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International – Friday, August 1, 2025
International – Thursday, July 31, 2025
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Fastnet Race - Final Report
A look at the Race Viewer this Thursday morning shows that a larger number of boats are still on the move. The News Overview provides ongoing updates on race developments. The latest reports contain information on the results of the most important categories, IRC 1 and 2 , as well as the situation in the various class rankings. The Live Leaderboard provides ongoing information on the leaders in the individual categories and classes. The detailed standings can be found in a table with all rankings.
----- The most important summary points:
- 'SVR Lazartigue', the Ultim of Tom Laperche (FRA), is the absolute fastest and the winner of the Ultim rankings.
- 'Black Jack 100', a Reichel-Pugh 30 Custom of Tristan Le Brun (FRA), is the fastest monohull in elapsed time.
- 'Teamwork-Team SNEF' of Justine Mettraux SUI is ranked 10th monohull in elapsed time.
- 'Leon', a JPK 10.50 2.20 of Alexis Loison FRA, is in 1st in the IRC overall calculated ranking.
- 'Paradox3', a trimaran sailing under the SUI flag, wins the Multihull MOCRA calculated ranking.
- 'Association Petits Princes-Queguiner' of Elodie Bonafous (FRA) is ranked first among the IMOCAs
- 'Teamwork-Team SNEF' of Justine Mettraux (SUI) is ranked fifth among the seven IMOCAs
The Live Results Table provides detailed information on the current positions of all 25 groups/classes based on sailed (Line Honours) and compensated (Live Corrected) time. The Race Viewer provides the graphical overview as usual. ----- The Event Website.
----- The most important summary points:
- 'SVR Lazartigue', the Ultim of Tom Laperche (FRA), is the absolute fastest and the winner of the Ultim rankings.
- 'Black Jack 100', a Reichel-Pugh 30 Custom of Tristan Le Brun (FRA), is the fastest monohull in elapsed time.
- 'Teamwork-Team SNEF' of Justine Mettraux SUI is ranked 10th monohull in elapsed time.
- 'Leon', a JPK 10.50 2.20 of Alexis Loison FRA, is in 1st in the IRC overall calculated ranking.
- 'Paradox3', a trimaran sailing under the SUI flag, wins the Multihull MOCRA calculated ranking.
- 'Association Petits Princes-Queguiner' of Elodie Bonafous (FRA) is ranked first among the IMOCAs
- 'Teamwork-Team SNEF' of Justine Mettraux (SUI) is ranked fifth among the seven IMOCAs
The Live Results Table provides detailed information on the current positions of all 25 groups/classes based on sailed (Line Honours) and compensated (Live Corrected) time. The Race Viewer provides the graphical overview as usual. ----- The Event Website.
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Admiral's Cup - Fastnet Race and Final Results overall
The Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM) is the winner of the 2025 Admiral’s Cup. After an intense battle during the RORC Channel Race, six inshore races in the Solent and the prestigious finale, the Rolex Fastnet Race, the Yacht Club de Monaco team is victorious. Runner-up for the Admiral’s Cup is the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. Completing the Admiral’s Cup series podium is the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. ----- The final results and the final report. ----- For more details, visit the Live Results Table, the Admiral's Cup-Website, the Race Viewer, and the Fastnet Event Website.
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Contender World Championship 2025 - Malcesine/Lago di Garda - Day 0ne
The first two races were held yesterday at the Contender World Championship. Among the 170 participants, Paul Verhallen NED and Antonio Lambetini ITA are tied for the lead, three points ahead of Andrea Bonezzi ITA. Uwe Hoffmann SUI follows in 137th place, and Dieter Keller SVS is in 145th. ----- The results and the event website.
Thursday, July 31, 2025
iQFoil Youth & Junior World Championships - Brest FRA - Day six
The final and qualifying races for the 2025 iQFoil Youth & Junior World Championships in Brest, FRA, were concluded yesterday. ----- In the U19 women's category, Medea Falcioni ITA (U17) leads after nine races, 10 points ahead of Emma Schleicher GER and 12 points ahead of Francesca Maria Salerno ITA. No Swiss sailors are among the 53 participants. ----- The U19 men's category has now sailed five final races and has already completed 13 races. Mattia Saoncella ITA (U17) is now in first place, 2 points ahead of Rory Meehan AUS and 8 points ahead of Kylian Manhaval FRA. The Swiss follow in 18th place (Loïc Huguenin) and 30th place (Finley Evans DRCS/RVZS). Devin Hauser DRCS has dropped to 37th place. Also in the top half of the rankings is Robin Sijan Zico Zeley DRCS/RVZS in 43rd place. ----- The U17W junior women have also reached eight races, with Naama Palaltnik ISR in first place, 3 points ahead of Parla Kabasakal TUR (U15), and 8 points ahead of Rüya Ugurlu TUR. The only Swiss participant, Ernestine Inversin, has moved up to 15th place. ----- In the U17M, Peyton Dits NED and Finn Brüll NED are tied for the lead, 4 points ahead of Moritz Schleicher GER. The best Swiss are Yoan Györvary CNI in 28th place and Raphael Kobel CNI in 32nd place. ----- The results. ----- Tomorrow, Thursday, the Medal Races will take place. ----- The event website.
International – Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Fastnet Race - Day four
The Live Results Table provides detailed information on the current positions of all 25 groups/classes based on sailed (Line Honours) and compensated (Live Corrected) time. The Race Viewer provides the usual graphical overview. ----- The Event Website.
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Admiral's Cup - Fastnet Race - Day four
Today, Wednesday, at 7:00 a.m., all 13 Admirals's Cup 1 and 13 of the 15 Admirals's Cup 2 participants crossed the finish line in Cherbourg, France. The winners in corrected time are Van Uden / Rotterdam Offshore Sailing Team NED in AC1, and Django JPK, expected to be in AC2. ----- The Live Results Tabelle, the Admiral's Cup Website, the Race Viewer, and the Fastnet Event Website.
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
iQFoil Youth & Junior World Championships - Brest FRA - Day five
Yesterday, the daily program was well adhered to at the 2025 iQFoil Youth & Junior World Championships in Brest, FRA. ----- In the U19 women's category, Medea Falcioni ITA (U17) leads after 7 races, 6 points ahead of Emma Schleicher GER and 8 points ahead of Francesca Maria Salerno ITA. No Swiss among the 53 participants. ----- The U19 men's category has already reached 8 races, with Peleg Rajuyn ISR still in first place, tied on points with Mattia Saoncella ITA (17) and 4 points ahead of a trio led by Kylian Manhaval FRA. The Swiss follow in 21st place (Loïc Huguenin) and 22nd (Finley Evans DRCS/RVZS). Devin Hauser DRCS has dropped to 33rd. Also in the top half of the rankings is Robin Sijan Zico Zeley DRCS/RVZS in 45th place. ----- After six races in the U17W junior women's category, Parla Kabasakal TUR (U15), Naama PAalatnik ISR, and Rüya Ugurlu TUR are in 1st to 3rd place, separated by 3 and 5 points respectively. The only Swiss participant, Ernestine Inversin, has dropped to 20th place. ----- In the U17M, three Dutchmen – Milo Zaal and Peyton Dits – are tied on points, and Merlijn BoswiJk is now 2 points behind. The best Swiss are Yoan Györvary CNI in 34th place and Raphael Kobel CNI in 39th place. ----- The results. ----- Here is the race plan for tomorrow, Wednesday. ----- Articles 12 and 13 of the Notice of Race provide information on the iQFoils-specific racing program until July 31, the Medal Series finale. ----- The event website.
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Contender World Championship 2025 - Malcesine/Lago di Garda - July 29, 2025
International – Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Fastnet Race - Day three
Early this morning, the first Line Honors Monohull yachts arrived at the finish line, with Black Jack 100, a Reichel/Pugh Custom 30, owned by Vos MON, taking the first two places ahead of SHK Scallywag HKG, the Maxi Dowell owned by David Witt. Leopard 3, Pyewacket 70, and Tschuss 2 also finished the race. ----- Five of the seven IMOCAs that started also finished. 'Association Petits Princes, Queguiner' with Elodie Bonnefous FRA is first, 'Teamwork-Team SNEF' of Justine Mettraux SUI is fifth. ----- After the finish of the absolute fastest, 'SVR Lazartigue' of Tom Laperche FRA and 'Banque Populaire' of Arman Le Cleac'H, in the 'Line Honors Multihull', were reported 24 hours ago, 15 more multihulls have now arrived in Cherbourg. ----- The Race Tracker shows the positions in all categories under the 'Leaderboard' link. ----- The Event Website.
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Admiral's Cup - Fastnet Race - Day three
Today, Tuesday at 7:00 a.m., the Admiral's Cup 1 competitors who will cross the finish line over the next 24 hours are still close together, and the outcome remains uncertain.
At the front, 'Beau Geste', the TP52 Botin WB of Karl Kwok HKG, and 'Jolt 5', the Botin 52 IRC of Peter Harrison MON, have swapped first place. ----- In the Admiral's Cup 2, the leading trio 'Jolt 6', a Carkeek 40 Mk2 GP M2 piloted by Pierre Casiraghi MON, are tied ahead of 'Callisto', the GP42 B&C MOD of James Murray NZL, and 'Beau Ideal', a Botin 41 Custom piloted by Karl Kwok HKG. ----- The Admiral's Cup Website and that Live Tracking, as well as the Fastnet event website.
