Strong winds at the State championship second weekend in Brazil

BRA 86 with Cicero Hartmann, Frederico Sidou and Andre Renard after a great start in the first weekend kept their dominance at the strong winds over the Guaiba river, nearby Porto Alegre. Winning the firsts races on the second weekend they went home early without racing tha last race. BRA 56 with Nelson Ilha, Manfredo Floricke and Leonardo with the exception of last race kept placing second places granting their second overall at the podium BRA 128 with Dennis Koch, Jimmy Koch and Eduardo Cav ...  read more

Friendship Cup despite the COVID

The Soling class in Brasil had its 50th anniversary, celebrating past weekend the Friendship Cup. Initially thought to have guests from all over the world, and some former and famous Soling sailors in Brazil. Idea that at the end was abandoned or postponed at least the big party and big event due to all the new restrictions and spread world wide of the virus making basically impossible for visitors to travel and get hosted at the Veleiros do Sul yacht club in Porto Alegre. The host anyway ...  read more

2020 ISA Annual Meetings

Dear Soling sailors, Next Saturday October 17 we will be hosting our Annual Meetings, for the first time a virtual one. We welcome all sailors to attend the meeting, mainly only country representatives and committee members get to vote and speak, but you may get your minute of fame. The meeting will hosted at 1730hs UTC time (at the registration link you can verify the accurate time at your place by click at the time zone link). To attend the one you must pre-register first at t ...  read more

National Soling 2020 at the Cercle de Voile d’Angers (CVA)

In this very special year, when very few sailing events were able to take place, the Cercle de la Voile d’Angers (CVA) was nevertheless able to organize the National Soling 2020 on the Maine river. Eleven crews took part in this event, under the sun but with little wind. This small river (the smallest in France!) has hosted CVA sailboats since 1898 and Solings for fifty years. Its configuration makes it a terrain full of traps and surprises, making navigation extremely technical. It calls f ...  read more      

Annapolis Soling Fall Bowl OCT 24 and 25

Severn Sailing Association will host the Soling Fall Bowl in Annapolis on October 24 and 25, 2020. We invite Soling sailors to join us. There will be 5 races over two days. A few boats will be practicing and tuning on the water on Thursday and Friday before the regatta. There will not be any formal socializing at the club site, but there are several restaurants nearby to have lunches and dinners with your team. The club’s Covid policy is this: Temperatures will be taken each morni ...  read more

Wednesday Evenings Finale

On the 30th of September the finale was planned for the Wednesdayevening regatta’s on Lake Kralingen. Despite the stricter corona measures, the start was still allowed. The clubhouse had to be closed though, and the weekly dinner of Ed prior to the race was not possible. Instead we had some fries together on the shore. It was a real Lake Kralingen wind: 2 BFT and wind shifts of 30/40 degrees. Four boats appeared at the start this final evening. The first race was won by NED 33, 2nd NED ...  read more

Wednesdays evening sailing in Rotterdam

Wednesdays evening sailing in Rotterdam, Lake Kralingen, 23th of September 2020 In Rotterdam (Holland) on Lake Kralingne, every Wednesday evening are a lot of sailors busy with their sailing boats. Several classes are present and of course many Soling sailors are also present at the KZC yacht club. Holland has had an Indian summer of 2 weeks, but just on Wednesday the Indian Summer was finished. Between rain showers the regatta was sailed. 2 short speed races were started, before the darknes ...  read more