Day 1 of the 2013 North American’s a Tight Battle for the Lead
Day 1 of the 2013 North American Championship for 49er and 49erFX is in the books, and the battle for the lead is tight in both classes. In the men’s fleet, four teams are within 5 points of the lead after 3 races. The day started out looking very promising, with 15 knots of wind […]
Theatre Style Day of the 2013 North American Championships for 49er Sailing
The final day of the 2013 North American Championships was another light day for the teams competing. With the whole regatta up for grabs, teams were tested in patience, concentration, and their light air skills. Using the ´First to 10´ format of Theatre Style racing, the day began with the Qualifying Finals. 49er teams placed […]
Day 2 of the 2013 North American’s Sets the Stage for a First to 10 Final
Day 2 of the 2013 North American’s was a light affair and the race committee did well to run 4 races. The Brazilian 49er team helmed by Fonseca had a fantastic day and built them self a solid lead. The Austrians and Swedes had good days as well and are in podium positions in the […]
US Sailing Announce Huge Training Center for 49er and 49erFX Sailing Initiative
In an unprecedented move, the US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider®, in conjunction with the Oaklciff Sailing Centre, located in Long Island Sound, has launched a massive skiff sailing initiative. They are kick starting this program by purchasing eight 49er and eight 49erFX Olympic class sailboats. This move now makes Oakcliff an official US Sailing Team training […]
What 49er Sailors and Fans Can Expect from the Miami Regattas in 2013
Each year the world sailing scene assembles in Miami to race in one of the best off season locations in the world. Over the past 2 Olympic cycles the Miami Olympic Classes regatta has come into it’s own, with excellent particiapation from around the globe. This has been especially true for the 49er class, which […]
Miami Winter Series a First for 49er and 49erFX Sailing
For the first time ever, we´ll have a completely organized winter series in North America in 2013 for 49er´s and FX´s. All the fun begins January 17th and runs through February 10th. The series will be based in the winter hub of sailing, beautiful Miami, FL, USA. Miami is a great city to visit and […]
2012 South American Championship the Start of a Big 4 years
After 4 days of racing, the 2012 49er South American championship ended after completing 9 races. Organized by the “Club Universitario Buenos Aires” in Argentina, 6 boats raced for the South American title. 2 boats from brazil, and 4 boats from Argentina, made this regatta a great chance for the teams to prepare for the […]
Assigned Sail Numbers 49erFX Table
Team Names Country PSN Year Valid Muller/Kendall AUS 100 2013 Maloney/Meech NZL 111 2013 Lin/Cenholt DEN 112 2013 Sommarlund SWE 113 2013 Parkinson/Lathouras AUS 117 2013 Rossel SWE 137 2013 Noble 148 2013 Roca/Reyes ESP 159 2013 Aleh NZL 175 2013 Capdevila/Diaz ESP 180 2013 Clark GBR 200 2013 Lane USA 216 2013 Hahlbrock […]
2013 Worlds
The 2013 49er and 49erFX World Championships are in Marseilles, France, from Sept 21-29, 2013. Marseilles is the home to the French 49er teams and is ideally situated for a World Championships. This page is for sailors planning on attending the championship so we can communicate items of note for you. Location Bonneviene, Marseilles, France. […]
2013 Europeans
The 2013 European Championships will be held in Aarhus, Denmark, from June 29-July 7, 2013. Aarhus is the skiff home base for team Denmark and has been an innovator in regatta hosting. We are really in for a treat. In addition, the championship will take pace at the same time as the Tall Ships festival, […]