At the front, 'Beau Geste', the TP52 Botin WB of Karl Kwok HKG, and 'Jolt 5', the Botin 52 IRC of Peter Harrison MON, have swapped first place. ----- In the Admiral's Cup 2, the leading trio 'Jolt 6', a Carkeek 40 Mk2 GP M2 piloted by Pierre Casiraghi MON, are tied ahead of 'Callisto', the GP42 B&C MOD of James Murray NZL, and 'Beau Ideal', a Botin 41 Custom piloted by Karl Kwok HKG. ----- The Admiral's Cup Website and that Live Tracking, as well as the Fastnet event website.
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
iQFoil Youth & Junior World Championships - Brest FRA - Day four
Yesterday, sailing resumed at the 2025 iQFoil Youth & Junior World Championships in Brest, France, after a windless day. ----- In the U19 women's category, Medea Falcioni ITA (U17) is leading after four races, 2 points ahead of Yfke Van der Meer NED, and 4 points ahead of Francesca Maria Salerno ITA. No Swiss sailor among the 53 participants. ----- The U19 men's category finally completed four races, with Peleg Rajuyn ISR in first place, tied on points with Mattia Saoncella ITA (17), and 2 points ahead of Artun Şenol TUR and Itamar Levi ISR, who are also tied on points. The best Swiss sailor is Devin Hauser DRCS. Loïc Huguenin NFT follows in 32nd place. Finley Evans DRCS/RVZS is 36th. Luca Györvary CNI is also just inside the first half of the rankings in 72nd place, having sailed another race. ----- The U17W juniors sailed one race and after three races Naama Palatnik ISR, Parla Kabasakal TURA (15) and Tsz Yuet CHheung HKG are tied for first place. The only SUI participant, Ernestine Inversin Nft, is 12th. ----- In the U17M, three Dutchmen - Peyton Dits, Finn Brüll and Milo Zaal - are tied for first place. The best Swiss is Raphael Kobel CNI in 34th place, and Yoan Györvary CNI is 36th among the 118 ranked. ----- Here is the Race Plan for tomorrow, Tuesday. -----
The Results.
Articles 12 and 13 of the Notice of Race[/URL] provide information on the iQFoils-specific racing program until July 31, the Medal Series finale. ----- The Event Website.
The Results.
Articles 12 and 13 of the Notice of Race[/URL] provide information on the iQFoils-specific racing program until July 31, the Medal Series finale. ----- The Event Website.
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Contender World Championship 2025 - Malcesine/Lago di Garda - July 29, 2025
Following the registration process, the 170 participants in the Contender World Championship, including the two Swiss sailors, Uwe Hoffmann and Dieter Keller (SVS), will be on the water this afternoon for the official pre-race training. ----- The first two of 10 races are scheduled to begin tomorrow, Wednesday. ----- The Event Website..
International – Monday, July 28, 2025
Monday, July 28, 2025
Fastnet Race - Day two
The Ultim favorite ‘SVR Lazartigue’ skippered by Tom Laperche FRA (with Frank Cammas FRA and Peter Burling NZL) crossed the finish line in Cherbourg FRA early this morning at 05:20 CET. Thirty minutes later, ‘Banque Populaire’ skippered by Arman Le Cleac'H followed. The other two Ultims are expected to finish the race in the next two to three hours. ----- In the ‘Line Honors Monohull’ category, with 250 nm to go, ‘Black Jack 100’, a Reichel/Pugh Custom30, skippered by Remon Vos MON, leads ahead of SHK Scallywag HKG, a Maxi Dowell, skippered by David Witt. Justine Mettraus SUI, on the IMOCA Teamwork/Team SNEF, follows in 12th place, 90 nm behind the leader. ----- The Race Tracker shows the positions of all categories under the Leaderboard link. ----- The event website.
Monday, July 28, 2025
Admiral's Cup - Fastnet Race - Day two
The Admiral's Cup participants, who are sailing in the 411 boats Monohull Line Honor's category, are still close together today, Monday, at 07:00 in the Admiral's Cup 1 Class. Currently, 'Jolt 5', the Botin 52 IRC of Peter Harrison MON is ahead of 'Beau Geste', the TP52 Botin WB of Karl Kwok HKG. ----- In the Admiral's Cup 2 group, 'Django JPK', a JPK 11.80 2.28 Mod KTC8 of Giovanni Lombardi Stronati ITA, is leading, ahead of 'Garm', a JPK 11.80 2.35 Fin6 Mod of Per Roman GBR. ----- The Admiral's Cup Website and the Live Tracking, as well as the Fastnet Event Website.
Monday, July 28, 2025
2025 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships - Final Day
The two final races on the last day of the 2025 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships shook up the rankings at the top of the boys' competition. -----While the leader, Konstantinos Portosalte GRE, did not slip up and became Youth World Champion with a galactic lead of 31 points, the four pursuers all suffered crashes. The best performer of the day (ranks 3/3) was Eric Scheidt BRA, son of the eight-time Laser World Champion, who had been written off on the penultimate race day. Robert Scheidt, finished second and took silver. Six points behind him, Sadrihan Suer TUR (ranks 8/2) followed in third place. The Swiss finished the World Championships in 20th (Leo Gosling), 49th (Edward Hirsch), and 60th (Yann Van De Vyver) place. ---- - The leading trio in the girls' competition did not put a foot wrong and confirmed their podium positions in the last two races. Blanca Ferrando Babe ESP is the world champion, 10 points ahead of Isabella Suazo PER and 21 points ahead of Derin Bartan TUR. Leanne Turrin SUI follows in 26th place. ----- The results, the Final report, and the event website.
