Sailor Updates – fr – SSL Team FRA

2025 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 European Championships at Thessaloniki, Greece starts today!

A new chapter begins for the fast doublehanded classes. The Champions from Paris 2024 have mostly either retired or are taking breaks for various reasons, leaving the start of the...

Date03.06.2025

ILCA 6 Women’s and ILCA 7 Men’s World Championships 2025 at Qingdao – recap

Today marks the final day of the 2025 ILCA World Championships. While the champions have yet to be crowned, Qingdao’s signature northern wind has already unfurled the curtain on the...

Date18.05.2025

Semaine Olympique Française Preview: See you in Hyères

A few days to go until the 56th edition of the Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères – Toulon Provence Méditerranée (France’s famous Olympic sailing week) the intense level of competition...

Date18.04.2025

Valerian Lebrun is the 2025 Finn European Champion

Valerian Lebrun, from France, has won the 2025 Open Finn European Championship in Naples, Italy, after two final races on Saturday, in a drama packed day that nearly cost him...

Date14.04.2025

Valerian Lebrun takes early lead at Europeans in Naples

Valerian Lebrun, from France, has extended his lead at the 2025 Open Finn Europeans in Naples, Italy, to nine points. Estonia’s Deniss Karpak is up to second with Italy’s Arkadii...

Date10.04.2025

54th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca by FERGUS – Overall

The showcase curtain-raiser to the new Los Angeles 2028 Olympic cycle, Mallorca’s famous 54 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by FERGUS Hotels started in perfect sunshine and seabreezes last Monday and...

Date05.04.2025

11th RORC Transatlantic Race launches the RORC centenary year

The 11th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race begins on Sunday January 12th, 2025. An impressive, highly diverse fleet will depart Calero Marinas Marina Lanzarote to tackle the 3,000-mile oceanic...

Date12.01.2025

Finn Open Europeans – Alessandro Marega seals it in Cannes

Italy’s Alessandro Marega has won the Finn European Championship in Cannes after the final day brought even more drama and turnarounds. Valerian Lebrun, from France, ended up second, and also...

Date30.10.2024

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

A Strong Start and a Golden Finish: NED Duo Conclude the Games with Gold

The 49erFX Olympic event was exceptionally long. Due to a lack of wind, the races were postponed until late evening. To further that point, the medal race was postponed to...

Date22.08.2024

Bring on Youth Worlds!

The 2024 Youth Sailing World Championships started on July 14 at the picturesque Riva del Garda, Italy. The up-and-coming sailing talents from across the globe, competing across 11 sailing classes...

Date17.07.2024

Kiel Week Recap

Part 1 Highlights: The first part of Kiel Week 2024, kicked off with thrilling races and challenging weather conditions. Jean-Baptiste Bernaz from France emerged as the standout performer by clinching...

Date30.06.2024

Kiel Week has started off with a bang!

Kiel Week commenced with exhilarating races, particularly in the ILCA 7 class where French sailor Jean-Baptiste Bernaz demonstrated his dominance. With near-perfect performance across races, Baptiste consistently finished at the...

Date25.06.2024

Hay takes the Title

Laurent Hay has emerged victorious at the 2024 Finn Masters Worlds, which concluded on June 15th. The French sailor’s triumph in this prestigious event, held in the picturesque waters off...

Date16.06.2024

Fourth World Title for Italians

49er and 49erFX European Championships as well as the Nacra 17 World Championships in La Grande Motte, France concluded on Sunday. Isaura Maenhaut and Anouk Geurts (BEL) did not quite...

Date14.05.2024

Light wind 470 European Championship in Cannes

Spain’s Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman wrapped up a comprehensive win in the 470 European Championship, held at the idyllic location of Cannes in the French Riviera. Spain’s Jordi Xammar...

Date13.05.2024

Light wind conclusion to 53rd Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Iberostar

Very light winds curtailed the final day of racing in Palma and the 49erFX, iQFOiL Men and Women and the 470 Mixed events had their medal race cancelled and their...

Date08.04.2024

Two classes decided at Trofeo Princesa Sofía

Going into the final day of the Trofeo Princesa Sofía, medals and qualification is on the line. Three sailors are already assured of Palma gold though, with Great Britain’s Micky...

Date06.04.2024

Introducing the 2024 49er and 49er FX World Champions

The French duo of Erwan Fischer and Clement Pequin make history as the first French team to win a 49er World Championship title. They won the top spot on the...

Date11.03.2024

Looking forward to the Medal Races.

Day 5 of the 49er and 49erFX World Championships was the windiest and waviest day so far in Lanzarote. It was an extremely physically demanding day with the breeze gusting...

Date10.03.2024

French Dominate Day 2 at Worlds

The French teams in both fleets in the 49er had a stellar day of racing on the water. In the Yellow Group, Julien D’Ortoli and Noe Delpech moved into fifth...

