And the Solings were welcomed by the Etchells fleet

Last year SCN was approached by the Etchells Club Nederland, asking if we would like to sail with them. They have their home port in Hoorn, where 10 boats are stationed to sail their competitions. We gratefully accepted this invitation. Last weekend was the Hoofdtorenrace and the 3 Solings were hospitably received. Everything was well organized on the shore and we were in the water in no time. The Etchellsclub has its own competition committee and its own starting ship. On Saturday morning, spri ...  read more

Solings are back at Traunsee Woche

On Saturday the last race was held at the Traunsee, teams were tired after a Friday night with an excellent party at the lake, and despite not racing team AUT 7 with Florian Felzmann, Stephan Beurle and Michael Felzmann were crowned champions at the Soling class and with a victory team Profs AUT 114 with Christian Feichtinger, Klaus Kratochwill and Simon Oberfrank managed to climb into second place ahead AUT 100 sailed by Christian Spiessberger, Gehard Schlipfinger and Max Reisinger. The s ...  read more

Buddy Melges our first Gold Medalist (1930-2023) - Sail Fast !

Harry Clemons “Buddy” Melges Jr., considered to be one of the greatest competitive sailors in the sport of sailing, passed away on May 18, 2023. He leaves behind a remarkable legacy as one of the most accomplished and revered sailors in American history. Born on January 26, 1930, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, Buddy dedicated his life to the pursuit of excellence on the water. Growing up on Delavan Lake, he honed his skills sailing the boats crafted by his father, Harry Melges Sr., at Melges Boa ...  read more

The season is open, springtime is running, and summer is coming.

All continental events have been published some late events added to the calendar, a few events held successfully, entries already started to flow in. Anyway it is going to be a difficult season, war continues right after a two year of Pandemia which increased costs and made traveling more difficult. Recently our class president has issued a letter sent to those who accepts our mailing, a different way we are not used to reach out to the sailors, besides that many doesn’t receive the one  ...  read more

ESP 146 Elosegui, Cuco and Jimenez Spanish Champions

A crowded event at the Pantano in Madrid welcoming vistors from France and the baptism of a new Soling made by Liebner in Bavaria crowned the local and veteran team leaded by Carlos Elosegui, Cuco Gomez and Juan Jimenez after they managed a last day of racing with all finishes at the top 5 places with their Sambo, ESP 146. The best comeback was made by team Rondam, ESP 34 sailed by Jaime Alonso Allende, Tomas Peuvrel and Julio Soria who achieved three bullets in the last day and made their  ...  read more

Dietzel, Zeileis and Ramoser wins the Italian Championship and Bellano Cup

After racing only one race this Sunday, with a solid bullet to consolidate at the top of the overall results the Bavarian team hoisted the traditional Bellano Cup by winning the Italian Championship over ITA 259 sailed by the Maffezzoli brothers coming from lake Garda, and despite their OCS in this last race, they manage to be the Italian Champions for 2023 extending their reign in Italy. The surprise came with wonder Marta at ITA 119 sailing with her family Marco and Francesco Garrone ac ...  read more

4 races at the Spanish Championship a big shift at the overall scoring

Team ESP 146 sailed by Elosegui, Cuco and Jimenez wit constant sailing kept them at the lead at the Spanish Championsip, despite the whole results suffered a strong shift after 4 races sailed during this Saturday in Madrid. They placed a bullet on the first race of the day and then kept finishes on the top 5. Team ESP 247 sailed by David Peralta, Jose Rincon and Vicente Escrigas made a big gain having two seconds a third and a nine during the day, but this score placed them second overall. Team ...  read more