Day 10 Update: 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Netherlands

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DAY 10 UPDATE

A long ten days of competition came to a close in The Hague, The Netherlands today with the ILCA 6 Medal Race, where US Sailing Team’s Charlotte Rose secured 5th overall, a personal career best in the Olympic class ILCA 6.

Rose had nothing to lose going into the Medal Race. Entering in 5th overall, she’d managed to put enough points between her and 6th place Emma Plasschaert of Belgium, so the only way she could go was up the leaderboard. With all points in play above her, Rose sailed an aggressive final race in very light conditions on the North Sea. She rounded the leeward gate in 5th and ultimately dropped back to 9th to close out the race, but stood by her decisions to try mostly anything and give it her all.

“My main goal was to make the medal race, so to finish 5th means the world to me. This is a new personal best,” said Rose, the two-time Youth Worlds Gold Medalist in the ILCA 6 now making her way up the Olympic class circuit. “It feels really great to qualify the United States for the Olympic Games and to represent the US on the world stage here. The best part of Worlds was being able to close my season on a good note and handle all the conditions I faced this week. It was stressful for sure. I’m happy to have some time off now to reset for the 2024 Worlds in January and the Olympic Trials in Miami.”

USA has qualified for Paris 2024 in the following classes:

      • 49er, achieved by Andrew Mollerus & Ian MacDiarmid (USST) and Ian Barrows & Hans Henken (USST)
      • 49er FX, achieved by Steph Roble OLY & Maggie Shea OLY (USST)
      • Women’s Formula Kite, achieved by Daniela Moroz (USST)
      • ILCA 6, achieved by Charlotte Rose (USST) and Erika Reineke (USST)

The next opportunity to qualify the United States in the remaining classes is the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile October 28 – November 5. Meet the athletes who will represent the US and work to secure more USA tickets to Paris next year.

Full standings: https://thehague2023.sailing.org/results-centre/ 

Event Website: https://thehague2023.sailing.org 

Full Entry List: https://thehague2023.sailing.org/racing/media/ 

 

 

DAY 9 UPDATE

 

Highlights:

      • Daniela Moroz (USST) finished 5th overall for 2023 Worlds, qualified the USA for the Paris 2024 Games in the Women’s Formula Kite, and became the first American to ever qualify for the Olympic Games in Kiteboarding.
      • Charlotte Rose (USST) moved from 6th to 5th overall and will sail tomorrow’s ILCA 6 medal race, broadcast live here.
      • Rose and Erika Reineke (USST) qualified the USA for the Paris 2024 Games in the ILCA 6 by placing the USA in the top 16 countries overall at the end of the Final Series.

All eyes were on the Women’s Kiters today in one of the most dramatic semi finals to take place on the world stage. US Sailing Team’s Daniela Moroz ended her regatta in 5th overall and qualified the USA for the Paris 2024 Olympics in the Women’s Formula Kite.

Women’s semi final A was over in one race when Great Britain’s Lily Young secured the only race win she needed to advance to finals, and attention quickly turned to women’s semi final B to see which of those four would join her in the finals to round out the overall top four.

Moroz only needed one race win to punch her ticket to the finals. However, when France’s Poema Newland won the first of the three she needed, it was still familiar territory for Moroz, having gone through a similar semis experience atPrincesa Sofia earlier this year when she didn’t win the first semi final race. Poema won a second race and tied Daniela for the number of race wins needed to advance to finals.

Just when spectators thought it was all over as Poema crossed the finish line with what appeared to be her third and final required win to get to finals, the umpires announced that she, along with Great Britain’s Madelein Anderson, was over the starting line early and both disqualified from that race. The race win went to Great Britain’s Katie Dabson, now only one race win away from finals alongside Daniela and Poema.

With three kiters now inches away from qualifying for finals, tensions rose as all wondered if the next race was going to deliver that fourth finals spot or if Great Britain’s Madeleine Anderson was going to stall it further by winning a race. Daniela and Madeleine started on starboard, deviating from the largely port-dominated starts of the day thus far.. Poema and Katie darted off to the right and it became a speed test up the course as viewers waited to see which side was going to be more advantageous.

