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The first two races were held yesterday at the Contender World Championship. Among the 170 participants, Paul Verhallen NED and Antonio Lambetini ITA are tied for the lead, three points ahead of Andrea Bonezzi ITA. Uwe Hoffmann SUI follows in 137th place, and Dieter Keller SVS is in 145th. ----- The results and the event website.

Early this morning, the first Line Honors Monohull yachts arrived at the finish line, with Black Jack 100, a Reichel/Pugh Custom 30, owned by Vos MON, taking the first two places ahead of SHK Scallywag HKG, the Maxi Dowell owned by David Witt. Leopard 3, Pyewacket 70, and Tschuss 2 also finished the race. ----- Five of the seven IMOCAs that started also finished. 'Association Petits Princes, Queguiner' with Elodie Bonnefous FRA is first, 'Teamwork-Team SNEF' of Justine Mettraux SUI is fifth. ----- After the finish of the absolute fastest, 'SVR Lazartigue' of Tom Laperche FRA and 'Banque Populaire' of Arman Le Cleac'H, in the 'Line Honors Multihull', were reported 24 hours ago, 15 more multihulls have now arrived in Cherbourg. ----- The Race Tracker shows the positions in all categories under the 'Leaderboard' link. ----- The Event Website.

The two final races on the last day of the 2025 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships shook up the rankings at the top of the boys' competition. -----While the leader, Konstantinos Portosalte GRE, did not slip up and became Youth World Champion with a galactic lead of 31 points, the four pursuers all suffered crashes. The best performer of the day (ranks 3/3) was Eric Scheidt BRA, son of the eight-time Laser World Champion, who had been written off on the penultimate race day. Robert Scheidt, finished second and took silver. Six points behind him, Sadrihan Suer TUR (ranks 8/2) followed in third place. The Swiss finished the World Championships in 20th (Leo Gosling), 49th (Edward Hirsch), and 60th (Yann Van De Vyver) place. ---- - The leading trio in the girls' competition did not put a foot wrong and confirmed their podium positions in the last two races. Blanca Ferrando Babe ESP is the world champion, 10 points ahead of Isabella Suazo PER and 21 points ahead of Derin Bartan TUR. Leanne Turrin SUI follows in 26th place. ----- The results, the Final report, and the event website.

Excellent participation in the 48th Old Boats Regatta. ----- In the Grand Parcours category Bois moulé, the three Toucans of Christophe Magnin CVE, Tom Casanova, and Jean Philippe Ryter CVVT made it onto the podium. ---- - In the Grand Parcours Classiques,, three 6.5m boats are in the lead with Bruno Engel and Pierre Monachon tied for first place, and Claude Laval in third place, two points behind.
----- Les Corsaires, skippered by Pierre-Marie Amiguet, are 2 points behind Mathieu Birbaum CVVi François Chevalley CVVT, who have the same number of points, and are at the top of the Corsaires and Canots. ---- - Les results and the CVVT website

Yesterday, the ‘Voile d'Or’ long-distance regatta was held on Lake Neuchâtel as part of the regional FVLJ championship in cold and wet weather. ----- On the podium of the Jaugés (11 boats at the start) are Pierre-Alain Schneider CNTY, Dolphin 81, in 1st place, Stefano Rosato CVN, T920, in 2nd place, and Pierre Gudel CVG, Farr 280, in 3rd place. ---- - In the Non-Jaugés (11 boats at the start), Klaus Hofer CVE, Toucan won ahead of Toni Utiger CVE, X-99 in second place and Ricardo Rüst CCSRC in third place. ----- The website of CV Chevroux.

Why not set a counterpoint to today's start of the Fastnet Race? Slow Down in our hectic world? ----- Enjoy the start of the 14 homemade sailboats with a length of 5.8 meters (19 feet) at 00.00 today for the third stage of the Mini Globe Race 2025. At 9,700 nautical miles, it is likely to be the most difficult and dangerous. The course leads north past Australia across the Southern Ocean to Cape Town, South Africa. ----- The favorite remains Swiss skipper Renaud Stitelmann , CER Genève, who already won the first two stages. ---- - The website of the McIntyre Mini Globe Race 2025.

After a final race day full of uncertainty, Jean-Pascal Chatagny and Loic Preitner's “Twist Again” finally won the 5 Jours du Léman 2025. Morgan Lauber-Matthieu Sistek's “CER - Ville de Genève 2” and Loris von Siebenthal-Jérôme Plojoux's “Fou du vent” took second and third place, respectively. ---- - The news, and the Race Tracker with the positions .

Yesterday was the last day of the Semaine du Soir de Vidy 2025, in which Lestés A and B took part. ----- After 4 races, the Lestés A Bernard Borter CVV, Grand Surprise, in first place, ahead of Luc Oesch CVV, Esse 850 inboard, and Patrick Ducommun CVV, Esse 850. ---- - Bei den Lestés B are Julien Monnier CVV, 6.5 SI ahead of Céline Stulz CVL, Surprise and Sarah Jaccaud CVL, Surprise. ----- The club website.

