Fresher winds around 10-12kn prevailed yesterday at the Finn International Week in Cannes and again, two races were completed, both won by Deniss Karpak EST moving on top of the overall rankings at equal points with Andrij Husenko UKR. Another point behind follows Laurent Hay FRA on rank 3.
The ranking list.
The San Remo Carnival Race began yesterday in light winds with two races.
In the 470s, Demange/Lepoutre FRA have taken the lead 2 points ahead of Deniz Cinar/Ates Cinar TUR and Mantis/Kagialis GRE at equal points. Some favorites are behind afterr premature starts. 47 teams.
In the 420 women, Irene Calici/Petra Gregori ITA are first followed by Melina Pappa/Maria Tsamopoulo GRE. Hannah Lanzinger/Franziska Steinlein GER are on rank 3. 46 teams participate.
In the 420 Open, Sebastian Riquelme/Miguel Perez ESP are on top ahead of Giannoulis Lampis/Symeon Michalopoulos GRE.
The event facebook page with videos and links to the ranking lists. The event website was not accessible this morning UTC.
Another four races were held yesterday to conclude the DN Grand Masters Cup in Finland in sun and moderate winds. Again, the winner of all heats was Jean-Claude Vuithier SUI, terminating the Championship as superior winner ahead of Mikael Pettersson FIN and Piotr Burczyinski POL. The successfull British Olympia coach David Hewlett GBR (Ian Percy, Ben Ainslie) followed on rank 6.
The ranking list and the event website.
After the DN Gold Cup last week, the ice sailors travelled to Indiana, where the North America Championship is being organised. Five races were completed on the opening day and Ron Sherry USA leads ahead of Jarek Radzki POL and Tomasz Zakrzsewski POL.
The ranking list and the event website.
We covered the DN Ice Sailing World Championship - the Gold Cup - in our news during the past week. Michal Burczynski POL grasped the title on a borrowed sled. Here a final report.
An incident happened in the run-up to the Championship when a competitor was stopped crashing the ice, all recorded with his helm camera. The pilot remained safe and hitch-hiked back sitting on the bow of another DN. The video.
Light winds prevailed on the second day of the Finn International Week in Cannes again yesterday allowing to held two races.
Finishing twice on top, Matisse Pacault FRA has taken the overall lead in front of Lauret Hay FRA 3 points behind. Andrij Husenko UKR descended on rank 3.
The ranking list.
The Flying Dutchman World Championship in New Zealand was concluded yesterday with two races held in moderate winds around 10kn without changes on the podium. Szabolcs Maijtheny/Andras Domokos HUN were the premature World Champions. Kay-Uwe Lüdtke/Kai Schäfers GER and Kramer/Geelkerken NED completed the podium.
The final ranking list and the event website.
In San Remo ITA today, the Carneval-Race of the 420 and 470 classes with almost 100 teams from 14 nations in the 420 Open and 48 420 women teams on the starting line begins with big delegations from France, Germany and Switzerland. In the 470s, 52 teams from 18 nations participate, among them the reigning World Champions Peponnet/Mion FRA, the Olympia Medalists Patience/Grube GBR and Mantis/Kagialis GRE.
The event website.
Neither results nor news are available about the 2nd day of the DN Ice Sailing Master Cup in Finland. After the three races of the opening day, Jean-Claude Vuithier SUI, 470 and Starboat Olympian, leads with 3 bullets ahead of Mikael Peterssen FIN and Philippe Cardis SUI.
The ranking list and the event website...hopefully with news during this morning.
Light winds prevailed yesterday on the opening day of the Finn International Week in Cannes FRA, allowing to complete two races in decreasing winds.
With the ranks 5 and 3, Kristian Sjöberg FIN is the first leader one point ahead of Andrji Husenko UKR. Deniss Karpak EST is on the 3rd place. 47 participants from 14 nations.
The results.
Three races were held this morning UTC after the lay day at the FD World Championship in New Zealand. Thanks to the day ranks 2/1/1, Szabocs Maijtheny/Andras Domokos HUN are the premature Champions before the two final races of tomorrow. Kai-Uwe Lüdtke/Kay Schäfers GER defended their 2nd place ahead of Enno Kramer/Ard Geelkerken NED.
The results.
