49er Class announces an Exciting New Partnership with SAP
17th AUGUST 2012 SAP, the world´s leading provider of enterprise software solutions, has joined forces with the International 49er Class Association to provide technical solutions for the 2012 Seiko European Championship. SAP will work with the 49er class to deliver a first class online experience for sailors and fans, providing solutions to help annotate and […]
Welcome Members
Welcome to the new 49er Class website. Once you’re logged in, you can post to the Forum and the Buy/Sell sections (in top menu). There will also be member only content posted here from time to time. Questions and queries to webmaster@49er.org
49erFX Videos
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Technical Overview
Over the past three Olympic cycles the 49er has evolved into a finely tuned boat that is nicely balanced in all conditions with a rig that is able to be adjusted for best performance in each windspeed and sea state. With the FX we have the benefit of this evolution as well as new developments […]
Advantages of the FX…
A proven platform The 49er was a quantum leap in terms of high performance Olympic sailing. It still leads the field. It´s a boat that captures the essence of true Olympic athleticism, based on a strict and well proven one design concept. The FX rig is perfectly suited to the 49er hull. The performance is […]
History
Mackay Boats developed the new FX rig for the 49er. After 9 months of testing by the Mackay team the boat was taken to Santander (ESP) and trialed againt 5 other boats by the ISAF evaluation committee. The boat was finally selected at the ISAF mid-year conderence in early May and will be used for […]
Equipment
The FX class rules stipulate that the hull, wings, foils, boom and pole must be 49er class parts. The jib sheet is allowed an extra purchase, and the gennaker sheet is allowed an extra block to increase the efficiency of the ratchet block. The new carbon FX mast is made by Southern Spars in Sri […]
Latest News on the FX
The first 50 boxes of FX masts and sails will be shipped from Sri Lanka during the week 6-10 August. Each country will get a maximum of 4 rigs in the first shipment. All other sailors will receive their rigs within 4 weeks of the first shipment. The first container of new FX hulls […]
2012 Olympics
OUTTERIDE & JENSEN WIN GOLD! Aussie duo secure the Gold medal as do the Kiwis’ Peter Burling and Blair Tuke with Silver going into the medal race. The race was on for the Bronze with the Danish team of Allan Norregaard and Peter Lang winning the bronze on the last leg. Follow along as the […]
49er Coaches Regatta
June 26-30 is the first 49er Coaches Regatta to be held in Weymouth, GBR on the Olympic venue site. A website with all the information including the NOR, entries and other information has been set-up and you can access it here The regatta will be tracked on Kattack and the link will be up shortly – […]