Light winds again on the second day of the Lugano Europacup, only enough for one more race each. ----- There were no changes at the top of the ILCA 4, Svenja Müller SUI continues to lead ahead of Yann van de Vyver SUI and Cyril Burmeister SUI. ----- Jean Glauser SUI extended his lead with another race win in the ILCA 6. Geo Cavazzuti SUI and Bohdan Rukhlin UKR are his closest rivals. ----- In the ILCA 7, Lorenzog Bogni ITA has taken the lead, with Boris Hirsch SUI moving up to third place thanks to his race win. ----- All rankings and the Facebook page with the photos.
Light winds prevailed yesterday at the start of the ILCA Europacup in Lugano, and all three classes could finish two to three runs. ----- In the ILCA 4 (40 participants/6 nations), Svenja Müller SUI is clearly in the lead with three race wins ahead of Yann Van de Vyfer SUI and Cyril Burmeister SUI equal on points. ----- Jean Glauser SUI took the lead in the ILCA 6 (48 participants/8 nations) ahead of Geo Cavazutti SUI and Viktorija Jedlinska SUI. ----- In the ILCA 7 (13 participants/4 nations), Valeriy Kudryashov UKR leads, and Boris Hirsch SUI follows in 5th place. ----- All rankings and the Facebook page with the photos.
It's not just on Lake Lugano at the ILCA Europacup that sailing is taking place in Switzerland today: The sailing part of the Montreux Ski Yachting event is on the program this afternoon, while the ski race will be held this morning. ----- The event website and the Facebook page. The Swiss regatta season will get underway full steam at Easter.
On 20/21 September, the foiling spectacle of the Sail-GP will stage an act in Geneva. Whether it's the local thermals in fine weather or the gradient winds depending on the big weather situation ... there will be plenty to see. The ticket sale for the spectator grandstands is open !
The European regatta season kicks off this weekend with the first Olympic World Cup in Palma, the ILCA and the 29er European Cups. And things are also slowly getting going again in Switzerland. You can find all the reports and results on our website. ----- Thank you for your support of our work.
The 29er team from Lake Thun has made an excellent start to the 2025 season so far, and after two European Cups, they are 3rd in the annual ranking. ----- The official website of the international 29er class has dedicated a longer report to them.
Five races were completed at the J/70 Swiss Cup over the weekend, with Tom Studer CVN and his team winning ahead of Stefan Seger RCO and Urs Oldani YCZ. The two yardstick classifications were held with two races on Sunday. Filipe Taiana CVLL won with his Este 24 in the racers (Corsa), Gianluca Bianchetti CVLL was the best cruiser (Crociera). ----- All rankings.
Anja Von Allmen is back in Switzerland after spending 4 months training in Australia. In a longer interview, she tells Tele-Bärn about her preparations and plans.
Sailability.ch is an association that has set itself the goal of enriching the lives of people with special needs through sailing. Sailability.ch offers sailing courses for people with disabilities on various Swiss lakes. Sailability.ch now has a vacancy for a Sailing Instructor (40-100%).
After a windless Saturday, 4 races were completed yesterday in light winds. Tim Baile CNP took a clear victory with 3 race wins. Aston Muntmark SNG and Louis Hayoz CNNy completed the podium. There were 92 Optis at the start. The ranking list.
The first of the eight TF35 catamarans was launched in Geneva yesterday - training can start. The annual championship starts at the end of May in Nyon. The Facebook page with video.
In addition to the spectacular international series, the national regatta season also begins this weekend with the first Optimist Season-Championship on Lake Lugano. At the start 88 participants ! As in previous years, we will continue to provide comprehensive coverage of Swiss regatta sport in 2025 - we thank you for the support of the classes, clubs and our readers and, in future with new leadership, perhaps also of the Swiss Sailing Federation, which would actually be responsible for media work according to their statutes.
With the renewed turbulence at Swiss Sailing, the Swiss Sailing Federation is probably still not in a position to fulfill its statutory obligations for media work in favor of sailing and its members. With our 'sailing-news', we have been fulfilling this task in an exemplary manner for 20 years: Every day early in the morning, we document all the diverse sailing activities in Switzerland and worldwide. Thanks to our regular advertisers with strong ties to the sport of sailing, the income from the sale of our news - see for example the Swiss Laser Association - and (since Corona) also thanks to the optional subscriber contributions from our readers, we have still managed to make ends meet. But at very modest financial conditions. We are therefore still urgently looking forward to further voluntary subscription contributions! Thank you very much !