Daniela skipped in and out of first place, trading off with a tight fleet up and down the course. But right as she neared the layline to the second upwind mark, she tangled with France’s Poema Newland, knocked out of the sky and forced to retire from the race without a chance to catch up.

Moroz ended the 2023 Sailing World Championships in 5th overall but achieved her main goal this week: to qualify the US for the Paris Olympics in the Women’s Formula Kite. After earning US Sailing’s individual nomination last month at the Paris 2024 Test Event, this country qualification secured her spot on Team USA. 

“The main goal for this World Championship was to secure a spot for the US in the Women’s Formula Kite in Marseille and qualify for the Olympics, which I am really proud to have done,” said Moroz. “I had plenty of good sailing throughout the regatta but my result after the final series definitely hurts and came down to some uncontrollable variables – and that’s just how racing is sometimes. However, now I’m excited to reset, take some time off, and come back stronger than ever.”

Also qualifying the United States for the Paris Olympics today was Charlotte Rose (USST) and Erika Reineke (USST) in the ILCA 6. Rose moved from 6th to 5th overall and will sail tomorrow’s medal race, and Reineke ended her regatta in 15th.

The top 16 countries in the ILCA 6 at the end of Finals Series racing earned tickets to the 2024 Olympic Games, and Rose/Reineke ensured USA had a strong presence amongst the best of the best on the world stage.

Rose will take to the water for the ILCA 6 medal race tomorrow, August 20 at 1500 local time, 0900 ET / 0600 PT. Tune in to the live broadcast here.

DAY 8 UPDATE

Postponement flags got more air time throughout the venue as competitors awaited medal races and finals series racing. The week’s top 10 49ers hit the water around 1500 local time and went into sequence around 1645 for the medal race. The 49er FX medal race was canceled due to conditions and time restrictions, locking in their scores from the end of Finals Series racing.

Team Mollerus / MacDiarmid (USST 49er) entered the medal race in 5th overall and placed 5th in the race, just behind team Barrows / Henken (USST 49er) who finished 4th in the race and entered at a 10th place standing. Mollerus / MacDiarmid kept their 5th place standing and Barrows / Henken moved up to 9th overall for the 2023 Sailing World Championships.

Because the 49er FX medal race was canceled, Steph Roble OLY and Maggie Shea OLY (USST) locked in their 7th overall scores as their result for the 2023 Sailing World Championships.

No other racing took place on the North Sea, so Daniela Moroz’s standings from yesterday carried through today and officially qualified the United States for a spot in Paris 2024 in the Women’s Formula Kite class. This is the second event of the two-part process for Moroz to secure her spot on Team USA after earning US Sailing’s individual nomination last month at the Paris 2024 Test Event.

Tomorrow, Moroz will enter Medal Series racing in the Women’s Formula Kite, and ILCA 6s and 7s will complete their final day of Finals Series racing, all working to make the top 10 to advance to Sunday’s Medal Race. The broadcast for the Women’s Formula Kite medal series semi-finals will begin at 0520 EST / 0320 PST, and you can follow along HERE. 

DAY 7 UPDATE

      • Medal Races today: Nacra 17, 470
      • Racing today: ILCA 6 & 7, M/W iQFOil, M/W Kite
      • Off today: 49er, 49er FX
      • Tomorrow’s medal race: 49er, 49er FX

It was Charlotte Rose’s (USST) prime conditions on the North Sea in stout breeze and big swell as she added a 5th and 1st to her scoreline, bringing her to 6th overall and up six places from yesterday. The ILCA 6 fleet will sail one more day of finals series racing before the top ten overall advance to the final Medal Race on Sunday, August 20.

