BRA 86 (Hartmann, Sidou and Silva) World Champions

In his home waters, Cicero, Frederico and Regis didn’t have to sail the last race of the event. The last course was a 3-lap racecourse with a stronger minuano that veered to the east. Steady 20 knots with gusts reaching 28, not all boats started, and few also didn’t finish, the downwind gusts at some point required the backstay to be cleated in two cleats to avoid slipping. BRA 78 (Nelson Ilha, Manfredo Floricke and Leonardo Mayrhofer) leading the race from the start only suffered the at ...  read more

Yesterday was strong, but today stronger

An incredible day, with fantastic sailing, steady strong winds with lots of discussions about the intensity, but the general agreement was around 18 to 28 knots with strong gusts throughout the first and second race. The famous minuano, a condition well known by the local sailors, who ended to crown the team Don’t Let me down BRA 86 sailed by Cicero Hartmann, Frederico Sidou and Regis Silva. Today the champion team managed to come from behind from both races and finish second at both races  ...  read more

Wind from another direction, puffy and sometimes strong, but at least the sun gave a break

Two more races at the 2025 Soling World Championship were held at the Veleiros do Sul in the city of Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. This time IRO Odecio Adam with a really scary forecast was cautious and set two races using course number 2. The two laps were shorter than 1 hour racing for the 4 prior races, but the intentions were to get the races in and send sailors back to the harbor before the super heavy winds entered the Guaiba river area. The first races started with 15 to 17 knots of wind  ...  read more

A light and hot day, experience and local knowledge a must!

Excellent conditions for the second day of the 2025 Soling World Championship. The day started with a postponement on land which gave many teams the opportunity to ask for the wonderful staff at the club for their lunch. The break didn’t last long and by 1230 the IRO Odecio Adam called the fleet to the racecourse. A clear start with a wind coming initially from 170 degrees but not more than 10 knots, saw boats in the left starting well but all, USA 853 (Collins, Celedoni and Siegel) who se ...  read more

Fantastic sailing at the Pedra Redonda racecourse.

After a morning full of meetings related to the class, all competitors went to the racecourse once the race committee gave the authorization. An amazing weather was waiting for the sailors, not super-hot, not cold, winds above the 13 knots reaching to 17 knots, coming from south with oscillations that the top local hotshots knew about. BRA 86 Cicero Hartmann, Frederico Sidou and Regis Silva empowered during the day claimed the two bullets sailing the races managed by the IRO Odecio Adam who ...  read more

Practice race at the 2025 Soling World Championship

With great weather and atypical, fantastic breeze from northwest moving to west at 13 to 16 knots, best way to start the championship in Porto Alegre Brazil, a three lap course (ISA nr.3) was set and race started without anyone being so anxious to cross the line early. The boats on the left granted a great start, moving ahead at the first mark, BRA 78 Nelson ilha, Manfredo Floricke and Leonardo Mayrhofer where the first to round followed by HUN 11 ( Process Solutions ) sailed by Litkey Farkas ...  read more

The Dolphin regatta at Milwaukee

Some say sailboat racing is in decline. While there are plenty of signs that this may be true there are also others that say that it is not. One of these positive signs is an annual regatta called The Dolphin held in Milwaukee that just concluded its 28th consecutive running on October 5, 2025. The Dolphin is primarily a Soling event organized by the Milwaukee Bay Soling Fleet but with other fleets/boats invited. Traditionally it has also included 470s with local legends like Doug Drak ...  read more