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Match-racing
World Match Racing Tour 2017: Torvar Topples Robertson To Win His First World Title
Torvar Mirsky has become the Match Racing World Champion after beating defending champion Phil Robertson 3-1 in the 2017 finals in Shenzhen, China. The skipper from Western Australia tore up the script, defied the odds, and sailed out of his skin to beat the form sailor of the past two seasons, New Zealand’s Phil (...) -
Foiling cats
GC32 Racing Tour: Zoulou wins the battle, but Realteam wins the war
Esteban Garcia’s Realteam, skippered by Jérôme Clerc, is the winner of the 2017 GC32 GC32 #GC32 Racing Tour. Following her victories at Riva and a ‘come from behind’ win in Calvi, Realteam’s third place at Marseille One Design was enough for the Swiss team to claim the overall Tour prize in 2017. Six points behind (...) -
Long distance record
Azores - Lisbon: Brandt (GER) and Lufinha (POR) arrived after 1.500 km kitesurf trip
The kitesurfers Anke Brandt and Francisco Lufinha made it. The long distance world record Record #sailingrecord holders reached Oeiras, close to Lisbon, on the 13th of September They covered the the distance of 1.500 kilometres. Absolute exhaustion as well as pure joy to have mastered the challenge can be seen on the faces of the two (...) -
Sport Cats
Britons Saxton and Dabson Win 2017 Nacra 17 World Championship
From the closest and most exciting finish to a world championship Medal Race in the Olympic history of the multihull class, Great Britain’s Ben Saxton and Katie Dabson pipped Spanish rivals Fernando Echavarri and Tara Pacheco, foiling at full speed Speed #speedsailing across the finish line to win the 2017 Nacra 17 World Championship (...) -
International Maxi Association
Momo crowned Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship
Germany’s Dieter Schön and the crew of Momo claimed the 2017 Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship held off Porto Cervo. The event, run in conjunction with the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, was the closest yet, both events organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, this year celebrating its 50th anniversary, and the International Maxi Association, (...) -
One Design
RC44 Championship: Team Nika has won the RC44 Marstrand World Championship
Team Nika has won the RC44 Marstrand World Championship after a dominant performance across the four days of competition. The final day delivered the strongest wind of the week in Sweden, with the north-westerly breeze blowing at 15 knots and with a big, lumpy seaway. Vladimir Prosikhin may not have won any races today but he steered Nika to a (...) -
Cowes
Rolex Fastnet Race: Rambler 88 claims monohull line honours
American George David’s Rambler 88 arrived in Plymouth to claim monohull line honours. The silver maxi crossed the finish line off Plymouth breakwater at 22:14:21 BST in a time of 2 days 9 hours 34 minutes and 21 seconds. This was more than six hours faster than they had managed in 2015 when they ghosted in just four minutes astern of (...) -
Nacra 17 & 49er and FX
German Women Conquer Skiffs, Italy Wins First Foiling Catamaran Championship In Survival Conditions
In a day characterized by huge gusts, out-of-control runs, capsizes and wild wind shifts, Tina Lutz and Susan Beucke took complete control of the 49erFX fleet. The local favorites won both medal races today by big margins to take their first European Championship, alternating positions with overnight leaders Vicky Jurczok and Anika Lorenz. (...) -
Malcesine, Lake Garda - ITALY
2017 Moth Worlds: Paul Goodison first to win back to back world titles
Paul Goodison (GBR) smashes it on the final day of racing at the 2017 McDougall + McConaghy Moth Worlds at Lake Garda against the hottest fleet of Moths ever assembled. Goody (to his friends), is the first foiling Moth sailor to win back to back world titles and the result is that much more special considering the high calibre of competition (...) -
Diam 24
Tour de France à la Voile : Damien Iehl and Damien Seguin win the 40th edition
At the conclusion of a truly entertaining Super Final, Fondation FDJ - Des Mains et Des Pieds skippered by Damien Iehl and Damien Seguin, Tresors de Tahiti skippered by Teva Plichart and Beijaflore Sailing skippered by Valentin Bellet, have secured the top three places on the overall podium in one of the most competitive and exciting editions (...)
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