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Team Switzerland on the SailGP podium for the first time! ---- Sébastien Schneider SNG and his team finished the GBR Sail GP in an excellent third place behind Emirates GBR and the winner New Zealand. And there could have been even more! The Swiss got off to a promising start, neck and neck with Emirates GBR on the way to the first windward mark, secured the inside lane, rounded first, and remained in contention for the lead until the fifth leg, while eventual winner New Zealand lagged behind them. However, towards the end of the race, technical problems arose on board Schneiter's F50, which ultimately led to their retirement. See Final Replay from 1:08:00. ---- - After the seven fleet races, Dylan Fletcher GBR's Team Great Britain was in first place, one point ahead of Peter Burling NZL's Team New Zealand and 5 points ahead of Team Switzerland, which meant that Sébastien Schneiter qualified for the final race for the first time. ----- All news, the results with fleet details, and the Day 2 Replay.. ----- The Tour website..

All five classes were able to sail the planned 18 and 15 races, respectively, at the 2025 Long Beach Olympic Classes Regatta, in mostly perfect conditions. ----- In the 49ers, Nevin Snow/Ian MacDiarmid USA won with a 5-point lead over Keanu Prettner/Jakob Flachberger AUT. ---- Vilma Bobeck/Ebba Berntsson SWE remained in first place in the 49ersFX with a 9-point lead over favorites Paris Henken/Helena Scutt USA. ---- In the iQ-Foil Men Windsurfers, the Chinese took the first six of seven places, with Kun Bi CHN ahead of Jingye Huang CHN in first place. ----- The results are almost identical in the iQ-Foil Women Windsurfers, with Wenqi Li CHN winning ahead of Zheng Yan CHN, but the rankings of the six Chinese women were interrupted by Bryn Muller USA in fourth place. ---- Ten bullets and a second and a third place as discard results prove the dominance of John Gimson/Anna Burnet GBR in the Nacra-17 Mixed ranking. Never worse than third, Laura Farese/Matthäus Zöchling AUT follow 10 points behind in second place. ---- No Swiss participants in these classes. --- - All results, the video clip collection (scroll down), and the event website, not updated today, as usual.

All five classes sailed their program yesterday in California. ---- Keanu Prettner/Jakob Flachberger AUT replace Nevin Snow/Ian MacDiarmid USA in first place in the 49er class. ---- Vilma Bobeck/Ebba Berntsson SWE extend their lead at the top of the 49ersFX class. --- - Jingye Huang CHN overtakes his teammate Kun Bi CHN in the iQ-Foil Men Windsurfers. Wenqi Li CHN leads by a large margin in the iQ-Foil Women Windsurfers. --- - In the Nacra-17 Mixed, husband and wife John Gimson/Anna Burnet GBR (ranked 1/2/1 yesterday) hold first place, 5 points ahead of Laura Farese/Matthäus Zöchling AUT (2/1/2 yesterday). --- - No Swiss participants in these classes. ---- The video clip collection (scroll down) contains several clips from the above five classes, which give an impression of the sailing conditions off Long Beach. --- - All results and the event website.

Yesterday, all classes were again able to sail three races at the Long Beach Olympic Classes Regatta 2025. ----- In the only event with Swiss participation, the ILCA-6 Women, Hannah Snellgrove GBR maintains her 14-point lead over Eve McMahon IRL after nine races. The day's best performer, Agata Barwinska POL (ranks 5/3/4), displaced Maud Jayet SUI/SNG, who had a bad day (ranks 6/22/13), from third place. The Swiss sailor is now seven points behind the podium. ----- In the 470 mixed class, Justin Callahan/Lara Dallman-Weiss USA have taken the lead. In the kitefoilers, Toni Vodisek SLO in the men's and Jessie Kampman NED in the women's increased their large lead. Michael Beckett GBR is now in first place in the ILCA-7 men's. ---- - Here is a live race link. ----- The latest news and video clips. ----- All results and the event website.

Yesterday, three more races were sailed at the Long Beach Olympic Classes Regatta 2025 in California. ----- In the only event with Swiss participation, the ILCA-6 Women, Hannah Snellgrove GBR dominates after six races with a 19-point lead over Eve McMahon IRL. Maud Jayet SUI/SNG follows in third place, three points behind, just ahead of Maria Erdi HUN. ----- Nikole Barnes/Ryan Squires USA are in the lead in the 470 mixed class. In the kitefoilers, Toni Vodisek SLO is in first place in the men's competition and Jessie Kampman NED in the women's. George Gautrey NZL leads the ILCA-7 men's competition. ----- Here is a live race link. ----- In the 49er, 49erFX, Nacra-17, and iQFoil men's and women's windsurfing classes, there were too few entries, so no races will be sailed. ----- All results and the event website. No current news has been published yet, but there are some initial video clips.

Yesterday, the first three races of this top event, which is part of the Olympic Grand Slam 2025 Circuit, took place at the Olympic 2028 venue in California. The entry lists are rather small, except for the Kitefoilers and ILCAs. However, this event is very important for the US athletes, who are well represented in all classes. As the first rankings show, some athletes did not start, for example the kite favoriter Maximilian Maeder SGP. ---- All results and the event website. No current news has been published yet.

