International Sailing

Good conditions in New Zealand also on today's final day of the Oceania Moth Championship, 4 more races could be sailed. Mattias Coutts NZL remained on top with 3 more race wins in his group. In the second group, Jacob Pye NZL also dominated with 3 race wins, finishing 2nd 2 points behind. Nicolai Jacobsen NOR was the best European in 10th place. Sébastien Schneiter SUI made a big leap forward with a 2nd place in the final race. He finished 15th, directly ahead of Jann Schüpbach SUI. Aymeric Blin SUI finished 51st, Nick Zeltner did not compete this morning and follows in 57th place - the ranking list and the Facebook page. The Moth World Championship qualifiers start on Saturday, with 77 competitors from 15 nations, including the 49er Olympic champions Diego Botin ESP and Iain Jensen AUS, or ILCA World Champion Jean-Baptiste Bernaz FRA.

The Australian championship began today as a warm-up regatta for the Musto Skiff World Championship, which starts on Saturday. No results are available yet. It seems that it was not possible to sail: The race tracker shows all 40 competitors ashore. Among them are Fabrice Kohler SUI, Alexander Greil SUI and Pierre-Yves Pfirter SUI. The event website, the preview and the Facebook page.

In the run-up to the Moth World Championships starting next week, the final test regatta, the Oceania Championship, got underway this morning. Already 58 of the 150 world championship participants are taking part. In good wind conditions - see gallery - 4 races were completed. Mattias Coutts NZL took the lead with two race wins. Enzo Balanger FRA follows as the best European in 10th place, Jann Schüpach SUI is the best of the four Swiss in 19th place, ahead of the World sailor of the year Diego Botin ESP in 24th place. The other Swiss did not finish all races, Sébastien Schneiter SUI is next in 36th place. 4 more races are on the programme tomorrow. The ranking list and the Facebook page.

The Christmas Classic of the Starboats ended yesterday in Nice with two races. Thanks to 2nd and 3rd place, Franz Kloiber/Michael Fischer AUT moved into the lead. Vincent Schrader/Marcel Vockel GER are 3 points behind in 2nd place, while Urs Infanger/Oleg Chtchetinine SUI remain in 9th position. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page with the pictures.

There was no wind off Hvar yesterday either. So far only on the start day one race could be sailed. The rankings and the Facebook page with the pictures.

At the Star Classic in Nice, 5 races have been sailed so far in sunshine and moderate winds. Samuel Enjalabert/Eliot Bourgois MON lead the classification with a 2-point advance over Franz Kloiber/Michael Fischer AUT. Urs Infanger/Oleg Chtchetinine SUI follow in 9th place. The ranking list and the Facebook page with the pictures.

Due to a lack of wind, only one race each could be completed at the start of the last Europacup of the year in Hvar. Lilliana Dymak CZE won the ILCA 4, Bohdan Rukhlin UKR is on top of the ILCA 6 and Nazar Artiukh UKR took the lead in the ILCA 7. There are no Swiss this year. All rankings and the Facebook page with the photos.

An addendum to the ILCA European Cup resp. the Euromed of the Optis of Malta, which were held shortly before Christmas: ----- The winners in Malta were Timmy Vasallo MLT (ILCA 4), Leo Yates GBR (ILCA 6) and Jérémy Moutout MON (ILCA 7). See all rankings ILCA, and the report. ----- Andrey Zhakov MLT won the large fleet of Optmistis. Lou Eisenhut SUI was 22nd out of 78 participants. The Optimist ranking.

Conditions also remained calm on the final day of the Christmas Race, with only the 420s and 29ers able to complete a final race. The rankings in the ILCA 6 and ILCA 4 remained unchanged. ----- Ulysse Raison SUI took victory in the ILCA 6, Viktoria Jedlinska SUI was the third best woman in 15th place, with 53 participants from 9 nations at the start. ----- In the ILCA 4, Bruno Römer ARG won ahead of Leanne Turrin SUI, who thus won the women's and U16 classifications. ----- In the 420, Alessio Cindolo/Sara Valente ITA came out on top despite a weak final race. ----- Szymon Kolka/Bartosz Żmudinski POL and Antonina Puchowska/Alicja Dampc POL ensured a Polish double victory in the 29er Euro Cup, while Ikke Huber/Liam Berger SUI claimed third place. ----- All rankings and the report.