Monday, July 28, 2025
iQFoil Youth & Junior World Championships - Brest FRA - Day two
Neither news nor daily video, nor any new rankings can be found on the internet this Monday morning. Apparently, there was not enough wind on Sunday to complete the Race Plan to be completed. The results from Saturday therefore remain valid. ---- - The race plan for today, Monday, has been announced, but according to Windguru, it is uncertain whether the wind will cooperate. ---- - Articles 12 and 13 of the Notice of Race provide information about the iQFoils-specific race program until July 31, the end of the Medal Series. ----- The event website.
Monday, July 28, 2025
Contender World Championship 2025 - Malcesine/Lago di Garda - 28/07/2025 – 03/08/2025
Today marks the start of the 2025 Contender World Championship, which will run in Malcesine/Lago di Garda until August 3. The entry list includes 170 Contender pilots, including the two Swiss participants Uwe Hoffmann and Dieter Keller SVS. ------ The event website.
Monday, July 28, 2025
Contender Pre-Worlds 2025 - Malcesine/Lago di Garda - Final results
Yesterday, 110 Contender sailors completed the Pre-Worlds on Lake Garda, a five-race prelude to the Contender World Championships, which begin today. ----- The winner was Marco Ferrari ITA, one point ahead of Mark Bulka AUS and 10 points ahead of Max Billerbeck GER. The only Swiss competitor, Uwe Hoffmann SUI, came in 75th. ---- - The final results and the event website
International – Sunday, July 27, 2025
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Fastnet Race - Day one
Since yesterday, Saturday, the Fastnet Race (preview on YouTube) has been slowly underway. ----- In the ‘Line Honors Multihull’ category, Tom Laperche FRA's (with Frank Cammas FRA and Peter Burling NZL) Ultim favorite ‘SVR Lazartigue’ is in the lead, ahead of ‘Actual Ultim 4’ and ‘Banque Populaire’. ----- In the ‘Line Honors Monohull’ category, SHK Scallywag HKG is in the lead. The first 10 keelboats are sailing within 15 nm and the positions are changing every minute. Justine Mettraus SUI, on the IMOCA ‘Teamwork/Team SNEF’, was in 6th place. ---- - The Race Tracker shows the positions of all categories under the ‘Leaderboard’ link. ----- The event website.
The overview “How to Follow” not only provides a brief overview of the event, but also contains links to all the important details, including livestreams of the press conference and the skippers/weather briefing on Friday afternoon.
The overview “How to Follow” not only provides a brief overview of the event, but also contains links to all the important details, including livestreams of the press conference and the skippers/weather briefing on Friday afternoon.
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Admiral's Cup - Fastnet Race - July 26, 2025
Since yesterday, Saturday, the Fastnet Race (preview on YouTube) has been slowly underway. This morning, the leading boat had only covered 235 of the 720 nm. ---- - For the Admiral's Cup participants, starting in the 411-boat Monohull Line Honor's category, the Fastnet Race result will be scored with a factor of 3 and cannot be deleted. ----- Today, Sunday at 7:00 a.m., the first five yachts in the Admiral's Cup 1 Class are tied. Currently, ‘Imagine’, the TP52 3.35 B&P, owned by Holger Streckenbach GER, is in first place. In the Admiral's Cup 2 group, ‘Beau Ideal’, a Botin 41 Custom, owned by Karl Kwok HKG, is 1 nm ahead of ‘Callisto’, the GP42 B&C MOD, owned by James Murray NZL. ----- Die Admiral's Cup Website. -----
The overview “How to Follow” not only provides a brief overview of the event, but also contains links to all the important details, including livestreams of the press conference and the skippers/weather briefing on Friday afternoon, as well as live tracking. ----- The Fastnet Event Website.
The overview “How to Follow” not only provides a brief overview of the event, but also contains links to all the important details, including livestreams of the press conference and the skippers/weather briefing on Friday afternoon, as well as live tracking. ----- The Fastnet Event Website.