US Sailing Team’s Daniela Moroz is up two places to 4th overall and has her sights set on qualifying the USA for Paris 2024 in the Women’s Formula Kite. With a third place finish at last month’s Paris 2024 Test Event, Daniela has secured US Sailing’s nomination to represent Team USA in the Women’s Formula Kite, and finishing in the top 8 countries at the Worlds this week will qualify the USA for next year’s Olympic Games in the Women’s Formula Kite.

Tomorrow, the skiffs will take the water for a Medal Race in each fleet. Live broadcast begins at 0805 AM EST / 0505 PST for the 49ers and 0905 AM EST / 0605 PST for the 49er FXs.

Scores entering the Medal Races:

      • 5th overall: Andrew Mollerus & Ian MacDiarmid, USST 49er
      • 7th overall: Steph Roble & Maggie Shea, USST 49er FX
      • 10th overall: Ian Barrows & Hans Henken, USST 49er

DAY 6 UPDATE

Day six was a big waiting game for the Olympic classes as postponement flags took up real estate on every boat park flagpole until the afternoon. Gold fleet 49ers were the first to start racing at 2:00 pm, and the last boats came in off the water just after 8:30pm. Competitors are hunkering down for what’s looking like a similar schedule on day seven.

      • August 16 Final Races: 2.4m, M/W Hansa 303, RS Connect
      • Racing today: 470, 49er, 49er FX, M/W iQFOil, M/W Kite, Nacra 17, ILCA 7, ILCA 6
Betsy Alison, Para Sailing World Champion in the Women’s Hansa 303
Photo by Sander van der Borch Photography / World Sailing

In her first regatta since surgery and first Para sailing event as a competitor, Betsy Alison won the Women’s Hansa 303 at the Para Sailing World Championships held on Lake Brassemermeer. Alison coached  the most successful Paralympic sailing team in history from 1998 to 2016 and led Team USA to eight medals. Read her interview with World Sailing here.

Shan McAdoo and Maureen McKinnon PLY ended on a high note and won the final RS Venture Connect race, bringing them up to 12th overall in the Open Two Person Technical class. McKinnon was coached by Alison in the 2008 and 2016 Paralympic Games, where, in 2008, she became the first woman to win a Gold medal in Paralympic Sailing.

US Sailing Team’s Andrew Mollerus and Ian MacDiarmid, Ian Barrows and Hans Henken, and Stephanie Roble OLY and Maggie Shea OLY qualified the United States for the Paris 2024 Olympics in the 49er and 49er FX by solidifying their spots in the top ten, which also qualifies them for the medal races set to take place on Friday, August 18. Per World Sailing’s Paris Qualification System, the top ten countries at the 2023 Sailing World Championships in the 49er (Men’s Skiff) and 49er FX (Women’s Skiff) will receive berths at the Olympic Games next year, so medal race participation alone guaranteed the USA’s presence in Paris.

Charlotte Rose (USST) moved up 12 places to 12th overall and is just outside of clearing the top 10 for the medal race with two more days of gold fleet racing remaining. The USA will need to score within the top 16 countries at the end of the 2023 Sailing World Championships to secure a place in ILCA 6 (Women’s Dinghy) at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

DAY 5 UPDATE

With the best breeze forecasted for the morning, race committees called competitors to the North Sea for an early start to day five of the 2023 Sailing World Championships. Early birds got the worm and the breeze unfortunately died off as the day went on, stunting the day’s race plan in the ILCA 6 fleet.

      • Racing today: ILCA 6 & 7, 470, 49er, 49er FX, M/W iQFOil, M/W Kite, 2.4m
      • Off today: Nacra 17, M/W Hansa 303
      • Tomorrow’s medal race: Para Classes, including USA’s Betsy Alison

US Sailing Team’s Steph Roble, OLY and Maggie Shea, OLY ended their day with a race win in the 49er FX gold fleet, bringing their bullet count to three for the event and rocketing them to third overall going into day six. Andrew Mollerus and Ian MacDiarmid (USST) also ended on a high note in 49er gold with a race win and advanced to 6th place overall with 5th only three points away. Noah Runciman scored all top-10 finishes in the day’s four races, catapulting him seven places up the leaderboard to 19th overall going into the final day of the qualifying series.

