Wednesday, July 2, 2025
WMRT - 2025 GKSS Match Cup Sweden / Nordea Women’s Trophy, Day 2
A challenging southerly breeze and short three-lap course put teams to task on the second day of racing at the GKSS Match Cup Sweden and Nordea Women’s Trophy in Marstrand, Sweden. ----- The local favorite Björn Hansen SWE and team extended their lead in the qualifying round-robin races to 7:1. The Men's results . ----- In the Nordea Women’s Trophy, Renne Groeneveld NED completed her qualifying races with four wins, securing her place in the quarterfinals, together with local skipper Martina Carlsson SWE, finishing their day with three straight wins. The Women's results. ----- The Match Day 2 Report.
From today, it's the women's turn in Barcelona! As in the Youth America's Cup, the AC40s will be sailed in two groups with fleet races. First up today is Group A: 
With two race wins yesterday, the team from Thunersee YC with Sophie Mosegard TYC took the women's league title. The Zurich SC with Amrei Keller followed in 2nd place on equal points. Bronze goes to RC Oberhofen with Lisa Thönen. ----- The 
In fresh winds, another 7 rounds were sailed yesterday on the Wannsee before the best 4 met in the final: ----- Aarhus SK with Tine Just DEN took the overall victory ahead of the Swedish SSSK with Sandra Sandquist SWE. Munich YC with Isabella Knaus GER followed in 3rd place. The best Swiss team is CV Lausanne with Stéphanie Hasler SUI in 12th place. RC Oberhofen with Lisa Thönen and Zürcher SC with Amrei Keller SUI followed in the 20th and 23rd, respectively. ----- The 
The second part of the first round of the women's league began yesterday with four rounds sailed in sunny and favourable conditions. ----- RC Bodensee with Livia Naef came out on top, followed two points behind BT La Neuveville with Maren Kausche and CV Lausanne with Stéphanie Hasler SUI in second place. ----- The 
Another 4 flights were completed yesterday on Lake Biel. ----- Thanks to 2 race wins, CN Morges with Manon Luther (and Nathalie Brugger SUI) moved up to 1st place. YC Bielersee with Lea Tschudi and Zürcher SC with Amrei Keller took the places of honor. The 
To mark International Women's Day on 8 March, Justine Mettraux SUI, the Swiss hopeful in the upcoming Vendée Globe, has published a committed communiqué for equal pay in sailing too. Her sister Elodie-Jane Mettraux SUI left the Alinghi-Red Bull women's team two months ago under protest. ----- The 
The ILCA 6 World Championships in Argentina came to an end yesterday with the Medal Race. ----- Anne-Marie Rindom DEN was crowned the new world champion early on. Charlotte Rose USA, the young American, managed the surprise with 2nd place. In the duel for the bronze medal, Maud Jayet SUI was beaten by her training partner Emma Plasschaert BEL. Anja Von Allmen finished the World Championships in 28th place. ----- The 
Yesterday, there were good conditions with big waves for the practice race - see 
The ILCA 6 Women's World Championship begins on Thursday in Argentina with the Practice Race. In addition to medals, the midfield will also be competing for 7 more Olympic 2024 nation berths - the first 16 were awarded at the World's last year - an 
In moderate ora, 10 races could be sailed yesterday. As expected Cj Perez USA and her team took the lead, Annemiek Bekkering NED follows in 2nd, and Jo Aleh NZL is 3rd. ----- The 
The first Women's Gold Cup of the foiling Persico starts today on Lake Garda. The fleet of 10 women's teams is top-class: CJ Perez USA, who has been competing in the class for two years, is likely to be the favorite. Also at the start will be 470 Olympic champion Jo Aleh NZL or US ILCA 6 Olympic participant Erika Reineke USA. Luise Wanser GR will start for Germany, unfortunately there is no Swiss team. ----- The 
Good conditions yesterday on the Wannsee for the start of the Women's Champions League Qualifier, and 6 flights could be sailed. 21 teams shared the 7 boats. The home team from VSaWannsee took a clear lead with 6 points, followed by the Swedish SS Åmålsviken in second place. Of the five Swiss teams, RV Bodensee made an excellent start and is in 6th place. Unfortunately, we could not find any team lists on the event websites. ----- The 
World No.1 and favorite Pauline Courtois FRA and her team won the final of the Women's Match Race European Championships on Sunday against Renée Groeneld NED with 2-0. In the small final for 3rd place, Margot Vennin FRA defeated Celia Willison NZL. Laurane Mettraux SUI finished the European Championships on rank 10. The 
The ILCA 6 World Championships came to an end yesterday with two races sailed in a moderate sea breeze of around 10 knots. ----- Anne-Marie Rindom DEN easily defended her lead with a 2nd and a 9th place and took the title 20 points ahead of Maud Jayet SUI (8/3 yesterday). Thanks to a race win in the final race, Julia Buesselberg GER moved up to 33rd place. Anja Von Allmen SUI was 40th, Rosine Baudet SUI followed in 53rd place out of 85 participants. ----- The 
With light winds, three more rounds were sailed yesterday morning on Lake Geneva. Kongelig Dansk YC with Lotte Meldgaard DEN moved up to the top. Equal on points and only one point behind are Hamburger SC with Silke Basedow GER and Aarhus SK with Line Just DEN. In 4th place, YC Arbon with Livia Naef SUI missed the podium by only 2 points. With ranks 6 (SV Thalwil, Mara Bezel), 8 (CN Morges, Manon ivell), 9 (YC Bielersee (Lea Tschudi), 10 (YC Lausanne, Stèphanie Hasler) and 11 (RC Oberhofen, Lisa Thönen), the Swiss women were able to use their home advantage in the fleet of 24 teams from 11 nations. The 
The 24 women's teams from 10 nations waited in vain for wind yesterday in Vidy. Today, too, the 
The final of the Women's Champions League starts today in Vidy on Lake Geneva. 
Also on the final day, the conditions remained light but tactically challenging. ----- In a close decision, Emma Plaesschart BEL took her 2nd Worlds title after 2019. Silver went to Agata Barwinska POL tied on points, Bronze grasped Viktorjia Andrulyte LTU. The Olympic Champion winner Anne-Marie Rindom DEN in 4th place missed the podium by 4 points. As best of the day with ranks 1 and 2, Julia Büsselberg GER moved up to rank 5. Maud Jayet SUI could improve to rank 9, Rosine Baudet SUI was 26th of the 63 participants - the 
In moderate winds between 8 and 10kn, the ILCA 6 World Championship in Oman started yesterday with 3 races each. ----- First leader is Julia Büsselberg GER, Vasileia Karachaliou GRE and Monika Mikkola FIN are the first chasers. Olympic Champion Anne-Marie Rindom DEN follows on rank 4, Louise Cervera FRA is 5th. The Swiss women started rather cautiously: Rosine Baudet SUI is 27th, Maud Jayet SUI, who had to miss a race, follows in 30th. ----- The 
On the opening day of the ILCA 6 World Championships, there was no wind in Oman, which is usually so wind-safe. There are now 3 races on the programme for today. The 
