Photos by Helen Galli Photography Kemah, Texas, USA – Two races were sailed today in each fleet at the 2022 ILCA 6 Women’s & Men’s World Championships, which completed all 12 races of the championship. Denmark’s Tokyo Olympic gold medallist and Rio Olympic bronze medallist, Anne-Marie Rindom, was named world champion in the women’s fleet. American Peter Barnard […]
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Photos by Helen Galli Photography Kemah, Texas, USA – Three races were completed today in the women’s fleet and two races were completed in the men’s fleet at the 2022 ILCA 6 Women’s & Men’s World Championships. With challenging conditions, every day at this event has brought a new leader, and today was no exception. A familiar name
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Photos by Helen Galli Photography Kemah, Texas, USA – Three races were completed today in the final series at the 2022 ILCA 6 Women’s & Men’s World Championships. With such tight competition, there is yet again a new leader of this event – Belgium’s Tokyo Olympian Emma Plasschaert. The sailors set out onto Galveston Bay on time for
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Photos by Helen Galli Photography Kemah, Texas, USA – One race was completed today at the 2022 ILCA 6 Women’s & Men’s World Championships, and three-time Olympic medallist Marit Bouwmeester of the Netherlands is now leading the event. The morning brought glassy water and light wind, so the AP flag was hoisted around 11:00 in about 3–6 knots.
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Shoreacres, TX, USA – Three races were completed yesterday on the final day of the 2022 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship, due to the lack of racing on Day 5, and Eve McMahon of Ireland and Italy’s Mattia Cesana claimed the ILCA 6 Youth World Champion titles. The wind was lighter than previous days, starting the day
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Shoreacres, TX, USA – No races were completed yesterday at the 2022 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship due to storm cells moving through all day and the sea breeze never developing. By 16:20 the AP over A flag was hoisted and the day of waiting was concluded. Three races were scheduled for the final day of the
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Shoreacres, TX, USA – Two races were completed on the fourth day of the 2022 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship. It was another day of consistent weather, with a midday sea breeze building for the afternoon. About 14–16 knots filled in for the first set of races, and again there were some general recalls under the U flag
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Shoreacres, TX, USA – Two more races were completed on the third day of the 2022 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship. With clear skies and a building sea breeze on Galveston Bay, the 200 boats launched and started on time for the first warning signal at 1400. In a strong thermal breeze of 15 knots, there
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Shoreacres, TX, USA – The 2022 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship kicked off racing on Monday, July 25 under clear skies with a warm breeze. The sailors were divided into four fleets – one division for the 50 women sailors, and three divisions for the 156 men competing. The racing began at 1400 in about 8
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Shoreacres, TX, USA – More than 200 competitors from 35 countries have arrived to compete in the 2022 ILCA 6 Youth Worlds, hosted by Houston Yacht Club. Registration and equipment inspection began Saturday, although many had already been practicing during the preceding week to become familiar with the facility, the racing area, and the wind patterns. They
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