Ian Barrows and Hans Henken (USST) moved into 11th overall in the 49er gold fleet and have their sights set on clearing 10th on the last day of finals racing to qualify for the medal race on August 18th. Louisa Nordstrom and Trevor Bornarth jumped an impressive eight places into 17th overall in the Mixed 470 gold fleet with 16th only three points ahead.

Currently leading the Women’s Hansa 303 fleet by one point, Betsy Alison will take the water for the medal race in a challenge for the top of the podium with Poland’s Olga Gornas-Grudzien. A broad point spread to third place means first and second are guaranteed to USA and Poland, and fans back home will be treated to live broadcast of the final race at 1500 local time, 0900 ET / 0600 PT to watch it all play out.

Broadcast schedule and links:

 

DAY 4 UPDATE

Day four on the North Sea brought a mixed bag to the Sailing World Championships, as the breeze dropped off and the current picked up. Women’s iQFOiLs, 470s, and ILCA 7s struggled to get races off, Nacras found a lucky window with enough breeze to foil for all three races on the first day of gold fleet racing, and the skiffs watched it all happen from shore on their rest day.

      • Racing today: ILCA 6 & 7, 470, Nacra 17, M/W iQFOiL, M/W Kite, 2.4m, and RS Venture
      • Off today: 49er, 49er FX, M/W Hansa 303

Men’s and women’s kites and iQFOiLs started their regattas today, and USST’s Daniela Moroz quickly logged two race wins of three. In the ILCA 6 fleet, Erika Reineke (USST) added two more top-10 results to her scoreline, putting her in 5th overall after two days. Geronimo Nores finished his day with a race win in the men’s iQFOiL fleet, and Kai Calder (USST) scored all top-10 finishes in the opening four races of the men’s Formula Kite fleet. USST’s Sarah Newberry Moore and David Liebenberg in the Nacra 17 fleet moved up six places on the leaderboard from 24th to 18th in the first day of gold fleet racing.

Dying conditions led to an incomplete schedule for Women’s iQFOiLs, 470s, and ILCA 7s, but the breeze outlook for day five ahead looks more promising.

Read from World Sailing on Betsy Alison: “Resilience and Reincarnation”

DAY 3 UPDATE

Day three brought the ILCA 6s and 7s out for their first day of competition under cloudy skies and forecasted breezes of 15-20 knots. 470s took a day off, and the gold fleet lineup for the remainder of racing was decided in 49er, 49er FX, and Nacra 17.

      • Racing today: 49er, 49er FX, ILCA 6 & 7, Nacra 17, M/W Hansa 303, 2.4m, and RS Venture
      • Off today: 470s
      • Starting tomorrow, August 14: M/W iQFOiL, M/W Formula Kite

Clearing the top 25 in qualifying racing and advancing to gold fleet for finals racing:

      • Steph Roble, OLY and Maggie Shea, OLY (6th, 49erFX), USST
      • Andrew Mollerus and Ian MacDiarmid (9th, 49er), USST
      • Ian Barrows and Hans Henken (12th, 49er), USST
      • Paris Henken, OLY and Anna Tunnicliffe Tobias, OLY (12th, 49erFX)
      • Nevin Snow and Mac Agnese (17th, 49er)
      • Sarah Newberry Moore and David Liebenberg (24th, Nacra 17), USST

The skiff standout performance of the day was US Sailing Team members Andrew Mollerus and Ian MacDiarmid, winning two of the day’s three races and moving up three places on the scoreboard. USST’s Steph Roble, OLY and Maggie Shea, OLY scored two 2nd place finishes, crossing the finish line behind the Dutch team of Van Aanholt and Duetz in both races.

