Sunday, March 30, 2025
Hansa 303, Skud 18, Liberty - World Championship - Sydney AUS - Final results
Due to a storm warning, the final races of the joint World Championship of the Paralympic classes had to be canceled yesterday. ----- In the Hansa 303 1P, the largest category with 75 participants from 18 nations, Gauthier Bril FRA won by one point ahead of Piotr Chichocki POL, and Jens Kroker GER took bronze. ----- In Hansa 303 2P, Rory McKinna/Jess Wong GBR won ahead of Christopher Symonds/Maunela Klinger AUS. With 7 race wins in 7 races, Daniel Fitzgibbon/Chris Somers AUS were in a class of their own in the Skud-18. In the Liberty, the title went to Yuen Wai Foo HKG, followed by Charles Weatherley AUS in 2nd place on equal points. ----- All rankings, the report and the Facebook page with the pictures.
North of Sydney, the joint world championships of the former Paralympic Skud 18, the Hanse 303 (solo and double), and the Liberty are underway. ----- With 75 participants from 13 nations, the largest fleet, the Hansa 303 solo, has completed the qualification for Gold and Silverfleet with 5 races: Gauthier Bril FRA leads ahead of Joao Pinto POR, Jens Kroker GER follows in 6th place. ----- In the Skud 18, Daniel Fitzgibbons/Chris Somers AUS have won all 6 races so far. ----- All 
Sail Melbourne, the first of the big winter regatta weeks in Australia, starts today in Melbourne. The Olympic classes 470, ILCA 7, ILCA 6 (with 
There were good conditions on the final day of the Swiss Paralympic Hansa 303 Championship on Lake Constance, held for the first time, and two more races were sailed. ----- Patrick Maurer/Christian Hiller SUI took the title with a 3-point lead over Cécile Menuat/Maxime Schwartz FRA. Bronze went to Jeremy and Danny Lenaerts BEL. ----- The 
No more racing in Kiel yesterday. ---- After 9 races, Heiko Kröger GER won his third World Championship title. Urs Infanger SUI finished 19th of the 85 participants. ----- The 
There were three races again yesterday in Kiel. ----- Heiko Kröger GER extended his lead with two more race wins. Christoph Troemer GER and Megan Pascoe GBR follow behind. Urs Infanger SUI moved up to 19th place. ----- The 
The 2.4m World Championship began yesterday in Kiel with three races, in which, as always, the Paralympic cracks are also taking part. Heiko Kröger GER led the way with three race wins. Christoph Trömer GER and Megan Pascoe GBR are the closest rivals. Urs Infanger SUI had to struggle with an damage and is currently in 34th place of the 85 participants from 18 nations. The 
The good conditions on Lake Geneva continued on the final day of the Inclusive Cup, with a total of 10 races completed. Jazz Turner/Adam Billany GBR narrowly held on to the lead: with a strong final day, Pedro Cancio/Guilherme Ribeiro POR moved up to the winners in terms of points. Philippe Echivard/François Naef SUI finished 5th. The 
The Inclusive Cup continued yesterday with 4 races on Lake Geneva. ----- Thanks to two race wins, Jazz Turner/Adam Billany GBR maintained their lead. Ange Maragon/Olivier Ducruix FRA are tied in 2nd place. Philippe Echivard/François Naef SUI have dropped back to 5th place. ----- The 
Yesterday, the International Paralympic Committee decided not to reinstate sailing in the Paralympic programme. Sailing had lost its status as a Paralympic sport after the London Games due to a lack of global coverage, according to the official reasoning. Since then, the World Sailing Federation has made great efforts, and with the choice of the Hansa 303 as the boat, the spread could be massively expanded. With Damien Séguin FRA and Jingkun Xu CHN, two disabled sailors will be taking part in the Vendée Globe 2024. World Sailing wants to further expand its efforts to promote Paralympic sailing. The 
The World Championship of the former 2.4m Paralympic Class came to an end in Florida yesterday. ----- The disabled dominated at will: Dee Smith USA won with 4 race wins in 6 races, with Megan Pascoe GBR following just behind. In third place, the best non-disabled sailor was former Star Olympic participant Marko Dahlberg FIN. ----- There were 39 competitors from 9 nations at the start. The 
After two days, 4 races have been sailed at the 2.4m European Championship in Quiberon. Paralympic gold medalist and Vendée Globe finisher Damien Séguin FRA leads the ranking one point ahead of Megan Pascoe GBR. The best non-disabled participant is Antonio Squizzato ITA on rank 3. 38 participants from 10 nations. ----- The 
Finishing on the ranks 1 and 2 in the last races of the 2.4 metre World Championship in Genoa ITA yesterday, Megan Pascoe GBR, among the best disabled sailors for years, grasped the title 6 points ahead of Marko Dahlberg FIN. Fia Fielddahl SWE defended the 3rd place. ----- Tony Pocklington USA (Charlotte Harbour Yacht Club) lost five ranks and terminated on the 20th place among the 85 participants from 17 nations. ----- The 
Damien Seguin FRA, (2.4mR), Piotr Cichocki POL (Hansa 303 men), Violeta del Reino ESP (Hansa 303 women) and Fabrizio Olmi/Davide Di Maria ITA (RS Ventura Connect) are the 2019 Para Sailing World Champions. John McRoberts/Scott Lutes CAN, winner of the RS Ventura fleet races, were relegated from rank 1 by the Italians in the winner-takes-all final race. Sailors from NOR, CAN, GBR, AUS, BRA and TPE took the remainder of the podium spots after the final showdown in Southern Spain. 28 nations were present in three single-hander and a double-hander event at this Championship. ----- The 
Just one race was held for the 2.4m at the Para Worlds on Lake Michigan, and with a race win, Damien Séguin FRA has taken the overall lead ahead of Matthew Bugg AUS. Another point behind follows Dee Smith USA on 3rd. The 4th-placed Heiko Kröger GER is already 14 points back.
The Para World Championship on Lake Michigan began yesterday with 2 races for the 2.4m, 4 races for the Hansa 303 and 6 races for the RS Venture.
Today begins the Para World Championship on Lake Michigan with the most-popular 2.4m keelboat ant two new classes: the Hansa 303 and the RS Venture. With Damien Séguin FRA, Heiko Kröger GER, Paul Tingley CAN or Björnar Erikstad NOR, the well-known experienced top helmsmen are on the entry lists. The largest fleet are the Hansa 303 with 43 teams. 
In Sweden, the World Championship of the 2.4mIJ, the Mini 12er, was held last week, the Class that was in use in the Paralympics. After 10 races, Stell Berlin SWE grasped the title ahead of the Paralympic sailor Megan Pascoe GBR. Marko Dahlberg FIN took Bronze. 71 skippers from 11 nations participated.
As expected, Ambrogio Beccaria ITA finished leg 1 in Horta as first of the Series Minis. This morning at 7hrs crossed Félix De Navacelle FRA the line as 2nd, while the fight for rank 3 will probably be decided on the finish line only between Amélie Grassi FRA and Valentin Gautier SUI separated by one mile only 19nm before the arrival. They are expected by this afternoon. 
Since Sunday, the Vendée-Globe-winner François Gabart FRA has been on standby in Port-la-Forêt to wait for a optimal winds to start his solo round-the-world record attempt. The valid current record is 49 days and 3 hours, established last year by Thomas Coville FRA. At present, there is no adequate weather window showing up. 
The Paralympic Classes World Championship was concluded in Kiel on Sunday. Three more races were held in a 15-18 kn wind. 
The World Championship of the Paralympic Classes continued yesterday in rain and a good breeze.
