North American Championship Notice of Race published

With some delay but looking forward for a perfect organization, the Severn Sailing Association from Annapolis, MD released the Notice of Race for the first continental event of the Soling Class in 2020. In the upcoming days more info will be released, at the present it was time for the four racing days planned and its rules next should be the social information, then all the logistics, accommodations, and the venue information, where tradition speaks for itself. SSA is the home waters  ...  read more

The 2019 ranking (SWT) has a new winner, Martin Zeileis (AUT)

2019 saw a surprise regarding the SWT (Soling World Trophy) winner, while most times it is a helm-person or team who wins the award, a system that started that way at the earliest days with IYRU and then ISAF calculating the ranking and continued through all the Olympic period, but then stopped in 2001 when the class "lost" its Olympic status and the ISA had no system. After that the ISA created its own system, including the crew pointing as well; An idea that World Sailing followed fo ...  read more

Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches neues Jahr Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo Feliz Navidad y Feliz Año Nuevo Feliz Natal e feliz ano novo Joyeux Noel et Bonne Annee Áldott Karacsonyt es Boldog Újevet Vrolijk Kerstfeest en Gelukkig Nieuwjaar ハッピーホリデー С Рождеством и Новы&# ...  read more

Boterletter under ice conditions

The Boterletter, held on the 30th of November and 1st of December, is a race that I have sailed many times, but not in the Soling. During the worlds in La Baule, the idea was born to participate alongside the bigger boats. Thanks to the help of Han van Veen and Bram Soethoudt, we were able to track down a Soling to lend for the weekend. This proved to be more challenging than anticipated, but after a couple tries a boat was found. The boat, however, had not been racing in a couple of years an ...  read more

BRA 86 South American Champions

On the last day of the regatta, while boats floated just beside the beach in a form of parade the sailors at least had their swim in the famous summer resort of Punta del Este, the parade an extra for the tourists. The swim was necessary to cool down the temperature while waiting for the wind that arrived softly later, but enough to race two races, the last one shortened just before a storm coming in, causing the first planning of the event at the last downwind of the championship with up t ...  read more

Light winds in Punta, Brazil dominates

Not usual but it happens, today only just a race was held, the one with very light winds from the west/southwest with no more than 8 knots of intensity. A course set of 0.8 NM was long course, since it was not shortened, started around 1130 and by 1300hs everyone was floting around waiting for a second race, that was abandoned close to 1530hs and as usual around 1630 a nice east breeze built but sailors were already in beer mode... The only race of the day had a huge lead from BRA 86 (Hartman ...  read more

Perfect day for BRA 78 Ilha, Floricke and Ilha

In the morning strong winds from the west reaching 17 knots, the race started with a few boats over early, and by the second upwind there were a course change not observed by a few boats, which over stood the mark considerably, USA 853 almost rounded the old one… BRA 78 who took the lead at the first downwind mark never lost the one winning their first bullet even when the wind decreased strongly for the last lap after the rain was gone. BRA 86 (Hartmann, Sidou and Renard) managed to accomp ...  read more