GC32 RIVA, 25 – 29 May 2022, Riva del Garda, Italy | Almost without a break, we went to Lake Garda to start the competition season on the catamaran as well.
After a good training session in Lagos in March, we were positive about the new season.
Repost of GC32 Website | K-Challenge Team France was the dominant force for the first half of this GC32 World Championship, held in Lagos, Portugal, but for the second half it was Christian Zuerrer’s Black Star Sailing Team which overtook the French after today’s third of four races. With outstanding consistency, the Swiss podiumed in every one of the last 10 races. This afternoon they were crowned the flying catamaran class’ fourth World Champions following Team Tilt, Alinghi and Red Bull Sailing Team.
13 – 17 July 2022: With a line-up of ten teams, the GC32 World Championship has returned to its pre-pandemic size. The list of participants reads accordingly, including SailGP teams, America’s Cup winners and challengers. The GC32 World Championship 2022 therefore once again gives rise to much anticipation.
GC32 Lagos I, 22 – 26 June 2022, Lagos, Portugal | After a successful start of the GC32 season at Lake Garda, the Black Star Sailing Team had to go down again in Portugal. Unfortunately the meanwhile excellent skills could not be converted into a success in the second event of the series.
GC32 World Championship, 13 – 17 July, Lagos, Portugal | With a solidifying team event but no training in the luggage, the Black Star Sailing Team went to the start of this year’s GC32 World Championship in Lagos. After a satisfying first day the team around Christian Zuerrer had to take a setback for getting really up to full speed.
Already in the planning phase of the GC32 Racing Tour 2022 last fall it became clear that the GC32 regatta calendar will overlap with some important events of other regatta classes. These overlaps with the SailGP class, among others, could no longer be avoided, as the 2022 planning was already too far advanced.The GC32 lineup […]
Foiling Awards 2022: The Black Star Sailing Team not among the winners.
As if “on the side”, we also started our preparations for the GC32 Racing Tour. Already last season, certain challenges became apparent – both on the GC32 Racing Tour and quite tangibly on our foiling catamaran. Get the full story in our GC32 Q1 2023 report.