With the Paris 2024 Olympics now behind us, the sailing world is turning its focus to the next Olympic challenge: Los Angeles 2028. For the ILCA class, the 54th Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma de Mallorca marks the first key event of the new Olympic cycle. Held from March 28 to April 5, this regatta […]
The ILCA class events concluded last week in Marseille, marking the end of an exciting chapter for sailing in Paris 2024. This year’s Games represented the eighth appearance for the ILCA 7 (formerly Laser Standard) and the fifth for the ILCA 6 (formerly Laser Radial) at the Olympics. Men’s Dinghy class – ILCA 7 The
Matt Wearn defended his Olympic title with a well-executed sail in the Men’s Dinghy Medal Race. The ILCA 7 / Men’s Dinghy competition finished today in Marseille –sailing venue of Paris 2024 Olympic Games– with reigning champion Matt Wearn AUS winning his second consecutive Gold Olympic medal. This victory means Australia has now won the
The Women’s Dinghy competition concluded today in Marseille –sailing venue of Paris 2024 Olympic Games– with fantastic news for our European representatives, achieving all three Olympic medals for the third time in a row, reaffirming their worldwide dominance in the ILCA 6 class. Marit Bouwmeester NED managed to win her second Gold medal today and
The first day of races concluded today for the ILCA 7 and ILCA 6 at the Olympics in Marseille, sailing venue of Paris 2024. After two races for the men and one race for the women, here are the current standings. Men’s Dinghy results – ILCA 7 Stefano Peschiera PER used his experience and expertise
The Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony marked a historic moment for sailing as an Olympic sport, with 13 nautical athletes chosen as flag bearers. This breaks the previous record of 12 set at Rio 2016, making sailing the fifth most represented sport among flag bearers in Paris. Notably, nine of these 13 athletes are ILCA sailors,
The Olympic Games are fast approaching! With less than two months until the commencement of the greatest sporting competition, the Olympic Flame Bearer arrived by boat from Greece to Marseille and started making its way all over France in “Relais de la flamme”, led by notable figures, including EurILCA’s Chairperson, Jean Luc Michon, who recently
The 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships held in The Hague, Netherlands, marked the initiation of the events that granted slots for the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris. A total of 32 slots were allocated for the top 16 nations today in the ILCA 6 and ILCA 7 World Championships (25 for Europe, 3 for Oceania,
Great news arrived today from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where our European sailors won 5 of the 6 medals on ILCA Dinghy’s Women and Men classes. Tonci Stipanovic CRO and Hermann Tomasgaard NOR were Silver and Bronze on Men’s fleet, while Anne Marie Rindom DEN, Josefin Olsson SWE and Marit Bouwmeester NED conquered the
Third day of races for the ILCA Dinghy class at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Competition is being tight on both fleets, with all top sailors separated only by few points. Women’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 6 Josefin Olsson SWE was the big mover of the day in the Laser Radial, scores of 1,6