Complications with current forced a handful of challenging restarts on the ILCA 6 and 7 courses as the race committee worked to set fair courses. But USST’s Charlotte Rose remained unshaken and opened her regatta in 6th overall after logging 4th and 9th place finishes in a fleet of 55.

Para sailors on Lake Braassemermeer saw moody skies and 15-29 knots of breeze for day three of racing. USA’s Betsy Alison sailed a perfect day and added two more race wins to her scoreline, putting three points in between her and Poland. Alison set herself up for success with starts that supported her race plans and kept her in control of the fleet, and she thrived in the heavy wind for her first regatta back since surgery (read preview below for more information).

Full standings: https://thehague2023.sailing.org/results-centre/ 

Event Website: https://thehague2023.sailing.org 

Full Entry List: https://thehague2023.sailing.org/racing/media/ 

Olympic Class Tracking: https://worlds2023.sapsailing.com/gwt/Home.html#/event/:eventId=03b11a50-8446-43e9-878c-6cb60dc75715 

Para Class Tracking: https://paraworlds2023.sapsailing.com/gwt/Home.html#/event/:eventId=579cec36-b0b7-4c83-b937-c14731934f83 

 

DAY 2 UPDATE

Day two welcomed the same class lineup from day one with a stronger starting breeze and sea state that built throughout the day. The morning’s rain and low clouds cleared to blue skies for 25 total races on the North Sea for the Olympic classes and 8 races on Braassemermeer Lake for the Para classes.

      • Racing today: 49er, 49er FX, 470, Nacra 17, M/W Hansa 303, 2.4m, and RS Venture
      • Starting Tomorrow, August 13: ILCA 6, ILCA 7
      • Starting August 14: M/W iQFOiL, M/W Formula Kite

US Sailing Team’s Steph Roble, OLY and Maggie Shea, OLY won race five and maintained a rather consistent standing, dropping to 6th from yesterday’s 5th overall with 4th place just two points away. Paris Henken, OLY and Anna Tunnicliffe Tobias, OLY moved up on the scoreboard five places from 20th on day one to 15th rounding out day two. All 49er FXs have their sights on clearing the top 25 at the end of day three tomorrow to make the cutoff for gold fleet finals racing and a chance at the Medal Race.

Other upward movements on day two include USST’s Ian Barrows and Hans Henken in the 49er, up two places now to 10th overall, and USST’s Louisa Nordstrom and Trevor Bornarth in the 470, up two places now to 22nd. Sarah Newberry Moore and David Liebenberg, US Sailing Team Nacra 17, are up four places and now sit in 25th going into day three.

In Para news, Betsy Alison is tied for first with Poland’s Olga Gornas-Grudzien after banking a UFD in race four that’s currently being discarded as her drop score. Both Betsy and Olga will enter day three with four points and a buffer of seven points between them and third place.

Tomorrow, the 470s take a break from racing and the ILCA 6s and 7s begin their regattas. After day 3 tomorrow, the top 25 teams in the 49er, 49er FX, and Nacra 17 fleets will advance to the gold fleet for finals racing. During the finals series, athletes will work to crack the top ten to punch their ticket to the medal race and a chance at the podium of the 2023 Sailing World Championships.

 

DAY 1 UPDATE

 

Ten knots of breeze opened the first of ten days of racing for the 1,200+ competitors from 85 nations for the 2023 Sailing World Championships. The North Sea brought waves that built throughout the day, paired with powerful current that layered an extra factor for athletes to consider on the Olympic class courses. 

      • Racing today: 49er, 49er FX, 470, Nacra 17, M/W Hansa 303, 2.4m, and RS Venture
      • Starting August 13: ILCA 6, ILCA 7
      • Starting August 14: M/W iQFOiL, M/W Formula Kite

The 470s kicked off the regatta with a start time of 1105 local time and logged two races each in two fleets. US Sailing Team’s Stu McNay and Lara Dallman-Weiss sit in 8th place as the top American team going into day two with tight points at the top of the scoreboard and plenty of racing ahead in a marathon event.

