AMERICANS MUST/MOORE LEAD SEIKO SPEED CHALLENGE
PALMA 2010: A predominantly light wind regatta did not lend itself to ideal speed conditions. Despite this, a number of teams put down some impressive markers. First up were the French team of Vincent Berthed adn Sebastien Durand with a 14.9 knots. Simon Hiscocks and Simon Marks then topped that with 15.4 but it was […]
DYEN/CHRISTIDIS WIN IN SPAIN
Manu Dyan and Stephane Christidis of France won the Princesa Sofia MAPFRE World Cup #3 in Palma, Mallorca, Spain. The British teams of Chris Draper/Peter Greenhalgh and Stevie Morrison/Ben Rhodes rounded out the podium with respective 2nd & 3rd place. Full results here Photos and video now uploaded to Channel 49er Next stop: Hyeres, France.
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
SCUTTLEBUTT VIDEO OF THE WEEK When the 29er and 49er classes went to Freeport, Grand Bahama in January for their World Championship, their high performance boats were a perfect fit for the waters of this island paradise. To insure that the event was recorded, the class brought in photographer Fried Elliott and videographer Chris Love to […]
SEIKO SPEED CHALLENGE 2010
The 2010 SEIKO Speed Challenge begins this week at the Princesa Sofia Regatta in Palma. Those interested in trying to get the fastest time, pick up a Velocitek Speed Puck from Simon Hiscocks in Palma each day, returning to him daily to record your top speed. $5000 will be awarded to the fastest teams – […]
PRE-EUROPEAN MINI-CAMP
The 49er Class is once again hosting a 3 day mini-camp before the 2010 Europeans. Led by Richard Parslow, 10 teams will be accepted to participate. The mini-camp will be held June 30-July 2 in Gdynia, Poland. The mini-camp is geared toward new and emerging teams that need some basic 49er skills and assessement. Interested teams e-mail […]
49er EUROPEANS ENTRY OPEN
The website and registration are now open for the 49er European Championship, to take place in Gdynia, Poland July 1-10. www.49ereuropeans.org has all the news, lodging, NOR and other documents. Keep checking as it will be updated continually.
DUES RENEWAL
Make sure you’re current with your 2010 Class dues to be compliant with not only the 49er Class rules but the World Cup events! Join today using the link on this website "Pay Dues". Thanks for supporting your Class!
DYEN & CHRISTIDIS TOP ISAF RANKINGS
France’s Manu Dyen and Stephane Christidis have taken the top spot in the latest ISAF World Rankings. See the full list under Events>Rankings or just click here
ISAF WORLD QUALIFIERS ANNOUNCED
ISAF has published the qualification system for the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the principal qualification event for the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition. The 49ers will have a quota of 100 boats with the country qualifier being the 2010 European Championships, July 1-10 in Poland. Click here to read the full qualification system
WORLDS GRAB 2 MAG COVERS
Spectacular shots from the 2010 Worlds photographer Fried Elliott have been chosen to grace the covers of 2 magazines. See all of Fried’s shots at: www.friedbits.com or on Channel 49er. Subscribe to Seahorse here Subscribe to Sailing World here