Sunday, July 27, 2025
iQFoil Youth & Junior World Championships - Brest FRA - Day two
Yesterday, the first races were held in light winds at the iQFoil Youth & Junior World Championships 2025 in Brest, France, with varying numbers of competitors in the four categories U19W/U19M/U17W/U17M. ---- - In the U19 women's category, Medea Falcioni ITA leads after 3 races ahead of Zofia Zarzecka POL and Yfke Van der Meer NED. No SUI among the 53 participants. ----- The U19 men were able to hold a sprint race. Among the 8 winners and thus first in the rankings is Robin Zeley DRCS/RVZS. Eight SUI are among the 124 classified. ----- The U17W juniors completed two races and Tsz Yuet Cheung HKG is first ahead of Garance Chatelier-Daisay FRA, tied on points with Parla Kabaskal TUR (U15). Ernestine Inverson SUI is 10th among the 48 ranked. ----- After two races, Peyton Dits NED leads the U17 boys, two points ahead of Eitan Kately ISR and Merlijn Boswijk NED, who are tied on points. The best Swiss sailor is Raphael Kobel CNI in 21st place among the 118 ranked sailors. Yoan Györvary CNI is 32nd. ---- - Articles 12 and 13 of the Notice of Race provide information about the iQFoils-specific race program until July 31, the end of the Medal Series. ----- The event website.
International – Saturday, July 26, 2025
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Admiral's Cup - Fastnet Race - July 26, 2025, a Preview
Today, Saturday, July 26, 2025, the start of the Fastnet Race (Preview YouTube), the world's largest offshore race with 446 participants on the Entry list takes place from off the Royal Yacht Squadron line, West Cowes, from 11h20 BST (12h20 CET), with rolling starts for the classes separated by 10-minute intervals. ----- The race for the line honors will most likely be between the four Ultim Foiling Trimarans, with special attention to be paid to the record holder, the Trimaran SVR-Lazartigue of Tom Laperche FRA with Franck Cammas, co-skipper, and Tom Burling NZL, multiple America's Cup, Olympic, World, and SailGP champion in the crew. But also the 7 IMOCA-60 with Justine Mettraux SUI will deliver an exciting race among themselves. ----- The overview “How to Follow” not only provides a summary of the event, but also contains links to all the important details, including livestreams of Friday afternoon's press conference and skippers/weather briefing. The start of the race, divided into different categories, can be followed via livestream. ----- The event website.
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Yngling Worlds 2025 - Final results
It wasn't quite enough. Maja Siegenthaler/Patrick Morgenthaler/Michèle Guggisberg SUI/TYC, who had been leading the all week had their worst day yesterday (ranks 13 and 4) and had to relinquish the lead to Yska Minks/Wouter Toornstr/Barbara Huber NED (ranks 3/6). Reinier de Kler/Marco Prins/Edwin Kooyman NED in third place are 21 points behind the new world champions. ----- On the first two days of the World Championships in Oosterschelde NED, the wind blew at 14-18 knots, but on the following two days, the wind shifted to the north and dropped to 6-7 knots. Swiss Olympian Maja Siegenthaler TYC and her team Patrick Morgenthaler/Michèle Guggisberg coped very well with the changing conditions. ----- Die [URL=wxw.manage2sail.com/nl-NL/event/8fa67dfa-c0dc-4c8d-b136-e9155f9e1d38#!/results?classId=10b9e1aa-c3da-45d1-848b -161437a2ff9b]results. 52 teams from 8 nations are listed on the list of participants. Seven teams traveled from Switzerland.
Saturday, July 26, 2025
McIntyre Mini Globe Race 2025 – Start Leg 3 - Fiji to Capetown – 9'700 miles
Why not set a counterpoint to today's start of the Fastnet Race? Slow Down in our hectic world? ----- Enjoy the start of the 14 homemade sailboats with a length of 5.8 meters (19 feet) at 00.00 today for the third stage of the Mini Globe Race 2025. At 9,700 nautical miles, it is likely to be the most difficult and dangerous. The course leads north past Australia across the Southern Ocean to Cape Town, South Africa. ----- The favorite remains Swiss skipper Renaud Stitelmann , CER Genève, who already won the first two stages. ---- - The website of the McIntyre Mini Globe Race 2025.
Saturday, July 26, 2025
2025 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships - July 25th
Yesterday, the final races 3 and 4 were held in the Gold and Silver Fleets at the 2025 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships. ----- Konstantinos Portosalte GRE now clearly dominates the boys' fleet with a 15-point lead over Emmanouil Anastasios Vomvylas GRE. New in third place is the best U16 sailor, Nikko Palou ESP, 22 points behind the leader. Stefanos Samaras GRE and Nathan Wehrle FRA follow one and three points behind, respectively. Erik Scheidt BRA, in sixth place, has lost touch with the leaders, trailing by nine points. The Swiss rankings: Leo Gosling in 16th place, Edward Hirsch in 51st place, and Yann Van De Vyver SUI in 56th place. ---- - Once again, there has been a change in positions 2 and 3 in the top trio of girls, with Blanca Ferrando Babe ESP extending her lead over Isabella Suazo PER to 17 points. Derin Bartan TUR in 3rd place follows another 4 points behind. Leanne Turrin SUI is still in 26th place. ---- - The results and the report from Thursday. Yesterday's report from Friday is not yet available at the time of going to press. Check later in News. ----- Today, the final races are on the program. ----- The event website.
