International Sailing

Again sunshine and light to moderate winds on the final day of the YES, and all classes could sail a full program. ----- The 29ers finished 4 races. Hanno Rix/Maxi Reuner GER (Kiel) moved into the lead with 2 race wins. Emmeli Gramkov/Sofie Krüger DEN followed in 2nd place. ----- The 420s sailed 2 races. Vincenzo Reuter/Chiara Albani GER and Esther Rodenhausen/Luisa Becker GER tied on 1st and 2nd place. Thanks to a race win, Nino-Livio Löfteröd/Samuel Berther SUI moved up to 4th place, and Damian Berther/Tino Durrer SUI climbed to 7th place. Ryan and Larissa Davis SUI (25th place) and Janut Angehrn/Julie Herzig SUI (40th place) also finished in the top half of the 95 teams. ----- In the Europe, Fabienne Oster GER was the clear winner. ----- In the ILCA 4, Johanna Kugel GER won. Tristan Schnitzer SUI was again right at the front with a 2nd/dsq/2nd places on the day and finished 4th of the 72 participants. ----- In the ILCA 6 men, Paul Ulrich GER won. ----- In the ILCA 6 women, Helena Wolff DEN dominated with 3 race wins and in the ILCA 7 Ole Schweckendiek GER won clearly. ----- All rankings and the Facebook page with photos and well-made videos.

No surprises in the Olympic Kitesurfing medal races: the two title defenders Max Maeder SGP and Lauriane Nolot FRA won the first race in the final and took the titles once again. Ricardo Pianosi ITA came 2nd in the men's race, while Valentin Bontus AUT took the bronze medal. Eleanor Aldridge GBR won the women's silver medal ahead of Jessie Kampman FRA. Elena Lengwiler SUI was eliminated prematurely in the semi-finals after an early start and finished 6th. ----- All rankings and the final report.

No wind on the second day of the YES in Kiel. After the 2 to 4 light wind races on Saturday, only the 29ers could finish another race, with Lukas and Moritz Hamm GER now at the top. Switzerland is represented in the 420 (6th place for Nino-Livio Löfteröd/Samuel Berther SUI) and the ILCA 4 (4th place for Tristan Schnitzer SUI). ----- All rankings and the Facebook page.

The Youth Gold Cup came to an end yesterday on Lake Garda in a fresh Ora, with another 6 races completed. Nothing changed in the classification: 'Groupe Atlantique' with Clément Cron FRA won ahead of 'Orient Express' with Enzo Balanger FRA. The Persicos will continue tomorrow with the 2nd round of the European Grand Prix on the program. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page with the pictures.

Good thermals on day 3 of the Swiss Open on Lake Maggiore, and three races were completed. ----- Peter Barton GBR is back in the lead thanks to two race wins. Juliane Barthel GER is 2nd, 10 points behind, followed by Marcus Walther GER in 3rd place. Frank Hoogland SUI was one of the best of the day, moving to 4th place. ----- The ranking.

The qualifications for today's Medal Races were completed yesterday in around 12 knots of wind. ---- The first two - Max Maeder SGP and Riccardo Pianosi ITA in the men's race, and Lauriane Nolot FRA and Eleanor Aldridge GBR in the women's race - have qualified directly for the final of the top 4. Ranks 3 to 10 will determine the other two finalists in the semi-finals. ----- Elena Lengwiler SUI is also in the semi-finals, having finished 4th/2nd/dnc/2nd yesterday, and is now in 6th place. ----- Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI improved further to 14th place, missing out on the medal race by 34 points. This puts him 2nd in the U19 classification ...behind Max Maeder SGP. ----- All rankings and the report. We will also show the live broadcast today from 12h.

There were light winds at the start of the YES in the Bay of Kiel. The fleets at this ‘Kiel Week of the Junior Classes’ are well filled again this year. Sailing in two halves, the 420s were able to finish one race, with the race wins going to Esther Rodenhausen/Luisa Becker GER and Vincenzo Reuter/Chiara Albani GER. Nino-Livio Löfteröd/Samuel Berther SUI finished 4th in their group. The 29er finished two races, Emmeli Grankov/Sophie Anderson DEN took the lead with 2 race wins. In the ILCA 4 Johanna Kugel GER won all 3 races in her group, Tristan Schnitzer SUI is a good 4th. All further rankings and the Facebook page with videos and pictures.

Act 1 of the Youth Gold Cup on Lake Garda continued yesterday with a further 6 races. 'Groupe Atlantic' with Clément Cron FRA continues to lead, and 'Oceana Vivo' with Zachary Blomeley GBR has moved up to 2nd place. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page with video, report and pictures.

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In light winds, only one more race was sailed yesterday on Lake Maggiore. ----- Marcus Walther GER is now in the lead, one point ahead of Juliane Barthel GER. Best Swiss now Fabian Pazzana SUI in 6th place. ----- The ranking list and the class website.

