Sailor Updates – pt – SUTIÃ SSL GOLD CUP

Bacardi Cup legends Mateusz Kusznierewicz/Bruno Prada sail to a sixth straight victory

March 8, 2025 – Miami, Fl. USA – On a day where every gust mattered and every tack counted, Biscayne Bay transformed the light-air finale into a masterclass of precision and teamwork. With the...

Date09.03.2025

Mateusz Kusznierewicz/Bruno Prada remain the team to beat – Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta 2025 – Day 3

Day 3 at the 98th Bacardi Cup delivered another stunning show, with a consistent 15-20 knots southerly breeze across Biscayne Bay. Spotting a crucial wind-shift two minutes before the start,...

Date06.03.2025

PAUL CAYARD AND PEDRO TROUCHE CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF THE 2024 STAR SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Three days of excellent conditions and impeccable organization by Club Náutico Olivos made for an unforgettable championship in Buenos Aires The 2024 Star South American Championship wrapped up in spectacular...

Date26.11.2024

Strong winds, sunshine, and tight competition define an exceptional opening day in Argentina

The 2024 South American Championship is set to kick off in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from November 20 to 23, bringing together 31 teams from around the world. The opening day delivered...

Date22.11.2024

The 2024 ILCA Master European Champions crowned

The 2024 ILCA Master European Championships finished in Vilamoura, Portugal, after five days of competition. Days began with a long postponement on shore due to a lack of wind. It was surprising...

Date18.10.2024

Star World Championships Recap

Date14.09.2024

Star World Championship – Repost: Star Class Press Release

2024 STAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, FICKLE WIND HARD TO READ FOR THE 64 BOAT FLEET Will Stout and Danny Cayard (USA) were the best at interpreting the shifts on the racecourse...

Date11.09.2024

Medal Races Loading at SOF

Day 5 of the Last Chance Regatta witnessed sisters Katerina and Barbora Svikova claiming first and second place in the three-rider final of the women’s windsurfing competition. Katerina led the...

Date25.04.2024

Hornos and Bueno win Star Western Hemisphere Championship

33 teams representing 7 nations gathered at Biscayne Bay Yacht Club in Miami, Florida for the Star Western Hemisphere Championship. The event came to a thrilling conclusion on Sunday when...

Date16.04.2024

Bacardi Cup Wrap Up

The 97th Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Invitational Regatta brought together over 200 teams, setting a new record for the event. More than 600 sailors from 25 nations, spanning North and...

Date10.03.2024

Germans have banger day at Worlds

The 14-16 knot stable onshore breeze made for a more predictable race course. The German team of Simon Diesch and Anna Markfort took full advantage of the heavier breeze and...

Date01.03.2024

All-Star cast for record 118-boat Brazilian Snipe Nationals

Rio de Janeiro hosted the Snipe Brazilian Championship between January 20th and 27th with a stellar field of world class sailors. Two-time Snipe World Champions and Pan American Games Gold Medalists Bruno...

Date31.01.2024

Sailing intensifies heading into the Medal Race of the ILCA 7 Worlds 2024

Racing intensifies as the Medal race approaches. Day 5 of the ILCA worlds left SSL sailor Matt Wearn (AUS) in first place going into the final day tomorrow. The regatta...

Date30.01.2024

Final medal races held at Paris 2024 Olympic Test Event

The final Medal Races of the Paris 2024 Olympic Test Event took place on Sunday in Marseille. In the Nacra 17 Mixed Multihull class Gianluigi Ugolini (SSL Skipper Rank #22) and Maria Giubilei (SSL...

Date17.07.2023

At the top of their game

Danish sailor Anne-Marie Rindom and Brazilian sailor Martine Soffiatti Grael are two of the greatest sailors in the world at the moment and vying for the top spot in the SSL Global Skipper Ranking...

Date11.05.2023

A regatta of two halves in Hyères

The 54th Semaine Olympique Française – Toulon Provence Méditerranée is one of the most important regattas in the build-up to the Paris 2024 Olympics and saw a vast turnout across...

Date01.05.2023

Fourth Bacardi Cup win for Mateusz Kusznierewicz and Bruno Prada

Winning can become a habit, even when the odds are stacked against you. This was certainly true for SL Team Poland Captain Mateusz Kusznierewicz and SSL Team Brazil Manager Bruno...

Date12.03.2023

SSL sailors battle it out as the Bacardi Cup gets underway

The Bacardi Cup has always been one of the marquee events of the Star class, and this year is no exception, with 73 teams battling it out on Biscayne Bay...

Date07.03.2023

“The Bowman” makes the Top 20

Martina Orsini’s photo of bowman Alfredo Rovere of SSL Team Brazil has made the final 20 in the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image competition, which seeks to recognise the very best...