Saturday, July 26, 2025
iQFoil Youth & Junior World Championships - Brest FRA - Day one
The first races of the 2025 iQFoil Youth & Junior World Championships in Brest, France, scheduled for yesterday, Friday, could not start due to lack of wind. The Day one video. ---- - Articles 12 and 13 of the Notice of Race provide information about the specific iQFoils race program until July 31, the end of the Medal Series. ----- Eight U19M, one U17W, and two U17M participants from Switzerland are on the entry list. ----- The event website.
Saturday, July 26, 2025
WASZP - Games 2025, Final Rankings
Yesterday, the WASZP Games in Weymouth GBR were concluded. ----- The overall final winner is Federico Bergamasco ITA (U21), 5 points ahead of Pablo Astiazaran Pérez-Cela ESP (U21) and 6 points ahead of Antonio Gasperini ESP (U21). Andrew Chisholm CAN follows at some distance as the best junior U19 in 4th position. The best Swiss is Micha de Weck (U19) in 17th place. Alexandre Grognuz (Core 21-29) is 25th, Alexis Pariat (Core 21-29) 40th. The best junior U16 is Jacopo Tesei ITA in 66th. ---- - The highest ranked woman is Pearl Lattanzi USA (Core 21-29) in 34th place, ahead of Mina Ferguson AUS (Core 21-29) in 47th place. ----- 221 participants were at the start. ----- The event website.
International – Friday, July 25, 2025
Friday, July 25, 2025
Yngling Worlds 2025 - 18-25 Juli 2025 - Oosterschelde NRD, Day 5
Three more races were sailed yesterday at the Yngling Worlds in Oosterschelde NED. ----- After 8 of 10 planned races, Maja Siegenthaler/Patrick Morgenthaler/Michèle Guggisberg SUI/TYC have extended their lead over Yska Minks/Wouter Toornstr/Barbara Huber NED to 4 points. The decision in this duel will be made today, on the last day of the Championship. Nicolaus Schmidt/Kaj Müller/Johann Tammen GER in third place lead a trio that will battle it out for bronze. ----- The results
Friday, July 25, 2025
2025 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships - July 24th
Yesterday, the first two final races of the 2025 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships were held in sunny, warm weather with a sea breeze, divided into gold and silver fleets. ----- In the boys' fleet, the three Greeks remained in the lead, with Konstantinos Portosalte GRE 9 points ahead of Emmanouil Anastasios Vomvylas GRE and 17 points ahead of Stefanos Samaras GRE. Tied for third place is Erik Scheidt BRA in fourth, and Nathan Wehrle FRA, two points behind in fifth, will also be fighting for bronze. Leo Gosling SUI has improved to a respectable 16th place. Edward Hirsch SUI is 54th. The third Swiss sailor in the Gold Fleet, Yann Van De Vyver SUI, is in 60th place. ---- - In the girls' competition, Blanca Ferrando Babe ESP now has a 7-point lead in the top group over the trio of Derin Bartan TUR, Isabella Suazo PER, and Adele Ramm-Ericson SWE, who are separated by only 4 points in 2nd to 4th place. Leanne Turrin SUI has lost 6 places and is now 26th. ---- - The results and the daily report. Four more final races are scheduled for today and tomorrow, Saturday. ----- The event website.
Friday, July 25, 2025
Admiral's Cup 2025 - July 23 - Races 5-7 - Inshore
Yesterday, the last 3 inshore races were held at the Admiral's Cup. ----- The leaders in the interim standings after 7 races are, in AC Class 1, ‘Django WR 51’, the Wallyrocket51 owned by Giovanni Lombardi Stronati ITA, one point ahead of ‘Jolt 3’, the TP52 owned by Peter Harrison MON, tied with ‘Beau Geste’, the TP52 owned by Karl Kwok IVB, ..... and in AC Class 2, 'Callisto', the GP 42 B&C 3.30 (09) MOD owned by James Murray NZL, tied with ‘Beau Ideal’, a Botin 41 Custom owned by Karl Kwok IVB, and ‘Jolt’, a Carkeek 40 Mk2 GP MOD LH owned by Peter Harrison MON. ----- In the team standings, the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club increased its lead over the Yacht Club Monaco to 8 points. Newly, 23 points behind the leader is the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, already 14 points back. ----- The illustrated report on the last Inshore Race Day. ----- The Admiral's Cup continues next Saturday, July 26, with the Fastnet Race.
Friday, July 25, 2025
iQFoil Youth & Junior World Championships - Brest FRA - Start today
Today, Friday, the first races will be held at the iQFoil Youth & Junior World Championships 2025 in Brest, France, with race officials deciding between course, sprint, or marathon races depending on the weather. Articles 12 and 13 of the Notice of Race provide information about the iQFoils-specific race program until July 31, the end of the Medal Series. ----- Eight U19M, one U17W, and two U17M participants from Switzerland are on the entry list. ----- The event website.