Three more races were sailed yesterday at the Yngling Worlds in Oosterschelde NED. ----- After 8 of 10 planned races, Maja Siegenthaler/Patrick Morgenthaler/Michèle Guggisberg SUI/TYC have extended their lead over Yska Minks/Wouter Toornstr/Barbara Huber NED to 4 points. The decision in this duel will be made today, on the last day of the Championship. Nicolaus Schmidt/Kaj Müller/Johann Tammen GER in third place lead a trio that will battle it out for bronze. ----- The results

Yesterday, the first two final races of the 2025 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships were held in sunny, warm weather with a sea breeze, divided into gold and silver fleets. ----- In the boys' fleet, the three Greeks remained in the lead, with Konstantinos Portosalte GRE 9 points ahead of Emmanouil Anastasios Vomvylas GRE and 17 points ahead of Stefanos Samaras GRE. Tied for third place is Erik Scheidt BRA in fourth, and Nathan Wehrle FRA, two points behind in fifth, will also be fighting for bronze. Leo Gosling SUI has improved to a respectable 16th place. Edward Hirsch SUI is 54th. The third Swiss sailor in the Gold Fleet, Yann Van De Vyver SUI, is in 60th place. ---- - In the girls' competition, Blanca Ferrando Babe ESP now has a 7-point lead in the top group over a trio with Derin Bartan TUR, Isabella Suazo PER, and Adele Ramm-Ericson SWE in 2nd to 4th place, separated by only 4 points. Leanne Turrin SUI has dropped 6 places and is now in 26th position. ----- The results and the daily report. Four more final races are scheduled for today and tomorrow, Saturday. ----- The event website.

The 2025 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships have been underway since last Monday at the Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club in Los Angeles, USA. The entry lists include 7 male and 2 female juniors from Switzerland among the 140 boys from 31 countries and 100 girls from 33 countries. ---- - Greece leads the boys' competition after the conclusion of the qualification series. Konstantinos Portosalte GRE is clearly in first place, 6 points ahead of Emmanouil Anastasios Vomvylas GRE and 13 points ahead of Stefanos Samaras GRE. Leo Gosling SUI follows in 35th place, while Edward Hirsch SUI is in 56th place. ----- The situation is closer among the girls, where only 4 points separate the top three. Blanca Ferrando Babe ESP is in first place, 2 points ahead of Isabella Suazo PER and 4 points ahead of Derin Bartan TUR. Leanne Turrin SUI follows in 20th place. ---- - The results and the daily report. Six final races are scheduled between today and next Saturday. ----- The well-designed event website.

No races yesterday at the Yngling Worlds in Oosterschelde NED. ---- - After 5 races, Maja Siegenthaler/Patrick Morgenthaler/Michèle Guggisberg SUI/TYC are in the lead, one point ahead of Yska Minks/Wouter Toornstr/Barbara Huber NED and 6 points ahead of Joakim Skovly/Kjell Eirik Irgens Henager/Stian Soltvedt NOR. ---- - The [URL=wxw.manage2sail.com/nl-NL/event/8fa67dfa-c0dc-4c8d-b136-e9155f9e1d38#!/results?classId=10b9e1aa-c3da-45d1-848b -161437a2ff9b]results.[/URL

Ten races are scheduled at the Yngling Worlds until July 25. Yesterday, after five races on the second day of the regatta, Maja Siegenthaler/Patrick Morgenthaler/Michèle Guggisberg SUI/TYC were in the lead, one point ahead of Yska Minks/Wouter Toornstr/Barbara Huber NED and six points ahead of Joakim Skovly/Kjell Eirik Irgens Henager/Stian Soltvedt NOR. ----- The Results. ----- The
entry list includes 52 participants, including 7 Swiss boats.

Today, Wednesday morning, on the third day of the 5 Jours du Léman, Morgan Lauber-Matthieu Sistek, ‘CER - Ville de Genève 2’, are in the lead, 0.5nm ahead of Jean-Pascal Chatagny-Loic Preitner, 'Twist Again', and 2.5nm ahead of Loris von Siebenthal-Jérôme Plojoux ‘Foux du Vent’. ----- The Race Tracker and the list of participants.

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.

Aurélien Pierroz, FRA, and his team are the Final winners of the 2025 Internationaux de France de Matchracing against Pauline Courtois, FRA, and her team (with Laurane Mettraux SUI) with a score of 2-0. Mathieu Durand, FRA, wins the Petit Final against Tom Foucher, FRA, with a score of 2-1. ----- The results. ---- Eric Monnin's SUI ‘Capvis Team’ and other top teams from the Annual Leaderboard were not racing. ---- The event website.