The traditional Transpacific Race from Los Angeles, California to Honolulu, Hawaii, set off in three waves last week. Last Friday, 'Lucky', an 88-foot Juan K-designed yacht owned by Bryon Ehrhart, crossed the finish line in first. She completed the 2,225-mile course in 5 days, 21 hours, 23 minutes and 49 seconds—the fifth-fastest elapsed time in race history. ----- The Newsletter, latest edition, the Race Tracker, and the Event Website.

The Sailing Champions League Final has been underway in Kiel, Germany, since yesterday. After 14 qualification regattas, Mühlenberger SC GER was in the lead ahead of Tonsberg Seilforening NOR and Bandholm Sejlklub DEN. The Richmond Yacht Club USA, with Lucy Wilmot, Chris Weis, Patrick Wilkinson and Adam Corpuz Lahne, was ranked 13th. ----- The qualification regattas are underway and the scoreboard is continuously updated online. The event website.

With just a one-point lead, Doug DeVos' American Magic Quantum Racing USA defended its first place in yesterday's two races – finishing 8th and 7th in a field of 11 – to claim its eighth TP52 World Championship title. Jean-Luc Petithuguenin's Paprec FRA – finishing 5th and 6th on the day – was in contention right up to the end. Takashi Okura's Sled USA – 6th/9th – also secured third place on the podium. Once again, conditions in Cascais were perfect, with strong winds and big waves. A study of the rankings and the final report show just how close and spectacular big boat racing can be.

The 2025 Star Class European Championship officially opened yesterday evening in Viareggio ITA. Racing begins today, Wednesday, June 11, with the first start scheduled for 1:00 PM, and runs through Sunday, June 14. Seven races are planned across the week. ----- 68 Starboats, among them 5 Swiss participants, are on the Entry List. ----- The Opening News and Event Website.

After 10 races, 'American Magic Quantum Racing' of Doug DeVos USA won the second Act of the 2025 Super Series season. 'Platoon Aviation' of Harm Müller-Spreer GER followed in 2nd, with an 11 point deficit. Another 5 points behind finished 'Alkedo' of Andrea Lacorte ITA. ----- First in the 52 Super Series 2025 Intermediate Leaderboard after two events is also 'American Magic Quantum Racing' (Doug DeVos USA), ahead of 'Sled' (Takashi Okura USA). ----- The News with final results

Challenging conditions prevailed on day two, with the three further qualifying races and the Final, characterized by gusty and shifty winds of around 28 km/h, gusting to 35 km/h, and a choppy sea state. ----- After his win at the San Francisco SailGP, Team Spain of Diego Botin has recorded back-to-back event wins after spectacularly beating New Zealand and France in New York’s winner-takes-all shootout. -----Team Switzerland of Sébastien Schneiter finished in 7th place. ----- The Day two report, and the results.

Light and fickle conditions prevailed on day one of the SailGP New York Act. ----- Team Spain of Diego Botin finished the day on top of the leaderboard after three races with a comfortable five-point lead. Tied in position 2 follow Team Denmark and Team France. ----- The Day one report, and the results.

Since 1961, the Scandinavian Gold Cup has been held at the start of the 5.5 Metre World Championship, with one representative from each participating nation. The winner is the boat that is first to achieve three victories. ----- After seven races, Switzerland (Jürg Menzi/Jürgen Eiermann/Christof Wilke TYC) won ahead of Norway (Kristian Nergaard) and Poland (Przemyslaw Gacek). ----- A video summary of day 3 and the results. ------ A maximum of 10 World Championship races will be sailed from June 9-13. The entry list and the [URL=5.5worlds.org/]event website[/URL .

16 Swiss sailors competed in this year's Dutch Youth Regatta. ----- The clear winner in the Optimists after 7 races was Ties de Ruiter WVHB ahead of Nicholas Koekkoek GWV/DVB and Maud de Bie BEL/RBSC. The best of the 12 Swiss sailors among the 118 participants is Dimitri Wälchli RCO in 19th place. Loukas Schwyter YCA in 53rd and Felix Bättig YCA in 63rd are in the top half of the fleet. ----- Carla Bättig YCA is in 4th place among the 26 Optimist Benjamin sailors. ----- All rankings of the 11 participating classes, without other SUI boats.

53 yachts registered in the 56th edition of the popular Antigua Sailing Week. The only Swiss participant Jakob Oetiker ZSC and his team on a Moorings 44.3 took first place in the CSA Bareboat category. ----- The event website, the Facebook Page, all Resulate and a video summary.

With a 3-2 final victory against Chis Poole USA, last year's winner and number 3 in the world rankings, Eric Monnin SUI and his team won the 60th Congressional Cup yesterday. ----- The results and the reports .

In the run-up to the Congressional Cup (Grade 1) starting next week, the Ficker Cup was sailed at the weekend in Long Beach CA, with the winner qualifying directly for the Congressional Cup. With a 3-0 win against Nicole Breault USA, Maxime Mesnil FRA secured the starting place. The ranking list. The Congressional Cup starts tomorrow, Wednesday, with Eric Monnin SUI and his team among the 10 teams.