Date16.11.2022

STARS AND SSL STRIPES

It’s a huge year for the venerable International Star Class, with the 100th Anniversary Star World Championship currently taking place at Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead, USA. An incredible fleet of...

Date15.09.2022

DOUBLE DUTCH DELIGHT IN NOVA SCOTIA

49er and 49erFX Worlds wins for Team Netherlands SSL Gold Cup sailors There were huge celebrations for the Dutch in Nova Scotia, Canada at the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17...

Date05.09.2022

BRAZILIAN MARTINE GRAEL BACK ON THE TOP OF SSL WOMEN RANKING

By winning her first European 49erFX title this week-end in Aarhus (Denmark), Brazilian double Olympic champion Martine Grael won back SSL Women World n°1 spot from Anne-Marie Rindom, who was reigning for the last 6...

Date12.07.2022

TROFEO PRINCESA SOFÍA – DAY 5: IT’S ALL DOWN TO MEDAL RACE NOW

If some leaders are comfortable with their lead on Day 5 of World Cup Series 1 at Trofeo Princesa Sofía (SSL 1000), it’s now all down to tomorrow’s Medal Race, where only the top...

Date08.04.2022

TROFEO PRINCESA SOFÍA – DAY 3: BERNAZ CLIMBS BACK IN ILCA7

Another breezy and cold day in Palma for the World Cup Series 1 at Trofeo Princesa Sofía (SSL 1000). In ILCA7 (Men Laser), French Jean-Baptist Bernaz (12 pts) made the strongest come back, leading the fleet in...

Date06.04.2022

TROFEO PRINCESA SOFÍA – DAY 2: ITALIANS LEADING IN 470 AND NACRA17

All series raced today for Day 2 of World Cup Series 1 at Trofeo Princesa Sofía in Palma. Here’s today’s wrap-up. In ILCA7 (Men Laser), British Michael Beckett (4 pts) takes the lead finishing 1&2 in today’s races....

Date05.04.2022

TROFEO PRINCESA SOFIA: WHO TO WATCH?

All the top sailors will be racing in Palma (Spain) at Trofeo Princesa Sofia, which kicks off on April 4th till the 9th. All Olympic classes, including ILCA6 (Women Laser), ILCA7 (Men...

Date01.04.2022

SSL TEAM POLAND CAPTAIN KUSZNIEREWICZ WINS THIRD CONSECUTIVE BACARDI CUP

SSL Team Poland Captain and Olympic hero Mateusz Kusznierewicz (SSL World Skipper n°39) and Brazil Bruno Prada (SSL World Crew n°46) won an historical third consecutive Star Class title at Bacardi Cup (March 6-12). They...

Date14.03.2022

ON THE ROAD TO PRINCESS SOFIA TROPHY

Most of Olympic Series sailors were at Mallorca Sailing Center Regatta (March 10-13) for a Test event in preparation to major Princess Sofia Trophy (April 2-9). Will it ever stop for Martine Grael (SSL Women...

Date14.03.2022

FRESH VICTORY FOR MARTINE GRAEL AND SMOOTH COME-BACKS FOR EMMA PLASSCHAERT AND JB BERNAZ

What a start for the 2022 season! Winter is not yet finished in Northern Hemisphere but two regattas kicked off the Sailing season with great spirit at 4th Portugal Grand Prix (Vilamoura, Portugal)...

Date25.02.2022

RINDOM READY TO CLAIM BACK SSL WOMEN WORLD CROWN

Just one week after losing n°1 SSL Women World Ranking to Martine Grael, Danish Anne-Marie Rindom can already claim it back next week. ILCA Laser Radial Women’s World Championship starts in...

Date02.12.2021

BRAZIL GRAEL CLINCHES WOMEN WORLD RANKING #1 FOR THE FIRST TIME

After her 3rd place in 49erFX World Championship in Mussanah (Oman), Brazilian Martine Soffiatti Grael reaches SSL Women Skipper Ranking n°1 spot for the first time. ILCA 6 (Laser...

Date23.11.2021

GRAEL AND KUNZE BRONZE AT THE 49ERFX WORLDS

The Brazilian double Gold Champions are bronze medalists at the 49erFX World Championship in Mussanah, Oman. Martine Grael (RK/S3) and Kahena Kunze (RK/C2) finished third after 15 consistent races and...

Date21.11.2021

TOKYO 2020 NEWSFLASH: BRAZIL WINS GOLD IN 49ERFX WOMEN, GERMANY SILVER, NETHERLANDS BRONZE

Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze (BRA) have won gold in the 49erFX Women with Tina Lutz and Susann Beucke (GER) taking silver and Annemiek Bekkering and Annette Duetz (NED) bronze....

Date03.08.2021