International – Thursday, July 24, 2025
Thursday, July 24, 2025
2025 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships - July 23rd
The 2025 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships have been underway since last Monday at the Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club in Los Angeles, USA. The entry lists include 7 male and 2 female young sailors from Switzerland among the 140 boys and 100 girls. ---- - Greece leads the boys' competition after the conclusion of the qualification series. Konstantinos Portosalte GRE is clearly in first place, 6 points ahead of Emmanouil Anastasios Vomvylas GRE and 13 points ahead of Stefanos Samaras GRE. Leo Gosling SUI follows in 35th place, Edward Hirsch SUI is 56th. ---- - The situation is closer among the girls, where the top three are separated by only 4 points. Blanca Ferrando Babe ESP is in first place, 2 points ahead of Isabella Suazo PER and 4 points ahead of Derin Bartan TUR. Leanne Turrin SUI follows in 20th place. ---- - The [URL=jpvm.org/results/2025/ILCA_4_6_Youth_World_Championships/ILCA_4.html#summaryboys_ilca_4] results and the daily report. Six final races are scheduled between today and next Saturday. ----- The well-designed event website.
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Admiral's Cup 2025 - July 23 - Race 4 - Inshore
Yesterday, the Admiral's Cup Race 4 Inshore was held in light winds. ----- The leaders in the interim standings after 4 races are ‘Jolt 3’ in AC Class 1, Peter Harrison MON's TP52, tied on points with ‘Django WR 51’, Giovanni Lombardi Stronati ITA's Wallyrocket51, and ‘Callisto’ in AC Class 2, the GP 42 B&C 3.30 (09) MOD owned by James Murray NZL, one point ahead of ‘Beau Ideal’, a Botin 41 Custom owned by Karl Kwok IVB. ---- - In the team rankings, the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club now leads, one point ahead of the Yacht Club Monaco. The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in third place is already 14 points behind. ---- - The illustrated Race 4 daily report. ---- - Further inshore races (windward-leewards/round the cans) will be held until July 24, before the Fastnet Race starts on July 26.
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Yngling Worlds 2025 - 18-25 Juli 2025 - Oosterschelde NRD, Day 3
No races yesterday at the Yngling Worlds in Oosterschelde NED. ---- - After 5 races, Maja Siegenthaler/Patrick Morgenthaler/Michèle Guggisberg SUI/TYC are in the lead, one point ahead of Yska Minks/Wouter Toornstr/Barbara Huber NED and 6 points ahead of Joakim Skovly/Kjell Eirik Irgens Henager/Stian Soltvedt NOR. ---- - The [URL=wxw.manage2sail.com/nl-NL/event/8fa67dfa-c0dc-4c8d-b136-e9155f9e1d38#!/results?classId=10b9e1aa-c3da-45d1-848b -161437a2ff9b]results.[/URL
Thursday, July 24, 2025
iQFoil Youth & Junior World Championships - Brest FRA - July 24 - 31
Tomorrow, Friday, the first races will be held at the 2025 iQFoil Youth & Junior World Championships, with race officials deciding between course, sprint, or marathon races depending on the weather. Article 13 of the Notice of Race provides information about the iQFoils-specific race program until July 31, the end of the Medal Series. ----- Eight U19M, one U17W, and two U17M participants from Switzerland are on the entry list. ----- The event website.
International – Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Admiral's Cup 2025 - July 22 - Races 2 and 3 - Inshore
The Admiral's Cup 2025 continued yesterday inshore with Race 2 and Race 3. The leaders in the interim standings after 3 races are in AC Class 1 ‘Django WR 51’, the Wallyrocket51, owned by Giovanni Lombardi Stronati ITA, and in AC Class 2 ‘Callisto’, the GP 42 B&C 3.30 MOD, owned by James Murray NZL. ----- In the team rankings, the Yacht Club Monaco leads by one point ahead of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and eight points ahead of the tied Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. ----- The illustrated daily report of July 22. ----- Further inshore races (windward-leewards/round the cans) will be held until July 24, before the Fastnet Race starts on July 26.
International – Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Admiral's Cup 2025 - July 17 to August 1 - Race 1 - Channel Race
The Admiral's Cup was one of the most prestigious sailing competitions for ocean-going yachts, running biannually from 1957 to 2003, and was considered the unofficial world championship in offshore racing. Since last Sunday, the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) has been organizing the revival of this traditional regatta to mark its 100th anniversary. ----- The first event was the Channel Race, a race lasting approximately 24 hours on a circuit around the island of Cowes. Line honors in AC Class 1 went to Niklas Zennstrom's Carkeek 52 ‘Rán’ (SWE/KSSS), and in AC Class 2 to James Murray's B&C 42 ‘Callisto’ (NZL/RNZYS). ----- An exemplary structured results page provides information on the overall IRC results, broken down into individual categories and classes, and contains details about the yachts and team members. Full Race Tracker replays and jury decisions are also available here.----- The IRC overall winner is James Murray NZL on the GP 42 B&C ‘Callisto’. In Admiral's Cup 1, ‘Django WR 51’, the Wallyrocket51 owned by Giovanni Lombardi Stronati ITA, is in first place. James Murray's ‘Callisto’ is also in the lead in Admiral's Cup 2. ----- The report. ---- - The inshore races (windward-leewards/round the cans) are currently underway and are scheduled to continue until July 24, before the Fastnet Race starts on July 26.
