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 2024 ILCA 6 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy concluded today in Bangor, Northern Ireland, with great action on the water. Light to medium winds allowed two final races for the boys and three for the girls, concluding the championships with 10 and 11 races in the standings, respectively. After a fantastic and
The Final series racing finally commenced on the fifth day of competition at the 2024 ILCA 6 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy in Bangor, Northern Ireland, organized by Ballyholme Yacht Club. Today’s sailing conditions were ideal, with medium to strong winds averaging 9-15 knots and 20 in the gusts throughout the afternoon. Racing
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
Unfortunately, due to a lack of wind, there was no competition on race day 4 of the 2024 ILCA 6 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy in Bangor, Northern Ireland. However, the forecast predicts medium to strong wind conditions for tomorrow. As a result, the Race Committee is planning to hold three races per
The qualifying series concluded today after the first three days of competition at the 2024 ILCA 6 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy in Bangor, Northern Ireland. The sailing conditions were very similar to yesterday’s. Light winds and flat water tested the sailors’ skills and mental strength, and also challenged the Race Committee to
The 2024 ILCA 6 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy continued today in Bangor, Northern Ireland, with the second day of competition. Insufficient wind in the early morning forced the Race Committee to postpone activities for three hours. Finally, at 12:30, the first fleets were allowed to launch their boats. The day proved challenging,
The 2024 ILCA 6 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy kicked off today in Bangor, Northern Ireland, marking the first day of competition. Light to medium winds from South kept Bangor’s bay flat along the day. The first set of races began at 11:00 as per scheduled in both courses. After two races per
The 2024 ILCA 6 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy are officially underway in Bangor, Northern Ireland, following a vibrant opening ceremony today. Between 29 July and 3 August, Ballyholme Yacht Club is playing host to the event which sees 358 of the world’s best youth sailors battling it out over six days. Sunday’s
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,
