49erFX Women Setting The Standard
International Women’s Day 2019 was celebrated on the 8th March, and aims to promote a gender balanced world. The 49erFX fleet, while young by most standards, has produced and nurtured some of the worlds best female sailors.
Father & Son Duo Set To Compete In Final Regatta
The 2019 49er, 49erFX & Nacra17 European Championship, this year to be competed on the waters off Weymouth, will see Olympic hopefuls pushing to qualify their countries and themselves for the ever nearer Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020. There is one team however, who aren’t as concerned with qualification, as they are with enjoying the […]
49er, 49erFX, Nacra17 Euros To Be Streamed Live
Fans of super-exciting Olympic classes racing will be able to stream action from the 49er, 49er FX and Nacra 17 European Championships live, it has been announced. Fans of super-exciting Olympic classes racing will be able to stream action from the 49er, 49er FX and Nacra 17 European Championships live, it has been announced. The […]
Who Is Up Next in Australian Skiff?
For as long as the 49er class has existed, the Australia Sailing Team has performed at the highest level. From Chris Nicholson winning the classes’ first three World Championships, to Nathan Outteridge & Iain Jensen taking gold and silver in London and Rio, it’s fair to say that the 49er sailors from down under have […]
The Chase for the Title Has Begun
Key figures and information of the championships first day 99 Teams – 198 Sailors 28 Countries 6 Continents Irregular gusty wind between 3 and 20 knots in the morning Sea Breeze of 10-13 knots in the afternoon All sailors are U23, so none can turn 23 years old in 2018 The title chase has begun… […]
Last training session before the Junior World Championship begins
Key figures of the JWV a day before the competitions start 104 teams competing for the title 300 people from abroad attending the venue (competitors, coaches, friends and families, referees, judges, juries…) 28 different nations on the start line 2 regatta courses 5 days of races from Aug 28 to Sept 1 Today from 2pm […]
A Balancing Act
Olympic sailing and campaigning is grueling and time consuming, which is why it becomes an athlete’s full-time job. Throw that in with attaining a college degree and you have Junior 49er sailors. Will Jones and Evan DePaul recently took home gold at 2017 49er Junior World Championships in Kingston, Ontario while Jones is completing a […]
June 49er Sailing as told by Instagram
1. Confusing shot in Santander, Spain by @silvicorio 2. Scenic racing in Santander, Spain by @sailingenergy 3. Danes overboard by @vierkapsejlere 4. Breeze on in Toronto, Canada by @heinzy27 5. Hull gone MIA in Kiel, Germany by Lars Wehrmann via @fabigraf 6. Just hanging there in Melbourne, Australia by @mattrobertsclifton 7. Winning the hair game, […]
Gilmour/Turner Launched at Kiel
For their first overseas event as a team, David Gilmour and Joel Turner did remarkably well for themselves at Kiel Week. They have spent the last few months training in Australia and intended to use this regatta as an opportunity to see where they stood among other international teams. Kiel Week was the next step […]
A Kiel Week Preview
Kieler Woche, where “Wurst, Bier, und Kälte” meet Olympic sailing, is fast approaching its 135th anniversary. The 49er racing will be held June 21-25 out of the Olympic Sailing Center in Kiel (Olympiahafen Schilksee), which was constructed for the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics. It is on the northernmost coast of Germany, a 15-minute drive north […]