Nacra 17 2026 Worlds Day 3 Results

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Top 15 above, complete results here
1 pic… & Report excerpt sent by the Nacra 17 Class Assoc.

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Nacra 17 Worlds 2026 Day 3

High wind, big waves and monster current required some inventive sailing techniques on day three of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championship in Quiberon, France.

At one point in the 49er racing it was so windy that the fleet was unable to turn downwind at the windward mark. The boats kept on sailing upwind, looking for an opportunity to make the daring bear-away manoeuvre downwind. Eventually two daring teams made their move; the rest of the 49er fleet had their answer. Don’t even try.

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Nacra 17

Australia’s Brin Liddell and Rhiannan Brown sailed an incredible day in the strong winds to score 1,1,4,2 in four Nacra 17 races. This moves the Aussies up to fourth overall, although still eight points behind Britain’s reigning World Champions John Gimson and Anna Burnet. The runners-up in last year’s close fought Worlds – Italy’s Gianluigi Ugolini and Maria Giubilei – are in second, 10 points behind local sailor to Quiberon, Tim Mourniac, crewed by Aloise Retornaz. The French leaders are counting all their scores inside the top four, currently dropping a 10th place from day one, and looking very solid on home waters.