Anja Von Allmen SUI also finished her second series in Australia strongly in Brisbane with a 3rd place behind Elyse Ainsworth AUS and Pia Conradi GER. A total of 9 races were completed, Anja managed a race win - the final ranking and all other rankings of Sail Brisbane and the report.

Light winds made the programme in Palamos difficult yesterday. Only the two ILCA fleets were able to finish two races each, the 29ers had to make do with one race and the 420s were not in action at all. As the day's best (1/6), Ulysse Raison SUI took the lead in ILCA 6 with a 3-point advantage over Rayene El Haddadi ITA. Victoria Jedlinska SUI moved up to 15th place. In ILCA 4, Bruno Römer BRA won both races, with Leanne Turrin SUI now in first place and leading the women's and U17 classifications. The Swiss also made it onto the podium in the 29er: thanks to a 3rd place in the race, Ikke Huber/Liam Berger SUI are now 3rd, with Szymon Kolka/Bartosz Żmudinski POL still in the lead ahead of Antonina Puchowska/Alicja Dampc POL. In the 420, Alessio Cindolo/Sara Valente ITA go into today's final day in the lead. All rankings.

Fresh northerly winds in the morning, calm at midday and a moderate 12 knots in the late afternoon...a varied day for the 4 classes. The ILCAs were able to finish two races each, 420s and 29ers only one each. ----- Thanks to a race win, Alessio Cindolo/Sara Valente ITA took the lead in the 420. The Italians hold the first 6 places in the fleet of 109 teams! ----- In the 29ers, Szymon Kolka/Bartosz Żmudinski POL took the race win and ousted Antonina Puchowska/Alicja Dampc POL from the top spot. Ikke Huber/Liam Berger SUI moved up to 4th place. ----- Bruno Römer ARG maintained his lead in the ILCA 4. Joan Camats ESP closed the gap to one point. Leanne Turanne SUI one point behind also remains in the race for victory! Yann Van de Vyver SUI had to accept an early start and is now 11th. ----- Andrii Verdysh UKR has taken the lead in ILCA 6, and Ulysse Raison SUI is 4th and thus the best U17 Junior. Viktoria Jedlinska SUI is 17th and 2nd in the women's classification. ----- All rankings and the report.

This morning, 3 races were sailed again in Brisbane. ----- In the ILCA 6, Elyse Ainsworth AUS has regained the lead, followed by Pia Conradi GER just one point behind. Thanks to a race win, Anja Von Allmen, 5 points back, also remains in the race for victory! ----- The ranking list ILCA 6, and all other classifications.

The Christmas Race began yesterday in Palamos in light winds, with all 4 classes completing 2 races each. ----- In the 420er (107 teams/12 nations), Joe Jones/Hennie Burlton GBR took the lead. ----- Antonina Puchowska/Alicja Dampc POL are on top of the 29ers, holding their first European Cup of the year, followed by Ikke Huber/Liam Berger SUI in 7th place out of 34 teams. ----- Bruno Römer ARG leads in ILCA 4, followed by Juan Camats ESP in second place and Leanne Turrin SUI as the best-ranked girl and first in the U16 classification. ----- Ulysse Raison SUI is the Swiss leader in the ILCA 6. Ot Puig ESP and Archie Munro GBR are the first chasers. ----- All rankings and the report.

In Brisbane the races of the day are finished. Greta Pilkington NZL is now at the top of ILCA 6, with Elyse Ainsworth AUS 3 points behind. Pia Conradi GER improved to 3rd place, Anja Von Allmen SUI is still 5th - the ranking. Unfortunately we could not find any further information or pictures, here are the rankings of all other classes.

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Sail Brisbane started yesterday with two races. Today's races had to be postponed due to stormy winds, but are now underway. ----- Elyse Ainsworth AUS leads the ILCA 6 classification with two race wins, and Pia Conradi GER follows in 4th, Anja Von Allmen SUI in 6th. The ranking. ----- There are reports and pictures on the Facebook page. ----- Here are all the other rankings.