USA pocketed a handful of race wins in the 49er and 49er FX fleets: USST’s Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea scored a bullet opening their World Championships, the same way they began the Paris 2024 Test Event just a month ago. Nevin Snow and Mac Agnese won races two and three in 49er Yyellow fleet and have shown they have what it takes in a competitive fleet with only five points separating the top ten after day one.

Over on Braassemermeer Lake for the Para Sailing events, USA’s Betsy Alison won both races in the Women’s Hansa 303 and sits in first overall heading into day two. Her closest competition is Poland’s Olga Gornas-Grudzien, three points behind.

EVENT PREVIEW

 

THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS (10 August 2023) – Over 1,200 athletes from 85 nations will gather in The Netherlands from August 10-20 to chase the title of World Champion in their respective classes and qualify their countries for spots at the Paris 2024 Games. Once every Olympic cycle, all Olympic classes come together to host their annual World Championship at the same venue for a “mega” or “super” Worlds, as casually named by athletes. For the first time, the 2023 edition will include Para classes as a show of commitment from World Sailing to global Para sailing involvement, encouraging Para sailing be reinstated for Brisbane 2032.*  

The 2023 Sailing World Championships is both the first and largest opportunity for countries to qualify for spots in each class at the Paris 2024 Olympics. In total, 107 boats will receive tickets to Paris for their countries, breaking down to 45 men’s boats, 45 women’s boats, and 17 mixed boats. Following Worlds, the next opportunity for the USA to qualify for Paris is the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, October 20-November 5. 

With 19 US Sailing Team Athletes, including nine seasoned Olympians and a host of up-and-coming talent, Worlds will be a regatta to watch where any American can qualify the US for a spot at the Games. 

Back on the scene is Carmen Cowles and Dave Hughes in the Mixed 470, a fleet that’s surging in the US with 470 Trials approaching in January 2024. Cowles, with twin sister Emma, was the runner-up for the Tokyo Women’s 470 spot to Barnes and Dallman-Weiss and has now paired up with Dave Hughes, Stu McNay’s former crew and 2x Olympian in the Men’s 470. Team Cowles and McNay/Hughes were training partners leading up to Tokyo trials and have a foundation of collaboration under their belts coming into Worlds. 

Accompanying Cowles and Hughes are Paris 2024 Test Event representatives and current top American 470 team Stu McNay (4x Olympian) and Lara Dallman-Weiss (Tokyo 2020), and US Sailing Team athletes Louisa Nordstrom and Trevor Bornarth, who have been hot on the heels of McNay and Dallman-Weiss. Rounding out the USA 470s at Worlds are Kyra Phelan and Sawyer Bastian from San Diego, CA, representing the brimming next wave of talent. 

“It’s awesome to see this many strong teams on the line in the Mixed 470,” said Sally Barkow, US Sailing Team Head of Operations. “A group like this will only make each other stronger in their pursuit for the Olympics and we’re confident that whoever wins Trials in January will represent the US well in Marseille. We’re now under a year away from the Games and it’s exciting to see the competition heating up.” 

On the Para Sailing scene, Besty Alison, 1998-2016 Team USA Paralympic Coach and 5x Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year, will take the tiller in the Women’s Hansa 303 for her first regatta as a Para athlete. In July of 2022, Betsy was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma that appeared as a tumor in her left hip, invading the iliac bone and the gluteus muscles. She is now in recovery from radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery that removed the affected areas. Under Betsy’s coaching, Team USA was the most successful Paralympic Sailing Team in history,* including a Gold Medal for now-fellow teammate Maureen McKinnon at the 2008 Paralympics with partner Nick Scandone.

