Sailor Updates – SSL Team POL

2025 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 European Championships at Thessaloniki, Greece – Overall

Georgia and Antonia Lewin Lafrance have been on the rise for the last six years, and now find themselves on top. Over a weeklong series of 13 races, the Nova...

Date09.06.2025

GDYNIA WELCOMES THE WORLD’S BEST AS 470 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP KICKS OFF!

From June 6–14, Gdynia transforms into the global sailing capital. Fifty-one teams from 20 countries have arrived to compete for the 470 World Championship title on the challenging waters of...

Date07.06.2025

ILCA 6 Women’s and ILCA 7 Men’s World Championships 2025 at Qingdao – recap

Today marks the final day of the 2025 ILCA World Championships. While the champions have yet to be crowned, Qingdao’s signature northern wind has already unfurled the curtain on the...

Date18.05.2025

Bacardi Cup legends Mateusz Kusznierewicz/Bruno Prada sail to a sixth straight victory

March 8, 2025 – Miami, Fl. USA – On a day where every gust mattered and every tack counted, Biscayne Bay transformed the light-air finale into a masterclass of precision and teamwork. With the...

Date09.03.2025

Mateusz Kusznierewicz/Bruno Prada remain the team to beat – Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta 2025 – Day 3

Day 3 at the 98th Bacardi Cup delivered another stunning show, with a consistent 15-20 knots southerly breeze across Biscayne Bay. Spotting a crucial wind-shift two minutes before the start,...

Date06.03.2025

World Sailing Awards Announced!

On Tuesday, November 5, in Singapore, the best sailors of 2024 were honored across several categories. The main Rolex World Sailing Award went to Olympic gold medalist Marit Bouwmeester, the...

Date09.11.2024

The 2024 ILCA Master European Champions crowned

The 2024 ILCA Master European Championships finished in Vilamoura, Portugal, after five days of competition. Days began with a long postponement on shore due to a lack of wind. It was surprising...

Date18.10.2024

Swiss sailors Stephan Felt and Ulf Hegel winning the EuroCup in Pula

Swiss sailors Stephan Felt and Ulf Hegel winning the EuroCup in Pula It can be said that one of the EuroCup regattas has now traditionally been held in Pula. Last...

Date10.10.2024

A-Class World Championships Repost – Centro Velico Punta Ala

Gustavo Doreste Blanco and Jakub Surowiec are the new A-Class World Champions 2024 With 180 boats competing under extreme weather conditions and organizational challenges, the event in Punta Ala became...

Date17.09.2024

Bring on Youth Worlds!

The 2024 Youth Sailing World Championships started on July 14 at the picturesque Riva del Garda, Italy. The up-and-coming sailing talents from across the globe, competing across 11 sailing classes...

Date17.07.2024

Kiel Week has started off with a bang!

Kiel Week commenced with exhilarating races, particularly in the ILCA 7 class where French sailor Jean-Baptiste Bernaz demonstrated his dominance. With near-perfect performance across races, Baptiste consistently finished at the...

Date25.06.2024

Light wind shuffles leaderboard at Europeans

Day three of the 49er and 49erFX Europeans was a light wind day which saw big changes to the leaderboard in the FX fleet. Two of the top three going...

Date10.05.2024

Medal Races Loading at SOF

Day 5 of the Last Chance Regatta witnessed sisters Katerina and Barbora Svikova claiming first and second place in the three-rider final of the women’s windsurfing competition. Katerina led the...

Date25.04.2024

Reshuffle of the podiums at Day 4 of SOF

After four races in the 49er FX fleet this afternoon, the Polish sailors top the leaderboard with Aleksandra Melzacka and Sandra Jankowiak in first place, followed by Gabriela Czapska and...

Date24.04.2024

Exciting start to the “Last Chance Regatta”

In the final lead up to The Olympic Games we move our focus to the 55th edition of the French Olympic Week hosted in Hyères, with 90 nations competing. There...

Date21.04.2024

French Dominate Day 2 at Worlds

The French teams in both fleets in the 49er had a stellar day of racing on the water. In the Yellow Group, Julien D’Ortoli and Noe Delpech moved into fifth...

Date07.03.2024

470 Worlds – More than an Olympic Selection

All measurements were finalised today which was followed by the practice race. Tomorrow is scheduled to start the first race of the Championships at midday. After three days of Qualifying...

Date26.02.2024

Kusznierewicz helms Aspire to the top at the 5.5 Metre World Championship

Aspire, skippered by SSL Team Poland Captain Mateusz Kusznierewicz, has won the 2023 5.5 Metre World Championship (SSL 2500) at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, Sardinia, after a tense...

Date04.10.2023

Paris 2024 Olympic qualification – who’s in so far?

Sailing has 330 athletes (165 male and 165 female) competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics, and the competition to qualify for the Games is fierce. The first qualification event was...

Date31.08.2023

Fourth Bacardi Cup win for Mateusz Kusznierewicz and Bruno Prada

Winning can become a habit, even when the odds are stacked against you. This was certainly true for SL Team Poland Captain Mateusz Kusznierewicz and SSL Team Brazil Manager Bruno...

