Three first-time World Champions in the Olympic cat and skiffs
There were three world titles up for grabs at the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships, and at the end of Sunday’s medal racing there were three brand new world champions. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 49er / 49erFX Class (@49ersailing) View this post on Instagram […]
‘Man Overboard!’ leaves Dutch hopes of 4th world title hanging by a thread
A brief moment of ‘Man Overboard!’ while leading a race might have done for the hopes of Bart Lambriex and Floris van de Werken to win their fourth 49er world title. Lambriex was adjusting his trapeze height and accidentally hoisted himself off his trapeze ring attached to the supporting wire, and overboard he fell, resulting […]
Crash, Bang, Wallop! A tough day in the bay
High wind, big waves and monster current required some inventive sailing techniques on day three of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championship in Quiberon, France. At one point in the 49er racing it was so windy that the fleet was unable to turn downwind at the windward mark. The boats kept on sailing […]
High-wind double win for British 49er
James Grummett and Rhos Hawes put on a high-wind masterclass on day two of the 49er World Championship in Quiberon, France. Battling through breeze gusting over 25 knots, the British team won both of their heats in the yellow group of qualifying. Keanu Prettner and Jakob Flachberger didn’t have such a strong day as their […]
Surprise Leaders, New Partnerships and Home Advantage: Day One Delivers in Quiberon
49erFX Suarez and Henke Seize Early Initiative in Shifty Quiberon Breeze At only her second World Championship at senior level, 20 year old Melania Henke finds herself in the lead after day one of the 49erFX World Championship in Quiberon, France. Henke is crewing with her skipper Patricia Suarez and the Spanish scored a 6,2,1 […]
Veterans school the Newbies on a swell day in Cagliari
Experience takes control as the waves rise and the medal contenders emerge in Cagliari on day five of the 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 World Championships… 49er: Warrer on the war path, Lambriex lurks Jonas Warrer and Mathias Lehm Sletten (DEN 79): 2-2-1 day vaults them into third overall. Bart Lambriex van Aanholt and Floris […]
SailGP stars do a “Max Verstappen” to take control of the 49er Worlds
Olympic and SailGP champions Diego Botin and Florian Trittel return to the skiff circuit and are proving dominant in Cagliari… From SailGP to skiff supremacy: Spain’s Diego Botín and Florian Trittel jumped to the top of the leaderboard at the 2025 49er World Championship in Cagliari after a commanding day on the water. The reigning […]
Sweden, Australia and Italy all move to the top on day three
Some great breeze for foiling in the catamarans and full-on planing in the skiffs, with some surprise leaders in the 49er and 49erFX and a not-so-surprising new leader in the Nacra 17 fleet… 49erFX: Swedes shocked by their slender lead It’s not like it’s anything new for Vilma Bobeck to be leading a 49erFX World […]
Spain top of the pack in 49er & 49erFX, GBR leads Nacra 17
A really good opening day to the Worlds, with light to medium sea breeze and dusk-to-dawn sunshine across the bay of Cagliari. Spain is ahead in both the men’s and women’s skiffs and Great Britain takes the early lead in the Nacra 17 fleet… 49er Men: Olympic Champions back in at the top Fresh off […]
Championship glory for Belgium, Uruguay and Great Britain
Sunday was the conclusion of the 49er and 49erFX European Championships as well as the Nacra 17 World Championship in La Grande Motte, France. 49erFX Europeans: Belgium win first major title Isaura Maenhaut and Anouk Geurts didn’t sail a great medal race but the Belgians had built up a sufficient buffer that it didn’t matter. […]