Moderate winds and flat water characterized the first day of the finals yesterday, and again 4 races were sailed. ----- Max Maeder SGP was again hard to beat - a 2nd and again three race wins - extended his lead to 9 points. Riccardo Pianosi ITA moved up to 2nd place, and Axel Mazella FRA is now 3rd. Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI moved up to 16th place thanks to a 3rd place finish. Bruce Kessler SUI is now 19th. ----- Lauriane Nolot FRA is leading the women's race 6 points ahead of Eleanor Aldridge GBR and Jessie Kapman FRA, tied on points. In these conditions - most were racing with the largest kite (23m2) - Elena Lengwiler SUI is considered the fastest, and with two race wins she moved up to 5th place. ----- Another four final races are on the program today - we will be broadcasting live - tomorrow the decisions will be made in the Medal Races. ----- The results and the report.

The final series began yesterday on Lake Garda, and 23 races have now been sailed. 'Groupe Atlantique' with Clément Cron FRA is still in the lead ahead of 'Orient Express' with Enzo Balanger FRA. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page.

The well-attended Swiss Open of the RS-Aero began yesterday on Lake Maggiore: 36 participants from 7 nations are competing, and 2 races were completed. ----- Peter Barton GBR is already clearly in the lead, followed 7 points behind by Rolf Habegger SUI/RCO and Juliane Barthel GER in 3rd place. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page.

There were also fresh winds on the 3rd day of the Kite Foil World Championship, and again 4 races were sailed, which means that the qualifications for the gold fleet of the best 25 are complete. ----- Max Maeder SGP had to admit defeat for the first time after his first fall (2nd place), with 11 race wins in 12 races he continues to lead the classification. Axel Mazella FRA is doing just as well, winning all races in the second group and ranking 2nd, just one point behind Maeder. Riccardo Pianosi ITA has moved up to 3rd place. Valentin Bontus AUT, yesterday with a race win against Max Maeder SGP, moved up to 5th place. Swiss of the day was 17-year-old Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI, who moved up to 18th place with 5th/6th/7th/5th places and is also in the gold fleet, as is Bruce Kessler SUI in 20th place. ----- Loriane Nolot FRA also had to admit defeat for the first time in the women's race, but she still leads the classification with a 5-point lead over Eleanor Aldridge GBR and Jessie Kampman FRA, who are equal on points. Elena Lengwiler SUI was also among the best of the day, moving up to 10th place with 4/2/1/8. ----- The rankings and the daily report.

Yesterday, six more races were sailed on Lake Garda. 'Groupe Atlantique' with Clément Cron FRA was able to extend its lead over 'Team Orient Express' with Enzo Balanger FRA to 12 points. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page with report and pictures.

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More moderate wind than on the opening day yesterday in Hyères, and again 4 races were completed. ----- Max Maeder SGP won again all 4 races in his group. Axel Mazella FRA (on his home waters) also managed this in his group, moving up to 2nd place. Bruno Lobo BRA is now 3rd. The Swiss were able to improve slightly: Bruce Kessler SUI is now 20th, and Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI follows in 26th place. ----- In the women's race, title defender Lauriane Nolot FRA is also still dominating. After three race wins, she crashed while leading and had to settle for 5th place. Jessie Kampman FRA and Eleanor Aldridge GBR follow behind. Elena Lengwiler SUI moved up to 14th place thanks to 4th/5th/4th, and the medal race is back in sight with two days of qualification remaining. ----- The ranking list and the daily report.

The first Act of the Youth Foiling Gold Cup began on Lake Garda on Tuesday. ----- After 11 races sailed so far, 'Team Atlantique' with Clément Cron FRA is just one point ahead of 'Team Orient Express' with Enzo Balanger FRA. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page with the photos.

Rain and fresh winds up to 27 knots at the start of the Olympic Formula Kite World Championships in Hyères, and both fleets finished 4 races each. ----- Max Maeder SGP was again unbeatable yesterday and leads with 4 race wins. There were 3 race wins for the big-breeze specialist Bruno Lobo BRA,. Martin Dolenc CRO follows in 3rd place. Bruce Kessler SUI is the best Swiss rider in 20th place. Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI and Karl Maeder SUI follow in 28th and 32nd places of the 76 participants. ----- In the women's race, the favorite Lauriane Nolot FRA took the lead with 4 race wins ahead of Jessie Kampman FRA and Daniela Moroz USA. Elena Lengwiler SUI follows in 19th place of the 46 participants. ----- The rankings and the [URL=zc1.campaign-view.eu/ua/viewinbrowser? od=3zde86e2a08b026f6dabf6a782b99e1729&rd=11d86de08070afc3&sd=11d86de08070af1b&n=11699e4c04cb419&lkd=11d86de08070a820&mrd=11d86de08070af05&vm=y]daily report/URL].