A good participation in the regatta on the sea, compulsory for America's Cup Challengers, organized by the Swiss Société Nautique (SNG) this year in Barcelona. The event was held on J/70 and Waszp boats. ----- Pablo Garriga ESP and his team won the J/70 classification. Marc Stern SUI/SNG followed in 9th place of the 26 teams. ----- Pablo Astazarian ESP mastered the fleet of 26 Waszp's with a 2-point lead over Hippolyte Gruet FRA. ----- All rankings.
We have been documenting regatta events in Switzerland comprehensively for 20 years now. The number of participants at the summer weekends is impressive - sailing is one of the most actively practiced sports in this country. Thanks to our demand, more and more clubs provide up-to-date news on their activities, which we redistribute on our platform. This year too, several clubs have updated their websites. ----- Above all for the ‘media work for the benefit of the members’, the association members pay their fee to Swiss Sailing ..... and we do the work, every morning, from 5 am, 365 days a year, in three languages without any support from the Federation. ----- Thank you therefore for your direct support.
Yesterday, after just one year in office, the Swiss Sailing President Lucas Landolt announced his immediate resignation for personal reasons. Vice-Presidents Irina Jenni and Vincent Baoron will continue to run the Fédération until a successor will be elected. No official communiqué has yet been published on the Swiss Sailing website.
This year again, the Hallwil Sailing Club opened the 2025 Swiss sailing season with its New Year's regatta. 10 boats were at the start. Samuel Zubler/Tim Wassmer SCH with their 5o5er won the only race held in light winds ahead of Herbert Wigger/Felix Wüthrich SCH with their Star. ----- The ranking list.
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There were good wind conditions on Lake Uri on Saturday at the test regatta for the Lake Lucerne Cup. ----- Michael Tobler YCRi with his Saphire 27 took victory after three races. ----- The ranking list.
The SN Rolle concluded its season with the Régate de Noel on Saturday. 2 of the 7 teams that started finished the race, Christoph Lauber SNT with his DX40 took the victory. ----- The results.
As every year, the ‘Eiserne’ was on the program for the end of the season regatta on Lake Constance on Saturday. After a fatal accident - two participants drowned on Friday on the way to Constance when they capsized in their 15 dinghy cruiser in around 3 Bft breeze, the 'Eiserne' was canceled. ----- The report.
There was a good participation yesterday in Lugano for the Christmas regatta. One race was sailed in light winds. ----- In the racer classification (Corsa), Nicola Galli CVLL won with his J/70 ahead of Stefano Doninelli CVLL on a Surprise. ----- In the cruiser category (Crociera), Giancarlo Soldati CVLL finished first with his Jeanneau Tonic 23. ----- The event website.
As the Swiss regatta season draws to a close, plenty is still going on in the world's oceans! The Vendée Globe, as always a crowd-puller, will provide us with daily adventure and action until March. With the Optimist World Championship in Argentina starting on Saturday, and the Moth World Championship in Australia, there are two more to events on the program in December, in addition to all the Christmas classics in the Mediterranean. Stay tuned, book your advertising for 2025 now - we continue to reach as many people interested in sailing in one week as all the nautical magazines in Switzerland put together in a year! About one-third of our budget must be covered by voluntary subscription contributions.....here we are still quite a bit behind! Thank you for your support.
The Optimist World Championship begins in Argentina in a week on Saturday. At the start are 227 participants from 51 nations and 5 continents, including Libya, Panama and the Philippines. Switzerland is represented by Eivinn Löfteröd, Tenma Rösti, Edward Hirsch, Lewin Liatard and Lena Müller, who departed on Thursday - the report.
The 2nd leg of the Régate de l'Escalade from Rolle back to Corsier brought no changes at the top: Jean-Olivier Kerr SNG with his Psaros 33 won again ahead of Denis Menetrey SNG with his MF10. There were 30 teams at the start. ----- The ranking list. José Pont CNM won on calculated time with his Esse 850 - the ranking and the report with pictures.