Monday, December 17, 2018
Nacra 17, 49er, 49erFX - Portugal Grand Prix - Vilamoura POR - Final results
The Vilamoura GP was concluded yesterday with 3 races per fleet.Diego Botin/Iago Lopez ESP defended their lead in the 49ers. As best of the day, Jonas Warrer/Jakob Precht DEN advanced on rank 2. Kolodzinski/Prszybytek POL followed on rank 3.
In the 49ersFX, Annemiek Bekkering/Annette Duetz NED finished on top ahead of Anne-Julie Schütt/Iben Nielsby DEN and Ida-Marie Baad/Marie Thusgaard DEN.
The victory in the Nacra 17 went to Denmark as well. Lin Cenholt/Christian Lübeck DEN are the winners ahead of Rasmus Rosengren/Ida Svensson SWE and Johannes Polgar/Carolina Werner GER.
All ranking lists, the event website and the event facebook page with photos and videos.
The first of three events of the 2018-19 Viper Winter Series was held in Sarasota FL over the past weekend with 26 boats on the starting line. Light winds allowed for four races on Saturday, while on Sunday, the wind failed to fill in. 
In the Open Rankings, Ian Williams (GBR) has moved up to the top, followed by Eric Monnin (SUI) in second and Ettore Botticini (ITA) in third. Pauline Courtois (FRA) remains on the first place of hte Women's Rankings ahead of Johanna Bergqvist (SWE) second and Trine Palludan (DEN) new on third. 
This Sunday morning UTC, Sail Melbourne is about to be terminated, an event, mostly sailed in good conditions with all classes having completed their programs. 
Yesterday, there was apparently no racing in the South of Portugal. The 
This morning UTC, the wind was absent in Melbourne and there are doubts, that later in the afternoon (local time), racing can be resumed. Here the 
Different sailing conditions prevailed on the second day of the Vilamoura GP with light winds, but just enough to complete another 3 races per fleet. 
In addition to the 18-Footer New-South-Wales Championship underway these Sundays, a Supercup Regatta was organised yesterday on Sydney Harbour with celebrities, i.e. former JJGiltinan winners. Three races were held in rain and light winds. Winning two heats,the 6-times Giltinan Champions Trevor Barnabas AUS steering 'Smeg' was the first.
After some postponements, the first races were sailed this morning UTC in Melbourne. 
Yesterday, the Olympic High-Performnce Classes began their Grand Prix in Vilamoura in the South of Portugal in good-quality fleets. 
This morning UTC, "Sail Melbourne" started with the first races, an event no longer part of the Olympic Classes Worldcup, but nevertheless the most attended regatta down-under. Racing is still underway at press deadline this morning (6 a.m UTC), but the first results have been posted.
Yesterday, the NZL Cup Defender accepted the US Long Beach YC 'Stars & Stripes' as 5th Challenger of the 36th America's Cup, to be held in Auckland NZL. Helmsman will be the matchracer Taylor Canfield ISV.
Past Sunday, the very animated third race of the 18-Footer NSW Championship was held on Sydney Harbour in fresh winds. The leading skiffs sailed even twice - first 'Smeg' and then 'Noakesailing' - that opened the way for 'Asko Appliances' with James Dorron/Harry Bethwaite/Kyle Langford AUS to carry the victory home. 
Over the past weekend, the second Act of the Sportboat Winter Series was held in Monaco in good conditions and temperatures around 20°C allowing to complete 4 races on Saturday. On Sunday however, a passing storm front with gusts of over 40kn kept the boats in harbour. 
In today's Tuesday Evening Show, Tom Ehman USA gives the latest update on the Sailing World Olympic Events 2024 Voting scandal livestream on his SailingIllustrated website. Beginning at 21h UTC, special guest Paul Henderson CAN, past-President of ISAF (now World Sailing) will comment the situation as well. 
The first of four Etchells Biscayne Bay Series events was held at the Biscayne Bay YC on December 8-9 with 48 teams. Steve Benjamin USA and his team were the clear winners, 7 points ahead of the teams of Jim Cunningham USA and Scott Kaufman USA a point further back in third. Ante Razmilovic GBR was the best non-USA participant. 
The first event of the 2018/19 J/70 Winter Series was held over the past weekend in Tampa FL with 47 teams on the starting line. Light winds on the first day allowed to complete 3 races. Unsailable strong winds on the second day kept the boats in harbor. 
No racing on the final day of the 2018 Imperia Winter Regatta at the Riviera dei Fiori of the Mediterranean Sea. 
Three races per fleet were held on Palma Bay yesterday in a fresh wind.
Yesterday, the traditional Croatian December St-Nicholas Regatta for Optimists and Lasers was concluded in Pula, Adriatic Sea, yesterday with three more races. 
Sun and moderate winds prevailed yesterday at the Imperia Winter Regatta and two races could be held per class. 
Big fleets participate in this year's St-Nicholas Regatta in Pula CRO, a traditional December event for Optimists and Lasers.
After the Olympic Classes - we reported until Friday - the Youth Classes completed their 2018 Sail Sydney Regatta this Sunday morning UTC. Teams from Australia and New Zealand participated. 
After the 470s on Thursday, the 420s joined racing at the Imperia Winter Regatta. In the largest fleet with 59 boats, the 
Racing is still underway in Australia this morning UTC and not all classes have completed their program. 
The classic Imperia Winter Regatta was kicked off yesterday at the Ligurian Coast of the Mediterranean Sea. After three races in the 
Yesterday, Sailing Illustrated reported that the 'Malta Altus Challenge' had been accepted by the Cup Defender RNZYS as fourth challenger, joining the Challenger of Record 'Luna Rossa', and the other challengers 'American Magic' and 'Team INEOS UK'. 
Last Monday, "Sail Sydney", the first of the 2018/9 Olympic and Youth Classes Regattas downunder, was kicked off with the Olympic events. The Youth competition will begin on Friday. Today's - Thursday - races have already been almost completed. 