The 2nd round of the RC44 Cup was held in 9 races over the Ascension in northern Spain. ----- 'Artemis Racing' of Torbjörn Tornquist SWE, with tactician Hamish Pepper NZL new on board this season, took the win. 'Team Nika' of Vladimir Prosikhin MON followed in 2nd place. An excellent 3rd place went to the 'Black Star Sailing Team' of Christian Zürrer SUI thanks to two race wins. The international Swiss team consists of the tactician Cameron Dunn NZL, 470 Olympic winner Will Ryan AUS as well as Grégoire Siegwart SUI and J/70 World Champion 2022 Kilian Wagen SUI. ----- 'Team Nika' leads the annual standings after 2 rounds. Christian Zürrer SUI has moved up to 5th place. ----- The rankings and the report.

Sailing also took place in La Rochelle over the Ascension. More than 500 participants were at the start. ----- The F18s sailed the French championship, with Pablo Volker/Federico Polimeni ESP winning all 7 races. ----- In the 5o5, Caroline and Philippe Jacot SUI just missed out on victory by one point behind Philippe Boite/Marin Carnot FRA. ----- Valerian Lebrun FRA won the Finn ahead of Laurent Hay FRA. ----- The Nacra 15 catamarans made up the largest fleet (48 teams), with Come Vic-Molinero/Fatima Tia FRA winning. ----- All rankings and the Facebook page.

This year, the Ascension classic on Lake Constance benefited from good wind conditions, and 12 races were completed. ----- Eckhart Kaller GER won in the Longtze ahead of Donat Frank SUI and Jarmo Wieland SUI. ----- In the three ORC classifications, Stefan Rausch GER on an ID35, Nico Höss AUT on a Grand Surprise and Nicole Lackner AUT on a Melges 24 came out on top. ----- All rankings and the report.

The Olympic Kite Foiling World Championships begin today in Hyères, the last test before the Olympic Games. The big favorite in the men's event is Max Maeder SGP, while victory in the women's event is likely to go to the French. Among the first challengers is Elena Lengwiler SUI, who won the Olympic starting place for Switzerland at the same venue two weeks ago. ----- The event website with the entry list.

58 Optimists from 6 nations sailed the Burje Cup in Slovenia over Ascension Day. After 8 races, Lan Cernac SLO won clearly. Lena Müller SUI was 4th and second-best girl. Eivinn Löfteröd SUI followed in 6th place. ----- The ranking.

Act 2 of the European Sailing Series came to an end on Sunday with two more races in moderate winds. ----- After a total of 8 races, Peter Karrié GER and his team won ahead of Leonardo Centouri ITA. There were 25 teams from 8 nations at the start. ----- The results and the final report.

Four races were completed at the J/70 Battle in Kreuzlingen at the weekend. David Erismann YCL and his team won ahead of Maximilian Adami GER, Tom Studer CVN followed in 3rd place of the 19 teams. The ranking list.

In light winds, the decisions were made in Grande Motte in the Medal Races yesterday. ----- In view of the large gaps after qualifying, there were no more changes on the podiums: Hernan Umpierre/Fernando Diz URU are the surprise winners in the 49ers, with silver going to James Peters/Finn Sterritt GBR. Sébastien Schneiter/Arno De Planta SUI finished 4th in the Medal Race and thus maintained their 3rd place, while Isaac McHardie/William McKenzie NZL moved to within 2 points of the Swiss as winners of the Medal Race. ----- In the 49sFX, Isaura Maenshout/Anouk Goerts BEL won their first title. Sarah Steyaert/Charline Piccon FRA and Freya Black/Saskia Tidey GBR took the other medals. The last test before the Olympic Games offered all conditions, from fresh winds at the beginning to light wind races, which could well be the case in Marseille. ----- While the top teams were missing in the 49ersFX - the Olympic champions Grael/Kunze BRA or the world champions Bobeck/Netzler SWE and Van Aanholt/Duetz NED - most of the Olympic teams were present in the 49ers. ----- All rankings and the report.

The medal race of the Nacra 17, held in light winds, brought no more changes: Ruggero Tita/Caterina Banti ITA won their 4th World Championship title in a row with a 20-point lead and will be the big favorites at the start in Marseille. John Gimson/Anna Burnet GBR and Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilai ITA completed the podium. ----- The results and the report.

There were also light winds for the Medal Race at the end of the 470 European Championships in Cannes yesterday. ----- Jordi Xammer/Nora Brugman ESP took the title ahead of Diogo Costa/Carolina Joa POR, who managed to push Camille Lecointre/Jérémy Mion FRA into third place by winning the Medal Race. ----- The rankings and the report.

The Dutch Youth Regatta ended yesterday with the windiest day of the series. ----- There were no changes in the 29er: After a total of 15 races, Folkert van Surksum/Lars Ganzevles NED won ahead of Ikke Huber/Liam Berger SUI. Lorin Kuhn/Andrin Keller SUI follow in 7th position out of 26 teams from 5 nations. ----- Ties de Ruiter NED won in the Optimists ahead of Hugo Madec FRA. Lou Eisenhut SUI finished 25th and was best Swiss. ----- All rankings and the Facebook page.