Sailor Updates – it – SSL Team ITA

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

2025 Melges 24 European Sailing Series – overall

25 May 2025, Riva del Garda, Italy – The final day of a thrilling regatta in Riva del Garda delivered everything the Melges 24 class is known for: tight racing, shifting...

Date26.05.2025

COMPETITIVE START TO THE 2025 470 OPEN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP IN SPLIT

The 2025 470 Open European Championship opened yesterday in Split, Croatia, with three races completed on the first day of competition. Hosted by J.K. Mornar, in collaboration with the International...

Date13.05.2025

56th Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères – recap

The final day of the 56th edition of French Olympic Week (Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères – Toulon Provence Méditerranée) saw Italy join China at the top of the medal...

Date26.04.2025

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

SSL sailor Matteo Auguadro passes away

The entire SSL family is in mourning with the passing of Matteo Auguadro. According to the Italian press, Matteo, along with four others, was climbing a mountain using crampons on...

Date13.01.2025

DUTCH DOMINATE AT EUROPEAN NACRA 17 CHAMPIONSHIPS

On Monday marked the conclusion of the European Nacra 17 Championships at the Sferracavallo Sailing Club in Palermo (Circolo Velico Sferracavallo), where Dutch sailors Willemijn Offerman and Scipio Houtman claimed...

Date15.11.2024

World Sailing Awards Announced!

On Tuesday, November 5, in Singapore, the best sailors of 2024 were honored across several categories. The main Rolex World Sailing Award went to Olympic gold medalist Marit Bouwmeester, the...

Date09.11.2024

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

Emirates Team New Zealand has won the America’s Cup for the third time in a row!

Emirates Team New Zealand has claimed victory in the legendary America’s Cup regatta for the fifth time. On Saturday, October 19th, the New Zealanders concluded the competition in Barcelona in...

Date27.10.2024

SSL sailors nominated for World Sailing 2024 awards!

World Sailing announced the finalists for the year’s male and female Rolex World Sailor of the Year, male and female Young World Sailor of the Year, 11th Hour Racing Sustainability...

Date25.10.2024

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

The Italians dominated the World Championships in the RS 21 class

The RS21 World Championships finished on Sunday in Costa Brava, Spain. Forty crews, with 164 sailors from 10 countries, competed across three categories: Open, Corinthian, and U23. Italian teams excelled,...

Date01.10.2024

Quantum Racing powered by American Magic win 2024 52 SUPER SERIES title in Valencia

The 2024 52 SUPER SERIES championship went to the wire once again. After 41 races at five different regattas, contested between April and September, including two at Newport RI in...

Date30.09.2024

SSL Team Finland Captain becomes first Finnish sailor to win the Star Gold Cup.

The 2024 Finn Gold Cup in Aarhus was a significant event for the Finn class, where SSL Team Finland’s Captain Oskari Muhonen triumphed, securing his first-ever Finn Gold Cup title....

Date09.09.2024

Gold for Italy’s Ruggero Tita & Catherina Banti

The final day of the Nacra 17 event at the Paris 2024 Olympics took place earlier today in extremely light winds, one day later than scheduled due to lack of...

Date27.08.2024

And your 2024 Youth World Champions are…

A great week of sailing was wrapped up with Italy celebrating retaining their Nations Trophy at the 2024 Youth Sailing World Championships with six titles, culminating in a grand closing...

Date20.07.2024

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

McMahon shows her class at U21 ILCA Worlds 2024

The championship began with 276 sailors from 41 countries in Viana do Castelo, Portugal. The first day experienced challenging weather, with light and shifty winds causing delays and leading to...

Date09.07.2024

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 shuffles leaderboard at Europeans

Day three of the 49er and 49erFX Europeans was a light wind day which saw big changes to the leaderboard in the FX fleet. Two of the top three going...

Date10.05.2024

British back on top at Europeans

The 49er and 49erFX European Championships, along with the Nacra 17 World Championship, have kicked off in La Grande Motte in the South of France. This marks the final major...

Date08.05.2024

World Sailing ENP sailors show their class

The World Sailing Emerging Nations Program (ENP) aims to close the performance gap between countries competing at the international level, as well as helping to increase the number of nations...

Date26.04.2024

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

Reshuffle of the podiums at Day 4 of SOF

After four races in the 49er FX fleet this afternoon, the Polish sailors top the leaderboard with Aleksandra Melzacka and Sandra Jankowiak in first place, followed by Gabriela Czapska and...

Date24.04.2024

Exciting start to the “Last Chance Regatta”

In the final lead up to The Olympic Games we move our focus to the 55th edition of the French Olympic Week hosted in Hyères, with 90 nations competing. There...

Date21.04.2024

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

Day 1 of 49er and FX Worlds starts with a BANG!

The 2024 49er and 49erFX World Championships officially kicked off in the beautiful and windy Lanzarote, Canary islands yesterday. There are 126 teams from 36 nations in Lanzarote to fight...

Date06.03.2024

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

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

SSL Nations Ranking: All change again! The Netherlands go top

There has been another seismic shift in the SSL Nations Ranking, with The Netherlands, who weren’t even in the top five of the August rankings, rocketing to the top. SSL...

Date08.09.2023

Paris 2024 Olympic qualification – who’s in so far?

Sailing has 330 athletes (165 male and 165 female) competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics, and the competition to qualify for the Games is fierce. The first qualification event was...

Date31.08.2023

All change in the SSL Global Skipper Ranking – Bart goes top!

With the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships in The Hague being an SSL 2500 event, it was bound to shake up the SSL Ranking, and sure enough there have been some...

Date23.08.2023

Winners crowned at 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships

The 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships (SSL 2500), took place at The Hague in the Netherlands between the 10th and 20th August. The massive event delivered, offering sailors a range of conditions,...

Date22.08.2023

2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships mid-regatta update

We’re at the halfway point of the massive 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships (SSL 2500), taking place at The Hague in the Netherlands. All the Olympic classes are competing, and...

Date16.08.2023

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

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

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

Who can catch Tonci?

The latest SSL Rankings are out and recently-crowned ILCA 7 European Champion Tonci Stipanovic has extended his lead at the top. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medallist, who also finished second in...

Date22.03.2023

ITALIAN DUO SWEEP 2022 ROLEX WORLD SAILOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti are on an extraordinary run in the Nacra 17 class. Gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Gold at the European Championship in Aarhus, Denmark,...

Date27.10.2022

ITALIAN MASTER STARS

Italy’s Diego Negri and Sergio Lambertenghi have won the 100th Anniversary Star World Championship, held in Marblehead, USA, with a superbly consistent regatta in a range of conditions. While they didn’t...

Date18.09.2022

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

ILCA7’S KONTIDES REACHES TOP 28 AND STAR’S NEGRI GOES +12

Pavlos Kontides | Sailing Energy for SOF 2022 Biggest jump in SSL World Ranking top 50 is from Diego Negri, former SSL n°1. The...

Date03.05.2022

TITA ENTERS SSL WORLD TOP 10, VAN AANHOLT AND DOUGLAS CLIMB THEIR WAY UP

Trofeo Princesa Sofia, World Series 1, delivered up to 1000 points in SSL Rankings. Starting from Olympic Champion Ruggero Tita. Ranked 6th (+3), the Italian Nacra17’s helmsman enters SSL Top 10 Global Ranking for the first time,...

Date12.04.2022

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