The first races of the Christmas Race should start today at 11am off the Costa Brava ... but the wind forecasts are very weak. On the event website, there is a live ticker in addition to the entry lists. ----- The Facebook page.

The leaders have now covered half of the race distance, and the leading trio is still only 20 miles apart .... this has never happened before! ----- The new leader is now Sébastien Simon FRA, who continues to benefit from the southerly winds to sail on his remaining foil. Charlie Dalin FRA is 6 miles behind, Yoann Richomme FRA has dropped back to 3rd place, 20 miles back. The chasing pack (ranks 4-11) has moved closer together and has made up some ground in the fresh northerly winds. Still in 11th place is Justine Mettraux SUI, who reduced her deficit to 997 miles in stormy conditions. Boris Herrmann GER raced even better, moving to 9th place with a gap of 847 miles. The second chasing group is led by Isabelle Joschke FRA in 17th place, 100 miles behind. Alan Roura SUI is now 19th. Oliver Heer SUI is sailing in safety mode in 40 knots of wind, and he is still 31st. ----- The race tracker and the reports.

The Christmas Race starts today for the 48th time on the Costa Brava. Originally a classic event for the Olympic classes, for a few years now, only the junior classes have been competing. ----- For the 29ers, it is also the first European Cup of the year; among the 37 teams are Ikke Huber/Liam Berger SUI and Lionel Schmid/Jan Brechbühler SUI. ----- The 420s have the largest fleet with 89 teams. ----- Switzerland is represented in ILCA 4 by Leanne Turrin SUI, Oscar Staehli SUI and Yann Van de Vyfer SUI. ----- Ulysse Raison SUI is one of the favorites in the ILCA 6, while Viktoria Jedlinska SUI and Ava Wilson SUI are in the women's ILCA 6. ----- The entry lists. Today the opening ceremony is on the programme, tomorrow the action starts on the water. The forecast is mostly light winds, but on Friday it is likely to pick up to around 30 knots. The event website.

The final day of the first round of the Portugal Grand Prix was another full program, with 3 races for the skiffs and 2 each for the other classes. ----- In the ILCA 6, Roos Wind NED took a clear victory with 1st and 2nd place, Mathilda Nicholls GBR finished 2nd, 9 points behind, while Rosine Baudet SUI improved again and finished 7th of the 52 participants. ----- In the men's ILCA 6, U17 junior Alessandro Cirinei ITA made everything clear with two race wins. ----- Elliot Hanson GBR took victory in the ILCA 7. ----- Mikolai Staniul/Jakup Sztorch POL came out on top in the 49ers. Pablo Rüegge/Linus Abicht SUI finished 8th out of the 43 teams. ----- There was also a Polish victory in the 49ersFX with Gabriela Csapska/Hanna Rajchert POL. ----- In the 470, Diogo Costa/Carolina Joa POR took victory ahead of Malte Winkel/Paula Schütze GER. ----- All rankings and the Facebook page with videos and pictures.

The first round of the Portugal Grand Prix continued yesterday in Vilamoura with around 15 knots of wind. The skiffs finished 3 races each, and the other classes sailed two races. ----- Lara Himmes ESP is now the new leader of the ILCA 6 women, leading over Roos Wind NED with 5 points. Rosine Baudet SUI improved to 9th place. ----- Alessandro Cirinei ITA took the lead in the men's ILCA 6. ----- Eliott Hansen GBR leads the ILCA 7 ahead of Lorenzo Chiavarini ITA. ----- Mikolaj Staniul/Jakub Sztorch POL moved to the top of the 49ers as the day's best. Pablo Rüegge/Linus Abicht SUI are now 8th. ----- In the 49ersFX, Gabriela Czkapsa/Hanna Raijchert POL moved to the top. In the 470, Martin Wrigley/Bettine Harris GBR are now in the lead. ----- All rankings and the Facebook page with videos and pictures.

