushed to their limits.
Lisa Ericson and Hanna Klinga (SWE) took their first significant title in the 49erFX, holding on to the lead they grabbed on the opening day.
It wasn’t easy for the Swedes as a number of racers were in touching distance. They managed to edge ahead of their closest rivals for gold, Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze (BRA) by one place to seal the deal. The Brazilians followed in second.
Jena Mai Hansen and Katja Salskov-Iversen (DEN) moved up into bronze medal position after a third promoted them above Annemiek Bekkering and Annette Duetz (NED). Sarah Steyaert and Aude Compan (FRA) took the bullet.
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke (NZL) wrapped up gold with a day to spare in the 49er so the real story of the day was the fight for silver and bronze and British supremacy in their selection battle.
Jonas Warrer and Christian Peter Lubeck (DEN) sealed a silver with a second in the Medal Race. Will and Sam Phillips (AUS) dropped to third after a fifth.
Dylan Fletcher-Scott and Alain Sign (GBR) won the Medal Race but it was not enough for them to finish as the leading British team. That title was reserved for James Peters and Fynn Sterritt who finished fourth overall. The British selectors were out on the water, watching closely so as they make the right decision for Rio 2016. It’s anyone’s guess as to who will get that coveted Rio 2016 spot.
Confirming their leadership in the 69F Class, where they had won the European title just a few weeks ago, the Finns of FIN 1 Racing also won Act 2 of the 69F Cup, held over the weekend in Torbole, thanks to the organization of the Circolo Vela Torbole.
The showcase curtain-raiser to the new Los Angeles 2028 Olympic cycle, Mallorca’s famous 54 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by FERGUS Hotels started in perfect sunshine and seabreezes last Monday and today came to a fabulous conclusion, enjoying equally sparkling thermal breezes under picture postcard blue skies studded with puffy white clouds.
19 winners have been crowned and the inaugural Foiling Week Pensacola has come to a close after seven days of racing, community events, and social engagements. Inclusive of the largest Waszp North American Championship in US history, the world of foiling was shared with spectators from far and wide, and conversations are already underway for a (…)
The Italian Jesper Karlsen (Fraglia Vela Riva) has been proclaimed absolute champion of the 35th Palamós International Optimist Trophy and Spain has revalidated the title as winner of the 19th Nations Cup. In this way Karlsen will inscribe his name the Permanent Vila de Palamós Optimist Trophy breaking a streak of three consecutive Spanish (…)
The 48th Palamós Christmas Race crowned its winners after four days of intense competition in the waters of the bay of Palamós (Girona), with a very high international participation with teams from 16 countries represented.
Seasonal closure in style for Groupe Atlantic that, in Malcesine on the occasion of the 2024 69F Cup Grand Prix 4, defeated its opponents, conquering both the circuit and the EUROSAF 69F European Championship : actually, the final event had a double value, assigning both the circuit title and the continental one.
After a long wait, the full effects of the doldrums are gradually coming into
play with a fair few of the controls changing hands. Though David Raison (440 -
Rayon Liquide) remains the games master amongst the Series fleet, it is now
Pierre Rolland (247 - Extrado) in the lead in the Proto fleet.
Il reste encore plus de 1300 milles à couvrir d’in Salvador de Bahia. C’est dire si la route est encore longue avant la fin de cette seconde étape. Mais que de rebondissements depuis le départ de La Rochelle ! Ce parcours, peu évident à son lancement, apporte son lot de surprises à chaque relevé. Cette fois-ci, c’est au tour du Brestois Pierre (…)
Dur dur d’être un mini… dans le Pot-Au-Noir. Même si la route directe vers le Brésil fait passer les 650 en bordure ouest de la zone de turbulences, les voiliers sont ralentis au fur et à mesure de leur progression vers le sud-ouest. L’Américain Mc Kee s’en sort pourtant avec une honorable vitesse moyenne de 4,4 noeuds.
Après trois semaines d’une longue attente, les meilleurs « wave riders » de l’hexagone vont se retrouver demain mardi 7 octobre à Carnac, pour une première dans l’histoire du windsurf national.
Petit retour en arrière…
Ce n’est pas parce que les minis sont proches du Pot-Au-Noir qu’ils restent scotchés… Mc Kee, toujours chef de file vers le Brésil, conserve une vitesse moyenne de rapprochement de 5,3 noeuds. Tout à fait raisonnable pour l’Américain qui parvient encore à contenir le retour d’Armel Tripon.
Jonathan Mc Kee, hier plus de 50 milles devant Armel Tripon, n’a parcouru que 87 milles la nuit dernière en 16 heures. Soit une vitesse moyenne de 5,4 noeuds. Tout à fait honorable en approche du Pot-Au-Noir. Mais pendant le même temps, Armel Tripon et Pierre Rolland allaient à 7,7 noeuds de vitesse moyenne. Qu’est-il arrivé à bord de Team Mc (…)
Sally Barkow of Nashotah, Wis., and her crew of Debbie Capozzi (Bayport, N.Y.), Carrie Howe (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) and Annie Lush (Bournemouth, England), have won US SAILING’s 2003 Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship (Rolex IWKC), which began Monday, Sept. 29 and concluded today with two races on Chesapeake Bay off Annapolis, Md. (…)
The sight of five 12-Metres sailing up
Narragansett Bay would be impressive any day of the week. Today, however,
the 12s seemingly ushered in the breeze that had kept competitors waiting
under a postponement flag for the concluding matches of the International
Catamaran Challenge Trophy (ICCT). For the first time since 1976, it would (…)
He keeps on going the man from the States, positively reeling in the miles. At
present he is stealing along at an average of 8 knots while his rivals top just
6 knots in the middle of the Cape Verdes. The night has proven to be a
particularly good one for Jonathan Mc Kee (247- Team Mc Lube) and comparitively
disastrous for his adversaries.