No wind on the final day of the Ice Sailing Gold Cup and the ranking list after 6 heats becomes final with a triple Polnish victory by Michal Burczinski POL, Jarek Radzki POL and Tomasz Zakrzewski POL. Holger Petzke GER on 4th missed the podium by 2 points.
The results and the short report.
Yesterday, the age-50-plus Masters Cup of the Icesailors began in Finland with 3 races completed. Unfortunterly, the ranking list posted is hardly legible, but ean-Claude Vuithier SUI seems to have taken the lead. Already at the Europeans held last week, the triple Olympian was by far the best-ranked Master finishing 15th overall.
The DN website.
Lay day at the FD World Championship in New Zealand after three days' racing with two heats per day. In the mostly fresh breeze, the experienced teams came out on top. Leaders are the multiple World Champions Szabolcs Majitheny/Andras Domokos HUN ahead of Kai-Uwe Lüdtke/Kay Schäfers GER.
The ranking list and the report of yesterday. Three more races are on the program.
The Ice Sailing Gold-Cup continued yesterday with 4 races.
Michal Burczynski POL extended his lead ahead of Jarek Radzki POL and Tomasz Zakrzewski POL. The best woman Anja Fiedler GER moved up on rank 9 in the Goldfleet.
The ranking lists and the event website with photos.
Today is day one of the Finn International Week in Cannes FRA with 49 participants from 14 nations on the entry list. Favorite is the Olympian Deniss Karpak EST.
The event website.
The Portugal Grand Prix in Vilamoura POR for Olympic High-Performance Classes was concluded yesterday again in fresh winds.
Diego Botin/Iago Lopez ESP finished first in the 49ers 5 points ahead of James Peters/Fynn Sterritt GBR. Justus Schmidt/Max Böhme GER followed on the 3rd place.
In the 49ersFX, Annemiek Bekkering/Anette Duetz NED are the winners ahead of Ida Baad-Nielsen/Marie Thusgaard DEN and Charlotte Dobson/Saskia Tidey GBR.
The leaders in the Nacra-17, Quentin Delapierre/Manon Audinet FRA, did not compete in yesterday's regattas, and Ben Saxton/Nicola Boniface GBR moved up on rank 1. Paul Kohlhoff/Alicia Stuhlemmer GER and Rupert White/Kirstie Urwin GBR followed on the ranks 2 and 3.
All ranking lists and the event facebook page.
The Palamos Optimist International Trophy was concluded yesterday with another three races.
Martin Atilla LAT was defeated for the first time, but with the big advantage from the qualification races, he defended the first position by a small margin. Maayan Shemesh ISR, the best girl, advanced on rank 2 at equal points with the winner. Sebastian Kempe BER followed on the 3rd position. With Leon Jost GER on rank 6, Caspar Ilgenstein GER as9th and Carl Krause GER as 10th, Germany won the Nations Cup.
The results and the daily news.
No racing at the Italian Ligurian Coast yesterday as the wind was missing. Five races have been completed at the Laser Italia Cup and Niccolo Nordera ITA is the winner in the Lasers 4.7 (178 boats). In the Radials, Matteo Paulon ITA is first ahead of Matisse Pacaud FRA and Andrea Crisi ITA (153 participants). An Italian victory with Giacomo Musone ITA can be noted in the Lasers Standard (54 starters).
All results and the final report (in Italian).
The two races of today at the FD Worlds in New Zealand have already been completed this morning UTC in a good 15 to 18 kn breeze. Leaders after 6 races held are the favorites Majitheny/Domokos HUN 5 points ahead of Lüdtke/Schäfers GER. Kramer/Geelkerken NED follow on rank 3. 41 teams from 10 nations and 3 continents participate.
The results.
No racing on the final day of the first 29er Eurocup of the year. After 8 races, Enrique Urios/Filippo Binetti ESP are the winners ahead of Aristide Girou/Noah Chauvin FRA. Ville Korhonen/Edvard Bremer FIN follow on rank 3.
In the 420s, Lucas and Teo Pares ESP are on top after 3 races ahead of Florian Krauss/Jannis Suemmchen GER.
All ranking lists and the event facebook page.
The DN Icesailing Gold-Cup began yesterday in Ohio with two races, and again, the Polish pilots dominated inspite of the fact, that they started with loaned equipment, as their sleds did not arrive on time.