With a brilliant final day and 2nd and 4th places yesterday, Iason Panagopoulos GRE pushed the two previous clear leaders Arthur Back BRA and Mateo Carbonell ESP off the top spot. Marta Mansito ESP was the best girl in 11th place. Edward Hirsch SUI lost a few more places due to an early start and finished 29th. Eivinn Löfteröd SUI followed in 45th position, and Tenma Rösti SUI improved to 63rd. In the Silverfleet, Lewin Liatard SUI finished 31st (106th overall), followed by Lena Müller SUI in 37th (112th overall), meaning that all the Swiss were in the top half of the rankings - 225 participants from 58 nations took part. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page.

Moderate winds prevailed on the second day of the Portugal Grand Prix. The fleets of the 6 Olympic dinghy classes are big and very international .... the countdown to the 2028 Olympics is on! So far, 4 races have been sailed. ----- Roos Wind NED leads the women's ILCA 6. Rosine Baudet SUI follows in 18th place among the 52 participants from 20 nations. ----- Semen Khashchyna UKR leads in the men's ILCA 6, and Ewan McMahon IRL is on top of the ILCA 7 (108 participants). ----- Andrew Mollerus/Trevor Bornarth USA lead the 49er fleet. Pablo Rüegge/Linus Abicht SUI follow in 9th place of the 43 teams - they started the series with a race win! ----- Manu Scheel/Freya Feilcke GER lead in the 49erFX, and Diogo Costa/Carolina Joao POR are ahead in the 470. ----- All rankings, the event website and the Facebook page with videos and pictures.

In a hard-fought final this morning in China, Ian Williams GBR won 3-2 against Nick Egnot-Johnson NZL, while Aurélien Pierroz FRA took third place in the small final with a 2-0 win against Ian Garreta FRA. ----- The results and the Facebook page.

Light winds meant that only one more race was possible yesterday. ----- Arthur Back BRA maintained his lead before today's final races - 10-12 knots of wind are forecast. Matteo Carbonell ESP is 11 points behind, and Iason Panagopoulos GRE has moved to 3rd place. Edward Hirsch SUI is in 26th place, Eivinn Löfteröd SUI follows in 40th, and Tenma Rösti SUI is still in 70th. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page with report and pictures.

With a quarter-final defeat against Aurélien Pierroz FRA (1-3), Eric Monnin SUI and his team bid farewell to the decision yesterday. Although Chris Poole USA, the leader in the annual standings, was also eliminated early, Monnin SUI can no longer make up the 12-point deficit in places 5-8; however, he should be certain of the World Championship runner-up title. In the semi-finals today, Ian Garreta FRA sails against Nick Egnot-Jones NZL, Aurélien Pierroz FRA meets Ian Williams GBR - the results will be updated on an ongoing basis. The reports and the Facebook page with videos and pictures.

With 20-25kn wind and big waves, the finals started in Argentina yesterday, and 2 races were sailed. Only a few could finish twice in front in the rough conditions. ----- Arthur Back BRA maintained his lead and is now 8 points ahead of Eduardo Essinger BRA. Joao Domingo ESP follows in third place, 16 points behind. The best girl is Joana Freitas BRA in 10th place. Edward Hirsch SUI follows in 32nd place, Eivinn Löfteröd SUI is 47th, and Tenma Rösti SUI 71st in the gold fleet. There should be slightly less wind for the final two days. ----- The ranking list, the event website and the Facebook page with the photos.

The last duels of this morning's repechage are underway. Still, the four other quarter-finalists have already been decided: Ian Williams GBR (6-1), Nick Egnot Jones NZL, Aurélien Pierroz FRA (5-2 each), and Cole Tapper AUS (4-3) will join those who have already qualified, including Eric Monnin SUI. ----- The results, the reports and the Facebook page.

The 16 teams qualifying for Wednesday's quarter-finals determined the Team Race World Champion yesterday. ----- Spain beat Singapore 2-0 in the final, while Puerto Rico took the bronze medal in the petite final. Puerto Rico eliminated Switzerland in the second round. The report and the Facebook page. ----- The individual World Championship continues today: After 6 races Arthur Back BRA leads with 2 points ahead of Joan Domingo ESP. The 5 Swiss sailors are all in the top half of the rankings, Eivinn Löfteröd SUI (26th), Edward Hirsch SUI (28th), and Tenma Rösti SUI (74th) are in the gold fleet. ----- The ranking list. The races in Argentina can again be followed this afternoon by Live-Ticker.