Date12.03.2023

SSL sailors battle it out as the Bacardi Cup gets underway

The Bacardi Cup has always been one of the marquee events of the Star class, and this year is no exception, with 73 teams battling it out on Biscayne Bay...

Date07.03.2023

SSL Global Ranking Update: ILCA stars on the rise

ILCA sailors put in the hard yards between regattas, training to be at peak fitness during the major events. The equipment is identical, so gains are made by improving technique,...

Date23.11.2022

Old Hands and Young Guns star at EurILCA Europeans

After a tricky week in Hyeres, France, the 2022 EurILCA Senior European Championships & Open European Trophy concluded on Monday, with champions crowned in the Women’s ILCA 6 class, Men’s...

Date22.11.2022

ITALIAN MASTER STARS

Italy’s Diego Negri and Sergio Lambertenghi have won the 100th Anniversary Star World Championship, held in Marblehead, USA, with a superbly consistent regatta in a range of conditions. While they didn’t...

Date18.09.2022

STARS AND SSL STRIPES

It’s a huge year for the venerable International Star Class, with the 100th Anniversary Star World Championship currently taking place at Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead, USA. An incredible fleet of...

Date15.09.2022

DOUBLE DUTCH DELIGHT IN NOVA SCOTIA

49er and 49erFX Worlds wins for Team Netherlands SSL Gold Cup sailors There were huge celebrations for the Dutch in Nova Scotia, Canada at the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17...

Date05.09.2022

FRENCH OLYMPIC WEEK: POLAND BAGS TWO GOLD MEDALS IN ILCA6 AND 49ER

Dominik Buksak and Szymon Wierzbicki / Sailing Energy for SOF 2022 Poland snatch two gold medals at 53rd Semaine Olympique Française in Hyères (April 23-30). Agata Barwinska (SSL Poland n°2) took the first gold with...

Date30.04.2022

TITA ENTERS SSL WORLD TOP 10, VAN AANHOLT AND DOUGLAS CLIMB THEIR WAY UP

Trofeo Princesa Sofia, World Series 1, delivered up to 1000 points in SSL Rankings. Starting from Olympic Champion Ruggero Tita. Ranked 6th (+3), the Italian Nacra17’s helmsman enters SSL Top 10 Global Ranking for the first time,...

Date12.04.2022

TROFEO PRINCESA SOFÍA – DAY 5: IT’S ALL DOWN TO MEDAL RACE NOW

If some leaders are comfortable with their lead on Day 5 of World Cup Series 1 at Trofeo Princesa Sofía (SSL 1000), it’s now all down to tomorrow’s Medal Race, where only the top...

Date08.04.2022

TROFEO PRINCESA SOFÍA – DAY 3: BERNAZ CLIMBS BACK IN ILCA7

Another breezy and cold day in Palma for the World Cup Series 1 at Trofeo Princesa Sofía (SSL 1000). In ILCA7 (Men Laser), French Jean-Baptist Bernaz (12 pts) made the strongest come back, leading the fleet in...

Date06.04.2022

TROFEO PRINCESA SOFÍA – DAY 2: ITALIANS LEADING IN 470 AND NACRA17

All series raced today for Day 2 of World Cup Series 1 at Trofeo Princesa Sofía in Palma. Here’s today’s wrap-up. In ILCA7 (Men Laser), British Michael Beckett (4 pts) takes the lead finishing 1&2 in today’s races....

Date05.04.2022

TROFEO PRINCESA SOFIA: WHO TO WATCH?

All the top sailors will be racing in Palma (Spain) at Trofeo Princesa Sofia, which kicks off on April 4th till the 9th. All Olympic classes, including ILCA6 (Women Laser), ILCA7 (Men...

Date01.04.2022

SSL TEAM POLAND CAPTAIN KUSZNIEREWICZ WINS THIRD CONSECUTIVE BACARDI CUP

SSL Team Poland Captain and Olympic hero Mateusz Kusznierewicz (SSL World Skipper n°39) and Brazil Bruno Prada (SSL World Crew n°46) won an historical third consecutive Star Class title at Bacardi Cup (March 6-12). They...

Date14.03.2022

ON THE ROAD TO PRINCESS SOFIA TROPHY

Most of Olympic Series sailors were at Mallorca Sailing Center Regatta (March 10-13) for a Test event in preparation to major Princess Sofia Trophy (April 2-9). Will it ever stop for Martine Grael (SSL Women...

Date14.03.2022

TOKYO 2020 NEWSFLASH – GREAT BRITAIN WINS GOLD IN 470 WOMEN, POLAND SILVER, FRANCE BRONZE

Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre (GBR) have won gold in the 470 Women, with Agnieszka Skrzypulec and Jolanta Ogar (POL) taking silver and Camille Lecointre and Aloise Retornaz (FRA)...

Date04.08.2021

TOKYO 2020: AGNIESZKA SKRZYPULEC AND JOLANTA OGAR (POL) LEADING THE DAY 6 OF 470 WOMEN CLASS RACE

Agnieszka Skrzypulec and Jolanta Ogar (POL) is leading the day 6 of 470 Women race with Great Britain Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre on the second spot, while Camille Lecointre and Aloise...

Date30.07.2021