Date07.03.2024

Qualification races done and Gold Fleet chosen

There were 3 light wind races on day one of the 470 World Championships. The wind averaged 6 to 9 knots from the North West. Defending World Champions Keiju Okada and...

Date28.02.2024

470 Worlds – More than an Olympic Selection

All measurements were finalised today which was followed by the practice race. Tomorrow is scheduled to start the first race of the Championships at midday. After three days of Qualifying...

Date26.02.2024

All change! Italy topple Great Britain from SSL Nations Ranking summit

It’s finally happened! After sitting pretty at the top of the SSL Nations Ranking, Great Britain have been knocked from their perch. There have been some big moves over the...

Date09.08.2023

Big moves in the SSL Global Skipper Ranking

It’s been a week full of movement on the SSL Global Skipper Ranking, with a host of Olympic class stars moving up the charts. SSL Ranking Update Near the top,...

Date21.07.2023

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

Sailors to watch following the Paris 2024 Test Event

The Paris 2024 Olympic Test Event isn’t just a dress rehearsal for the organisers, it’s a valuable benchmark for the sailors to see how they are performing against some of...

Date16.07.2023

SSL Nations Ranking: USA back up to 2nd

The USA’s fall off the podium in the SSL Nations Ranking didn’t last long. Having dropped to 4th in June, they’re back up to 2nd in July, and have opened up a...

Date06.07.2023

Lack of wind at the International Moth Worlds

It wasn’t supposed to go like this. After being initially postponed in 2020 for obvious reasons, the 2023 Wetsuit Outlet and Zhik International Moth World Championship at the Weymouth and...

Date21.06.2023

SSL Nations Ranking: The Netherlands and France move into the Top 3

It’s all change again! The big winners in the June 2023 SSL Nations Ranking is The Netherlands, who have moved up 4 places to #2, and France who have moved...

Date09.06.2023

470 European title goes down to the wire

SSL Team Sweden’s Lovisa Karlsson, crewing for Anton Dahlberg, defended their 470 European Championship title in San Remo, Italy by a single point from Germany’s Simon Diesch and Anna Markfort. The final day Medal Race...

Date22.05.2023

Allez les Bleus!

The March SSL Nations Ranking is out, and the big winners are the French, rising up four places up to second. SSL Nations Ranking – March 2023 Top 3 Their...

Date09.03.2023

Bernaz crowned FFV Sailor of the Year 2022

The SSL Gold Cup team pass on huge congratulations to SSL Team France member Jean-Baptiste Bernaz who was crowned Sailor of the Year 2022 by the Fédération Française de Voile...

Date05.12.2022

SSL RANKINGS: 470 WORLDS PODIUM SAILORS RISE

The latest SSL Rankings are out and there are some big movers on the leaderboards. The 470 World Championship was the major event last week and, as we predicted in...

Date03.11.2022

NEW BEGINNINGS AT THE 470 WORLDS

With the 470 changing from separate Men’s and Women’s fleets to a single Mixed discipline at the Olympics, it’s been a time of great change in the class. Some of...

Date31.10.2022

JB BERNAZ CROWNED NEW ILCA7 WORLD CHAMPION

France’s Jean-Baptiste Bernaz wins ILCA7 World Champion title at the Vallarta Yacht Club in Riviera Nayari (Mexico). « JB », who is also SSL Team France’s helms, finishes in front of two-time World Champion (2017 & 2018) and fresh winner of SOF Cypriot Pavlos...

Date29.05.2022

TROFEO PRINCESA SOFÍA – FINAL DAY: TITA/ BANTI DOMINATE NACRA17, SARAH DOUGLAS QUEEN OF ILCA6

For this last day of World Series 1 at Trofeo Princesa Sofia in Palma, Ruggero Tita/ Caterina Banti (16 pts) majestically claimed the Nacra17 title and Medal Race. The Italian won 9 races out of 13. Their worst...

Date09.04.2022

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 SOFÍA – DAY 1: KONTIDES LEADS ILCA7, ITALY AND SPAIN HEAD-TO-HEAD IN 470

Day 1 of the World Cup Series 1 in Mallorca at Trofeo Princesa Sofia and Pavlos Kontides (2 pts) leads ILCA7 (Men Laser) after two races. The Cypriot sailor is closely followed by British Michael Beckett (3 pts) and Germany’s Philipp Buhl (3pts). Not...

Date04.04.2022

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

JEAN-BAPTISTE BERNAZ: “IT IS LIKE LEARNING SAILING THE LASER AGAIN!”

Just one week to go to Trofeo Princess Sofia, France’s ILCA7 Men Laser specialist Jean-Baptiste Bernaz has already Olympics Paris 2024 in his scope. « After finishing 6th at Tokyo 2020, I did not know where I stood, » confesses SSL France n°2 to StarSailors.com. « I...

Date28.03.2022