2015-07-06
2015-07-12
Porto, Portugal
Link to SAP Analytics – for Gold fleet only.
The 2015 49er and 49erFX European Championships in Porto came to a close today with the Magic Marine Starting Competition and Seiko King  of the Downwind for the 49ers. Yesterday’s winners in the 49erFX fleet was the pairing of  Nielsen/Olsen (DEN 2) who came back with a set of impressive starts following a DSQ in the first race. Although they […]
Read More
Pete Burling and Blair Tuke have won the 49er European Championships, after dominating the final day of competition on the huge Atlantic swell off the coast of Portugal. The Kiwis went into the day in 3rd overall, after coming off worse from a protest by Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen the previous evening. The Aussies […]
Read More
The 2015 49er and 49erFX European Championships in Porto  continued on today with the Magic Marine Starting Competition and Seiko King and Queen of the Downwind. All 25 boats from each of the gold fleets were tracked with a chance to be crowned as they get off the water! Yesterday’s winners in the 49erFX fleet was a tie between Lutz/Beucke (GER 161) […]
Read More
Giulia Conti and Francesca Clapcich high-fived and hugged as they crossed the finish line of a wild and whacky Medal Race to win the 49er FX European Championships in Porto. After three Gold Fleet races for the top 25 boats out on the open ocean, the top 10 qualified for the Medal Race a few […]
Read More
The 2015 49er and 49erFX European Championships in Porto are continuing on with the Magic Marine Starting Competition and Seiko King and Queen of the Downwind, which began running in 2013. This year, the 25 boats from each of the gold fleets will be tracked with a chance to be crowned as they get off the water! […]
Read More
Giulia Conti and Francesca Clapcich have moved into pole position in the FX women’s fleet with one day day to go in Porto at the 49er European Championships. Meanwhile, with two days to go, Pete Burling and Blair Tuke have made their customary big move with three very solid race results that puts them at […]
Read More
A buzz hit the boat park as the race committee announced their intentions to protest two contenders for the title here in Porto, Portugal. Â Vicky Jurczok with Anika Lorenz (GER) in the 49erFX and Erik Heil with Thomas Ploessel (GER) in the 49er each had identical spinnaker poles, purchased legally but modified/repaired with reinforcement in […]
Read More
Very light airs made for a tricky fourth day at the 49er and 49er FX European Championships in Porto. After a long wait ashore for the breeze to fill in, the 49erFX sailors were sent home without any gold fleet finals racing today. By late afternoon a light breeze was blowing out to sea, and […]
Read More
Bigger breeze and two-metre Atlantic swell delivered some challenging conditions for day 3 of the 49er and 49er FX European Championships in Porto. Boats were leaping off waves with clear daylight showing between hull and water. Avoiding the dreaded pitchpole was one of the big goals on the downwind legs. These were not the conditions […]
Read More
Conditions on day 3 of the 2015 49er & 49erFX European Championship were perfect on the Atlantic swell of Porto! Â While the team vie for the second most important championship of the year, they do it with smiles on their faces! Â Check out London Gold medalists Nathan Outteridge and Iain ‘Goobs’ Jensen jumping their 49er […]
Read MoreThe 49er class is built on the foundation of the Sydney Harbor 18 foot skiff class and has been an Olympic event since 2000. The 49erFX will be making it’s first appearance at the Olympics in Rio 2016. These boats are thrilling to watch and are sailed by the worlds best. Get ready for a week of exciting sailing action!
On Saturday July 4th there will be a fun race up the River Duro to show of the boats to the city. Â The race will start at 3:30 and head up and down the river to the centre of town.
From July 6-11 the 49erFX (women’s) will race finishing with a medal race inside the river at 15:30 on July 11th.
From July 7-12 the 49er (men’s) will race finishing with a medal race inside the river at 15:30 on July 12th.
From July 9-12 there will be tickets available for a spectator boat available for either the morning or afternoon sessions.
From July 10-12, 49er.org will have live coverage of the racing including both medal races. All the youtube videos will be online here at 49er.org
Click file to open and download
No program files found.
Click file to open and download
No gallery available.
No Interviews found.