Michal Burczynski POL leads 6 points ahead of Jarek Radzki POL. Holger Petzke GER is 3rd, Ron Sherry USA folllows on 4th. Anja Fiedler GER, rank 16, is the best woman.
The ranking list and the event website.
Good sailing conditions prevailed also on the third day of the Vilamoura GP with winds of up to 20kn.
In the 49ers, Diego Botin/Iago Lopez ESP reclaimed the first place 2 points ahead of James Peters/Fynn Sterritt GBR. Justus Schmidt/Max Boehme GER are now 3rd.
In the 49ersFX, Anemiek Bekkering/Annette Duetz NED have taken the lead followed by Charlotte Dobson/Saskia Tidey GBR 3 points back.
Nacra 17 leaders remain Quentin Delapierre/Manon Audinet FRA with Ben Saxton/Nicola Boniface GBR 3 points back on 2nd. New on rank 3 are Paul Kohlhoff/Alicia Stuhlemmer GER.
All ranking lists and the event facebook page.
After two days with a good breeze at the Optimist Trophy in Palamos ESP, calms inhibited racing yesterday. The defending 2018 Champion Martin Atilla LAT holds a dominating lead before the last races today. 530 participants.
The ranking list and the daily news.
The first Act of the Italian Annual Laser Championship began in Andora at the Ligurian Coast on Friday, and yesterday, all three classes completed two or three races in sun and moderate winds.
Giacomo Musone ITA is the leader after 5 races in the Lasers Standard ahead of Giovanni Saccomani ITA. 53 participants.
In the Lasers Radial, Matteo Paulon ITA is on top followed by Matisse Pacaud FRA and Andrea Crisi ITA. 154 starters.
In the Laser 4.7, Niccolo Nordera ITA is on rank 1. 177 starters.
All ranking lists and the daily news.
Apparently no racing yesterday at the Balis Eurocup of the 29ers and 420s as the results are unchanged this morning UTC.
After 8 races, Enrique Urios/Filippo Binetti ESP are in the lead of the 29ers followed by Aristide Girou/Noah Chauvin FRA.
The 420s completed 3 races so far with Lucas and Teo Pares ESP on first ahead of Florian Krauss/Iannis Suemmchen GER.
All ranking lists and the event facebook page.
We reported yesterday on the clear victory of 'Team Australia' of Tom Slingsby AUS over 'Team Japan' of Nathan Outteridge AUS winning not only the final crucial matchrace of the inaugural F50 SailGP event on Sydney Harbour, but also four of the five fleetraces. See the 2-minute video summary as well as the official final report.
Act two will be held on San Francisco Bay in May.
No change on the podium of the Arabian Tour after yesterday's short races in Salalha OMN: last year winner 'Bejaflore' with Valentin Bellet FRA defended the title ahead of 'Cheminées Poujoulat' with Robin Follin FRA and 'Oman Shipping Company' with Chris Draper GBR.
The final rankings, the news and the event facebook page.
The FD World Championship 2019 began yesterday in New Zealand with a first race sailed in an up to 20kn breeze.
Winners of the day were Edward Cox/Peter Bevise AUS. The event website was unfortunately without ranking list this morning UTC, but a report and photos have been posted.
The second race has been started already and information shall be available later today Sunday on the event website.
Yesterday, the qualifications to determine the Gold-, Silver-, Bronze and Emerarld-Fleets were concluded with another 3 races sailed at the Optimist Trophy in Palamos.
A class of his own was again Martin Atilla LAT winning all races of his group. With also 3 race wins, Alex Demurtas ITA moved up on rank 2. Rocco Wright IRL stayed on rank 3. The best girl is now Mayaan Shemesh ISR on the 5th place.
The ranking list and the news.
Sun and good winds - not as stormy as on day one - prevailed again on the 2nd day of the Olympic Speed Classes Grand Prix in Vilamoura POR.
In the 49ers, Justus Schmidt/Max Böhme GER won both heats of their group taking the overall lead ahead of Diego Botin/Iago Lopez ESP on 2nd and Peters/Sterritt GBR on 3rd.
In the 49ersFX, Vilma Bobeck/Malin Tengström SWE are on top of the rankings after 3 races. Charlotte Dobson/Saskia Tidey GBR and Annemiek Bekkering/Anette Dütz NED follow on the ranks 2 and 3.