REPRESENTING THE USA 

Olympic Classes 

Mixed 470 

      • Louisa Nordstrom & Trevor Bornarth, US Sailing Team 
      • Stu McNay (Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020) & Lara Dallman-Weiss (Tokyo 2020), US Sailing Team 
      • Carmen Cowles & Dave Hughes (Rio 2016 & Tokyo 2020) 
      • Kyra Phelan & Sawyer Bastian 

 49er 

      • Ian Barrows & Hans Henken, US Sailing Team 
      • Andrew Mollerus & Ian MacDiarmid, US Sailing Team 
      • Nevin Snow & Mac Agnese 
      • Chris Williford & Duncan Williford 

 49er FX 

      • Stephanie Roble (Tokyo 2020) & Maggie Shea (Tokyo 2020), US Sailing Team 
      • Paris Henken (Rio 2016) & Anna Tunnicliffe Tobias (Beijing 2008 Gold & London 2012)  

ILCA 6 

      • Erika Reineke, US Sailing Team 
      • Charlotte Rose, US Sailing Team 
      • Lilly Myers 
      • Christina Sakellaris 
      • Hallie Schiffman 

 ILCA 7 

      • Chapman Petersen, US Sailing Team 
      • Leo Boucher 
      • Guthrie Braun 
      • Daniel Escudero

Men’s iQFOiL 

      • Noah Lyons, US Sailing Team 
      • Geronimo Nores 
      • Pedro Pascual (Rio 2016 & Tokyo 2020 in Men’s RS:X) 
      • Alexander Temko

Women’s iQFOiL 

      • Dominique Stater, US Sailing Team 
      • Bryn Muller 
      • Danicka Sailer 
      • Anna Weis (Tokyo 2020 – Nacra 17)

Men’s Kite 

      • Kai Calder, US Sailing Team 
      • Markus Edegran, US Sailing Team 
      • Casey Brown 
      • Evan Heffernan 
      • Noah Runciman

Women’s Kite 

      • Daniela Moroz, US Sailing Team 

 Nacra 17 

      • Sarah Newberry Moore & David Liebenberg, US Sailing Team 
      • Carson Crain & Lindsay Gimple

 

Para Classes 

      • Men’s Hansa 303 – Jim Thweatt 
      • Women’s Hansa 303 – Betsy Alison (Team USA Paralympic Coach 1998 – 2016)
      • 2.4 Norlin OD – John Seepe 
      • RS Venture Connect – Shan McAdoo & Maureen McKinnon (Atlanta 1996 Paralympics Silver, Beijing 2008 Paralympics Gold) 

 

HOW TO FOLLOW: 

Written updates – delivered straight to your email; sign up for The Medalist US Sailing Team Newsletter HERE, and updated on this page each day. 

Social media – Facebook and Instagram as-live-as-possible updates 

Live broadcast schedule – Medal Races: 

      • Wednesday, August 16 – Hansa 303, 2.4m OD, RS Venture Keel 
      • Thursday, August 17 – Mixed 470, Nacra 17 
      • Friday, August 18 – 49er, 49er FX 
      • Saturday, August 19 – Men’s and Women’s iQFOiL, Men’s and Women’s Kite 
      • Sunday, August 20 – ILCA 6, ILCA 7 (+ reserve day for iQFOiLs and Kites if needed) 

Live Olympic class tracking: https://worlds2023.sapsailing.com/gwt/Home.html#/event/:eventId=03b11a50-8446-43e9-878c-6cb60dc75715 

Live Para class tracking: https://paraworlds2023.sapsailing.com/gwt/Home.html#/event/:eventId=579cec36-b0b7-4c83-b937-c14731934f83

Links: 

Event website: https://thehague2023.sailing.org 

Full entry list: https://thehague2023.sailing.org/the-championships/entry-list/  

Photos: https://thehague2023.sailing.org/how-to-follow/photos/  

Media hub: https://thehague2023.sailing.org/racing/media/  

 

*Sailing was last included in the Paralympic Games in Rio 2016 and was removed from Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 due to a lack of global participation. World Sailing launched #BacktheBid for Los Angeles 2028 and ultimately was unsuccessful for reinstatement but are committed to growing the discipline and getting sailing back on the program for Brisbane 2032.