International – Monday, July 21, 2025
Monday, July 21, 2025
F50-SailGP - Great Britain Sail Grand Prix, Portsmouth GBR, Final with SUI in third
Team Switzerland on the SailGP podium for the first time! ---- Sébastien Schneider SNG and his team finished the GBR Sail GP in an excellent third place behind Emirates GBR and the winner New Zealand. And there could have been even more! The Swiss got off to a promising start, neck and neck with Emirates GBR on the way to the first windward mark, secured the inside lane, rounded first, and remained in contention for the lead until the fifth leg, while eventual winner New Zealand lagged behind them. However, towards the end of the race, technical problems arose on board Schneiter's F50, which ultimately led to their retirement. See Final Replay from 1:08:00. ---- - After the seven fleet races, Dylan Fletcher GBR's Team Great Britain was in first place, one point ahead of Peter Burling NZL's Team New Zealand and 5 points ahead of Team Switzerland, which meant that Sébastien Schneiter qualified for the final race for the first time. ----- All news, the results with fleet details, and the Day 2 Replay.. ----- The Tour website..
Monday, July 21, 2025
Olympic Classes - Long Beach Olympic Classes Regatta 2025 - Final Day
All five classes were able to sail the planned 18 and 15 races, respectively, at the 2025 Long Beach Olympic Classes Regatta, in mostly perfect conditions. ----- In the 49ers, Nevin Snow/Ian MacDiarmid USA won with a 5-point lead over Keanu Prettner/Jakob Flachberger AUT. ---- Vilma Bobeck/Ebba Berntsson SWE remained in first place in the 49ersFX with a 9-point lead over favorites Paris Henken/Helena Scutt USA. ---- In the iQ-Foil Men Windsurfers, the Chinese took the first six of seven places, with Kun Bi CHN ahead of Jingye Huang CHN in first place. ----- The results are almost identical in the iQ-Foil Women Windsurfers, with Wenqi Li CHN winning ahead of Zheng Yan CHN, but the rankings of the six Chinese women were interrupted by Bryn Muller USA in fourth place. ---- Ten bullets and a second and a third place as discard results prove the dominance of John Gimson/Anna Burnet GBR in the Nacra-17 Mixed ranking. Never worse than third, Laura Farese/Matthäus Zöchling AUT follow 10 points behind in second place. ---- No Swiss participants in these classes. --- - All results, the video clip collection (scroll down), and the event website, not updated today, as usual.
Monday, July 21, 2025
WMRT - Internationaux France Match Race 2025, Final rankings
Aurélien Pierroz, FRA, and his team are the Final winners of the 2025 Internationaux de France de Matchracing against Pauline Courtois, FRA, and her team (with Laurane Mettraux SUI) with a score of 2-0. Mathieu Durand, FRA, wins the Petit Final against Tom Foucher, FRA, with a score of 2-1. ----- The results. ---- Eric Monnin's SUI ‘Capvis Team’ and other top teams from the Annual Leaderboard were not racing. ---- The event website.
Monday, July 21, 2025
J/70 Cup 2025 – Riva del Garda - Final Results
With 50 boats from 21 nations, the third act of the J/70 Cup 2025 was an international highlight. Yesterday, the last two of a total of eight races took place in lighter, more irregular winds than on the previous days. ---- Mauro Roversi's (ITA) ‘J-Curve’ won the regatta thanks to consistent performances and defended her lead on the third day with 4th and 9th place finishes. Vasco Serpa's Portuguese ‘Solyd Sailing Team / SailCascais’ won both races yesterday and finished second overall. 'G.Spot' by Matteo Marenghi Vaselli (MON) secured third place after a redress following a collision the previous day. The top five were completed by ‘Rowdy’ (USA) and ‘Jelvis’ (GBR). ----- In the Corinthian classification, Gianfranco Noè's (ITA) ‘White Hawk’ won by 5 points ahead of ‘Euro-Voiles’ (FRA). Bronze went to ‘Calypso’ (GBR) with helmsman Ali Hall. Seven Swiss teams feature in this classification too. Nick Zeltner / Silvan Zuppiger RCO were the best-ranked Swiss sailors, coming in at an excellent 5th place! ----- On the opening Garmin Day, virtually all teams, including the Swiss, sailed four races with Richard Witzel's USA team in first place. ----- The results for the f
Final, Corinthian Final, and Garmin Day (select orange or blue links), as well as photos Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3.
Final, Corinthian Final, and Garmin Day (select orange or blue links), as well as photos Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3.