In the Nacra 17, Quentin Delapierre/Manon Audinet FRA were the only team with three top finishes so far and they lead with a 14 point advantage on Ben Saxton/Nicola Boniface GBR.
The ranking lists and the event facebook page.
Two races - both won by Team Australia of Tom Slingsby AUS and a Matchrace Final were held this morning UTC on Sydney Harbour and the Australians as clear winners, leading the overall SailGP rankings after the first Act of the Series 3 points ahead of Team Japan of Nathan Outteridge AUS. The rest of the fleet is 9 points and more behind rank 2 with Team Great Britain on 3rd.
The official report and the overall standings.
The 29ers continued with their Eurocup yesterday in sun and a 12kn wind sailing 4 more races. The 420s initiated their regatta with 3 heats.
In the 29ers, Enrique Urios/Filippo Binetti ESP took the overall lead with 3 bullets one point ahead of Aristide Girou/Noah Chauvin FRA on rank 2. Ville Korhonen/Edvard Bremer FIN followed on the 3rd place.
In the 420s, Lucas and Teo Pares ESP are on the first rank followed by Florian Krauss/Jannis Suemmchen GER on the 2nd position.
The ranking list and the news (in Catalan).
Sun and favorable conditions - initially 10kn, increasing on up to 20kn - prevailed on the first day of the Palamos Optimist Trophy.
Martin Attila LAT won all three races of his group and leads overall 3 points ahead of Roco Wright IRL. On rank 3 follows the reigning World Champion Maria Perello ESP. 530 participants from 29 nations are present.
The results and the daily news.
The Olympic high-performance classes began their Grand Prix in Vilamoura POR with two races yesterday in wind speeds exceeding partly 25kn.
In the 49ers, Diego Botin/Iago Lopez ESP and Justus Schmidt/Max Böhme GER share the lead ahead of Prszybytek/Kolodzinski POL on rank 3.
For the women 49ersFX and the Nacra 17, it was apparently too windy and racing was postponed.
The ranking list and the event facebook page with the videos.
The 29ers intiated their international 2019 season in El Balis yesterday with four races. Winning three heats in their group, Aristide Giroud/Noah Chauvin FRA have taken the overall lead ahead of Ville Korhonen/Edvard Bremer FIN on 2nd and Erwan Wilson/Finley Armstrong GBR on 3rd. 79 teams from 14 nations participate.
The ranking list and the daily news (in Spanish).
This morning UTC, the OK Dinghy World Championship 2019 was concluded on Auckland Bay with another two races. Inspite of mediocre results, the triple Olympian Dan Slater NZL defended his overall lead ahead of Freddy Lööf SWE on the 2nd place 4 points behind. Bronze went to Josh Armit NZL. The America's Cup veteran and double Olympic Medalist Rod Davies NZL finished 9th.
The results and the event facebook page.
The inaugural SailGP event on the former America's Cup catamarans transferred in One-Design Foiling F50 multihulls was held this morning UTC on Sydney Harbour.
Winners of the three races were Team Japan with Nathan Outteridge AUS and twice Team Australia with Tom Slingsby AUS. The Japanese are the interim's leaders after the first day one point ahead of Team Australia who had a bad first race (4th). Three more races will take place tomorrow morning that can be followed live on our website.
The event website.
Today in Salalah, the final leg of the Arabian Tour 2019 is underway. The results have not yet been published. Before the last race, 'Bejaflore' of Valentin Bellet FRA was first 5 points ahead of 'Cheminées Poujoulat' with Robin Follin FRA. Results and reports will be posted by noon on the event facebook page and the event website.
Moderate winds between 10 and 15kn will prevail today during the first regattas of the Palamos Optimist Trophy and the huge 550 boat fleet split in groups will be able to intitiate the full program.
The event website.
Follow todays races on the live ticker.
After yesterday's lay day, the OK Dinghy World Championship on Auckland Bay continued this morning UTC with some delay. The first two crucial races have already been completed and videos are available on the event facebook page. The news and results will follow soon on the event website.
Short regattas were on the program in Duqm OMN yesterday, the second-last venue of the Arabian Tour. Six races were held in fresh winds around 25kn.
Best of the day was 'Cheminées Poujoulat' of Robin Follin FRA moving up on rank 2 overall only 5 points behind the leading 'Bejaflore' of Valentin Bellet FRA. Today, the fleet will dislocate to Salalah where the crucial races will be sailed on Friday.