And the wind remained absent. The only witnesses for the activities of the ILCA (Laser) Masters and Tempest sailors on the Untersee since last Friday are the photo galleries of ILCA Race Day 1, Race Day 2, Race Day 3, as well as the rankings of a Tempest race, with Mario Suter/Tanja Davis SCH in first place ahead of Christian Spranger/Manuel Sazinger GER/SRV E.V. and Reto Kunz/Martin Rohner YCSe.

After four races, Dylan Fletcher's Team Great Britain GBR leads by six points ahead of Sébastien Schneiter's Team Switzerland SUI and ten points ahead of Tom Slingsby's Team Australia AUS, which is tied on points with Peter Burling's Team New Zealand NZL. The results and the Day 1 replay. ---- Today, Sunday, the fifth race will take place. The top three teams will then compete in a final race for victory in the GBR Sail Grand Prix. ----- The tour website..

Since last Friday, the ILCA (Laser) Masters and Tempests were supposed to be sailing their regattas. Today is the last day, and all that can be found on the internet are the photo galleries of ILCA Race Day 1 and
Race Day 2, as well as the rankings for a Tempest race. Mario Suter/Tanja Davis SCH are in first place ahead of Christian Spranger/Manuel Sazinger GER/SRV E.V. and Reto Kunz/Martin Rohner YCSe.

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.

The first races of the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix – Portsmouth will be sailed late this afternoon. ---- The latest preview and the Tour-Website.

Tomorrow Saturday, the WASZP Games kick off in Weymouth GBR with the qualifications. The entry list contains 132 participants, among them 8 Swiss. ----- The event website.

Lay Day yesterday at the Long Beach Olympic Classes Regatta 2025. According to the Notice of Race 6.4, the first races of the second part of the event, lasting until Sunday, are scheduled for today, Thursday. ----- Nine 49ers, eight 49ersFX, eight iQ-Foil Men Windsurfers, seven iQ-Foil Women Windsurfers, and six Nacra-17 Mixed Crews are on the entry lists. Fifteen races are planned for the skiffs and Nacras, and 18 races for the iQFoil windsurfers. ----- The Final rankings for the first part of the event, and the event website.

Tomorrow, Friday, the EurILCA Masters and the Tempest Class Championship will begin on Untersee (lower Lake Constance). ----- Here are the entry lists for the ILCA-6, the ILCA-7, and the Tempests. ----- Tomorrow, Friday, two races are planned for each of the three classes, and three races are planned for Saturday and Sunday. ----- The Notice of Race.

The Notice of Race was amended four times during the Long Beach Olympic Classes Regatta 2025. To find out what applies, you need to join a Competitors' WhatsApp Group via QR Code. The disastrous website for this “Grand Slam Event” shows neither news nor updated video clips this morning. The following summary is therefore subject to change. ------- The five classes that have been sailing over the past few days have completed their competitions. In the only event with Swiss participation, the ILCA-6 Women, there was a shake-up at the top yesterday. With the discard rule in effect, Hannah Snellgrove GBR, previously the clear leader, lost the first place to Eve McMahon IRL, who finished the day as the best of the top five with rankings of 3 and 10. Agata Barwinska POL remained in 3rd place. Maud Jayet SUI/SNG, ranked 10th and 18th, had to concede 4th place to Lucía Falasca ARG. ----- In the 470 mixed class, Justin Callahan/Lara Dallman-Weiss USA confirmed their lead. No changes in the kitefoilers, where Toni Vodisek SLO won the men's competition and Jessie Kampman NED won the women's competition by a large margin. In the ILCA-7 men's competition, Michael Beckett GBR was overtaken by Elliott Hanson GBR on the last day. ----- The final rankings and the event website. --------- From tomorrow, Thursday, through Sunday, 15 races are planned for the Skiffs and Nacras, and 18 races for the iQFoil windsurfers. The entry lists are very short in all remaining classes.

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 leads. 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.

Enzo Balanger FRA, dominator of the Lake Garda Foiling Week at the end of June, confirmed his class with a commanding victory at the 2025 Moth World Championship, which concluded yesterday. Tom Slingby AUS and Jacob Pye NZL, who finished fourth and fifth the night before, won silver and bronze medals, respectively, with first- and second-place finishes in the final race, 12 points behind the champion. ----- The best Swiss sailors in 16th and 17th place are Nick Zeltner RCO and Sébastien Schneiter SNG, prominently sandwiched between America's Cup helmsmen and Finn/Laser Olympic and World Champions Paul Goodison GBR in 15th place and Giles Scott GBR in 18th. Arnaud Psarofaghis SNG is 36th, Joshua Richner GYC/TYC 44th, Antonin Radue SNR 61st, and Jann Schüpbach TYC 63rd. ----- The rankings.