Nacra 17 Worlds: Regatta 2 of 2 for Paris 2024 Selection

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Left: US Sailing Team’s Sarah Newberry Moore & David Liebenberg, currently with 25 points Right: Carson Crain & Lindsay Gimple, currently with 33 points going into regatta two of two for Paris 2024 selection

LA GRANDE MOTTE, FRANCE (6 May 2024) – Racing begins May 7th and continues through May 12th for the Nacra 17 World Championship, the second event of the two regatta process to select the Nacra 17 representatives for Paris 2024. The Nacra 17 is one of two disciplines (joining the 49erFX) that won’t undergo domestic Trials and instead will be selected using the best combined results of two international regattas.

      • 2024 Princesa Sofía Regatta – Palma de Mallorca, Spain – April 1-6
      • 2024 Nacra 17 World Championship – La Grande Motte, France – May 7-12
(From “US Sailing Athlete Selection Procedures Olympic Games, Paris 2024”) Final finishing position, not net points, will determine a team’s points from the regatta and count towards series standing, i.e., a 3rd place regatta finish equals 3 points in the qualification system. Scores from each regatta are added together for a total combined score: i.e., 3rd and 5th place finishes adds up to 8 points in the qualification system. If there is a series-score tie between two or more boats, they shall be ranked in order of the better score at the second event. The team with the lowest combined series score at [the two regattas], who also meets all eligibility requirements stated in Section 1.1 (of US Sailing Athlete Selection Procedures), will be declared the winner of the Late Selection for that class.

Current standings following regatta one (Princesa Sofía) and heading into regatta two of two (Nacra 17 World Championship)

      • 25 points from a 25th finish at regatta one: Sarah Newberry Moore & David Liebenberg, US Sailing Team
      • 33 points from a 33rd finish at regatta one: Carson Crain & Lindsay Gimple
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More Events This Week

 

49er & 49erFX European Championship

La Grande Motte, France | Racing May 7-12

Racing at the same time on the same waters as the Nacras this week is what’s considered to be the “final dress rehearsal” before the Paris 2024 Games for the 49er and 49erFX classes at their 2024 European Championships. 70 49er teams and 29 49erFX teams will battle it out in the south of France for six days of racing.

On the water for the USA, racing May 7-12:

      • 49er
          • Ian Barrows & Hans Henken, US Sailing Team & Paris 2024 Nominees
          • Andrew Mollerus & Ian MacDiarmid, US Sailing Team
      • 49erFX
          • Steph Roble & Maggie Shea, Tokyo 2020, US Sailing Team, & Paris 2024 Nominees

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470 European Championship

Cannes, France | Racing May 7-12

Still in France but further along the coast in Cannes are the 470s for their 2024 European Championship, racing May 7-12. 46 teams from 22 nations will take to the Côte d’Azur for six days of racing with many future Paris 2024 Olympians on the line for valuable sparring ahead of Marseille this summer.

On the water for the USA:

      • Stu McNay (4x Olympian) & Lara Dallman-Weiss (Tokyo 2020), US Sailing Team & Paris 2024 Nominees

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