The daily news with results.
Today, the second important international Optimist Regatta of the year begins in Palamos ESP at the Costa Brava with 550 participants from 29 nations and 2 contintents on the entry list, among them big delegations from Spain, France, Germany and Switzerland. 18 starters come from the USA, 3 from the Bermudas.
The event website.
Last Sunday, we transmitted the races 6 and 7 of the Australian 18-Footer Championship on Sydney Harbour again live, and after tight racing, the leading boats closed up. Winners of the day were 'Bing Lee' (Micah Lane AUS) and 'Kitchen-Maker' (Jordan Girdis AUS). Overall, 'Asko Appliances remains on top but only one point ahead of 'Kitchen-Maker' and 'Winning Group'. On the coming Sunday, the final two races will be held.
The news and the ranking list.
Lay day at the OK-Dinghy World Championship in New Zealand.
After five races, the triple Olympian Dan Slater NZL leads 9 points ahead of Josh Armit NZL.
The ranking list and the news of yesterday.
Unfortunately, neither the event website nor the event facebook page contain news and information about the activity at the new venue Duqm OMN this morning UTCI. The top teams were closely together after the last races two days ago with 'Bejaflore'of Valentin Bellet FRA in the lead.
The results.
This morning UTC, the two races on the program today have already been completed on Hauraki Bay in Auckland. In moderate winds, the winners were Freddy Lööf SWE and Dan Slater NZL. Slater has extended his overall lead on Josh Armit NZL to 9 points. Only 2 points behind Armit follow Andrew Philipps NZL and Freddy Lööf SWE at equal points.
The results and the event facebook page with the videos of today.
No racing today on the Gulf of Arabia as the ten teams are dislocating to Ducq, where the competition will resume. 'Bejaflore' with Valentin Bellet FRA is the interim's leader after the Masirah regattas.
The ranking list and the event facebook page.
The 2019 Primo Cup in Monaco ended yesterday with another two races.
With a row of top finishes, Ludovico Fassitelli MON climbed on rank one of the J/70 3 points ahead of King Marshall IRL. Tom Studer SUI moved up on rank 3.
In the Longtze's, Jarmo Wieland SUI finished first overall with two race wins yesterday, replacing Thomas Beghert GER on top. Steffen Schneider SUI followed on rank 3.
All ranking lists and the final report.
Sun and perfect seabreeze conditions prevailed yesterday on the holiday island Masirah OMN allowing to complete an intensive race program with 6 short races.
'Bejaflore' with Valentin Bellet FRA took the overall lead ahead of 'Oman Shipping Company' with Stevie Morrison GBR. 'Cheminées Poujoulat' with Robin Follin FRA dropped on rank 3.
The results and the daily news.
In the bay of Auckland, two more races were held this morning UTC in sun and moderate winds. The event website has not yet been updated with the new ranking list but the event facebook page will no doubt contain more information in a few moments. The video of the day has already been posted there.
Excellent sailing conditions prevailed over the past weekend allowing to complete 8 races at the Starboat Walker-Cup. Winners in a very close finish with a 0,4 point advantage only were Paul Cayard/Magnus Liljedahl USA ahead of Eric Doyle/Payson Infelise USA. Peter and Robert O'Leary IRL followed on rank 3. 42 teams from 10 nations participated.
The ranking list.
Contrary to the first two events of the 2018-19 Viper 640 Winter Series with too light or too strong winds, the final event of the Series held in Sarasota FL. over the past weekend delivered ideal conditions. After 14 races sailed, the dominating Marcus Eagan and his team finished 15 points clear of Zeke Horowitz in second and Peter Beardsley 3 points back in third.
The final results.
The final event of the J/70 Winter Series was held over the past weekend in sunshine and temperatures in the 70s with a breeze around 15kn.
Brian Keane and his team won the final stage with four race wins in seven heats and secured the overall Winter Series title. The results.
The third event of the four-stage Etchells Biscayne Bay Series was held over the past weekend in Miami with 46 teams on the starting line. Tony Rae USA and his crew finished in the top-three in four of the five races and were the clear overall winners 7 points ahead Jose Fuentes USA and 11 points in front of Andrew Cumming CAN in third. Rob Tyrwhitt-Drake GBR and his team finished 26th.
The final ranking list.