The British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced Mark England OBE as Chef de Mission for Team GB for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Olympic Classes
Mallorca Sailing Centre Training Regatta – Final Results
Focus will now shift to the full-on Trofeo Princesa Sofia from 1 to 9 April, the first scoring event for the 2022 Hempel World Cup Series with an entry of 700 boats expected.
IOC release solidarity funds to Ukraine
It is good to hear that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that it will be releasing an initial $200,000 (£150,000) to support the Ukrainian Olympic community impacted by the war
Princess Sofía Regatta excludes Russian and Belarusian entries
Following the recommendation of the IOC and the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation (RFEV) Russian and Belarusian sailors have been excluded from the 51 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca Regatta.
Nacra 17 to feature new safer rudder blades at Palma 2022
Following the Tokyo Olympics, an updated elevator and an adjustable rudder rake system were approved by class membership for use after the 2021 World Championships championships
Podium places for GBR 470 and Radial crews at Portugal Grand Prix
The British Sailing Team is split between Lanzarote and Portugal for their pre season training.
Lanzarote Olympic Classes Regatta – Medal Race day
Medal race day at the Lanzarote International Regatta and overall winners were . . . 49er – Diego Botin and Florian Trittel ESP . . . ILCA 7 – Hermann Tomasgaard NOR . . . 49erFX – Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze BRA
Lanzarote Olympic Regatta – Spain’s Botin and Trittel take 49er lead
The 49er fleet were back in action on day 3 of the Lanzarote International Regatta with 24 of the teams now competing and a new leader as they go into the final day, Saturday
Lanzarote Olympic Regatta – Grael and Kunze take lead in 49erFX
Day 2 for the two 49er fleets and the Laser ILCA 7 at the Lanzarote International Regatta. Some racing was completed for the 49erfX and the Laser ILCA 7, but none for the men’s 49er fleet
Lanzarote Olympic Regatta – Mike Beckett leads ILCA 7 on first day
Very different conditions for the second half of the Lanzarote International Regatta which got underway Wednesday with racing for the two 49er fleets and the Laser ILCA 7
All Change for British Sailing Team Olympic Stars
Two of Team GB’s Olympic champion sailors, Dylan Fletcher and Eilidh McIntyre, have revealed the teammates they will pair up with for a shot at a second gold medal.
Lanzarote Olympic Regatta – iQFoiler Finals go to Spain and Netherlands
With North easterly offshore wind Tuesday, two races could be completed, to give the six required to progress to the IQFOiL Class medal races.
