World Sailing Women’s Match Racing World Championship 2024 – Summary
by Women Match Racing World Championship 8 Dec 16:51 PST
4-8 December 2024
World Sailing Women’s Match Racing World Championship 2024 © Icarus Sports
The final day of the 2024 Women Match Racing World Championship was marked by intense competition on the water, skillfully executed by the top four teams — with no damages or losses to any boats.
A flawless record of 21 wins from 21 matches earned the 2024 Match Racing World Champions, the Normandy Elite Team from France, consisting of Pauline Courtois, Maëlenn Lemaitre, Louise Acker, Sophie Faguet, Laurane Mettraux, after defeating Team 2.0 from New Zealand, comprising Megan Thomson, Charlotte Porter, Josefin Andres, Anna Merchant, Tiana Wittey in the finals, securing second place overall and the silver medal.
Megan Thomson stated: “It was another exciting day of close racing in perfect conditions in Jeddah! We seem to always push it to 5 races against Anna, but we’re thrilled to have reached the finals against Pauline. Pauline made no mistakes in the final for the well-deserved victory!”.
The petite finale featured a battle between two Swedish teams: Team Wings, consisting of Anna Östling, Linnea Wennergren, Annie Wennergren, Annika Carlunger, Anna White Holmdal, and the Beyond Racing Team, including Martina Carlsson, Svea Sahlin, Amanda Ljunggren, Hanna Gaskell-Brown, Hedvig Hedström. Team Wings, with more experience, won third place and the bronze medal.
Anna Ostling remarked: “Not the conclusion we hoped for, but we are pleased with how we regrouped for a strong petite finale. We clearly need more match racing time than we’ve had this year; we’re eager for more in 2025. Sailing here in Saudi has been an incredible experience, and we hope to return in the future!”.
The excellent sailing conditions, the pleasant weather, the organized operations at Jeddah Yacht Club, and the global support from the Saudi Sailing Federation enabled all participants to appreciate the warmth and friendly smiles of Saudi hospitality.
For complete results visit www.sailsaudi.sa/en/wmr.