After last weekend's victory in Los Angeles, Team Canada with Giles Scott GBR followed up yesterday in San Francisco: In 12-15 knots of wind, they again lead the classification with places 5/1/2/1. Team Australia with Tom Slingsby AUS follows 3 points behind in 2nd place and Team Spain with Diego Botin ESP is also well on track for the final of the top 3: in 3rd place they are already 6 points ahead of 4th place (Team France, Quentin Delapierre FRA). Team Switzerland with Sébastien Schneiter SUI follows in 7th place, 11 points behind 3rd place, so qualification for the final is probably out of reach. We will be broadcasting the final live again this evening from 22.30h CET (see above). The ranking list and the report.

The Sail GP in Los Angeles came to an end yesterday with three more fleet races and the final of the top 3. Team Canada with Giles Scott GBR clearly won the final against Team New Zealand (Peter Burling NZL) and Team Australia (Tom Slingsby AUS). Team Switzerland with Sébastien Schneiter SUI improved significantly with places 5/6/9 and finished the series in 10th place. The ranking list and the report.

Act 4 of the Sail GP begins tonight in Los Angeles - the live broadcast starts at 22h CET, see above. ----- For the first time, all 12 teams are taking part as Team France found a prominent sponsor in top footballer Kylian Mbappé FRA - the report. ----- In the overall standings after 3 acts, Team GBR with Dylan Fletcher GBR leads ahead of Team Australia with Tom Slingsby AUS. Team Switzerland with Sébastien Schneiter SUI has shown improving form this season and follows in 8th place. ----- Challenging races with many maneuvers await in the narrow harbor of Los Angeles. ----- The preview.

The Bacardi Invitational series for the other classes in Miami also came to an end yesterday. ----- In the Melges 24, Peter Karrié GER and his team secured a narrow victory ahead of Vladimir Prosikhin ITA, who was equal on points. Just one point behind was Geoff Fargo USA. ----- There was a clear victory in the J/70 for Peter Duncan USA and his team. ----- All rankings and the Facebook page with the pictures.

On Thursday, the classes of the Bacardi Invitational Regatta - J/70, Melges 24, Snipe, Viper, VXOne - will also begin their series. 63 Starboat teams are taking part, including the favorites Mateusz Kusznierewicz POL/Bruno Prada BRA, winners of the last three Bacardis. In addition to numerous US former world champions, 7 German teams will compete, with Piet Eckert SUI/Federico Melo POR and Christoph Gautschi SUI/Steffen Rutz GER representing Switzerland. ----- The event website.

The foiling week continued yesterday in Pensacola with three more races each. Frederico Bergamasco ITA took the lead in the Waszp with three race wins. Micha De Weck SUI moved up to 2nd place thanks to the discard. All rankings and the video.

The North American Ice Sailing Championship began yesterday on Lake Winnebago after the DN World Championship. Four races were sailed in good conditions. ----- The leading trio is the same as at the World Championships: Matt Struble USA is 4 points ahead of Lukasz Zakrzewski POL, and Robert Gracyk POL follows in 3rd place. Jost Kolb GER and Holger Petzke GER are 15th and 16th. ----- The ranking list and the report.

In a close duel, Johnie Berntsson SWE, defending Champion, defeated Eric Monnin SUI 2-1. In the petite final, Nick Egnot Johnson NZL secured third place against Chris Poole USA - the men's results. ----- There was also a 2-1 victory in the women's final: Paulöine Courtois FRA took the win against Anna Östling SWE - the women's results. There should be a report this morning.

The Americas Cup continues in Barcelona with two races today at 14h. With the score at 4-2 in favor of New Zealand, this is likely to be a decisive day: Can 'Team Britannia' equalize, or will 'Team New Zealand' extend her lead to 6-2? ----- The wind forecast is again very moderate at 8–12 knots. We will be broadcasting live from 14h CET. The event website.

The J/24 World Championship began yesterday in Seattle with 3 races, 41 teams from 11 nations and 4 continents are competing. The first leader is Mike Ingham USA and his team. The ranking list and the event website and the Facebook page.

The Star World Championships came to an end yesterday in San Diego with a Hitchcock final: the top 3 are separated by just one point! John Kostecki/Austin Sperry USA took the title with a one-point lead over Will Stout/Danny Cayard USA and the surprise team Leandro and Lucas Altolaguirre ARG. Despite three race wins, Paul Cayard USA/Frithjof Kleen GER only managed 4th place, while Piet Eckert SUI/Frederico Melo POR finished the World Championships in 13th place out of 63 teams. ----- The ranking list and the report.

The 3rd race of the Star World Championship in San Diego was sailed yesterday in light to moderate winds. Paul Cayard USA/Frithjof Kleen GER took the race win and improved to 3rd place, with Will Stout/Danny Cayard USA now in the lead and George Szabo/Guy Avellon USA 2 points behind. The ranking list and the report.