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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 sunshine and numerous participants for the Christmas regatta in Vevey..... but there was no wind. The big gallery on Facebook.
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.
...it doesn't always have to be flat water to train in the Opti! The Video.
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.
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Conditions were good yesterday on Lake Thun, with 3 races sailed in each of the three classes. With 28 participants, the Finns make up the largest fleet. As always at the Gingerbread Regatta, the Finns celebrate their end-of-season party on Saturday evening with the Finn band Pitralon. ----- Michael Good SVM leads the classification with two race wins, followed three points behind by Christoph Burger TYC in second place - the Finn ranking. ----- With Julian Flessati RCB, a Lake Constance team also leads the J/70 classification. ----- The best Dolphin is Christoph Schenker TYC and his team. ----- All results.
Meanwhile, sailing is a full-year sport, and this winter, it's not just the Vendée Globe that will bring us plenty of spectacles; there are numerous other highlights on the program in the Southern Hemisphere, such as the Optimist World Championship in Mar del Plata ARG in December. We will keep you up to date daily with everything you need to know, but we are still dependent on support - via adverts, news subscriptions, or a voluntary subscription. Thank you.
As expected, the sailing highlights so far have brought us record visitor numbers, and the 2024 sailing year is not over yet! The start of the Vendée Globe, a race of superlatives, will take place on 10 November. Book your advertising now! We are still by far the biggest platform for Swiss sailing. And we are still very grateful for voluntary subscription contributions.
