2011 NAs SET FOR MEXICO
The 2011 North American Championship is set for Valle de Bravo, Mexico; outside Mexico City. February 16-20 are the dates and more information can be found at: www.49erNA.org Also note: Aug 21-25, 2011 are the dates for the SEIKO 49er Canadian Championships back in Kingston, Ontario.
LADHA/INKPEN WIN SEIKO NORTH AMERICANS
The Seiko 49er.ca Championships took place from August 21 to 25 in lovely Kingston, Ontario during the annual CORK Olympic Classes Regatta. In all, 22 races were held plus a medal race on the final afternoon. Competitors came from far and wide for this event, including Mexico, Seattle, Wisconsin and Edmonton. Three nations were represented […]
PHILLIPS BROTHERS BREAK SEIKO SPEED ATTEMPT
Will and Sam Phillips of Australian have broken the Seiko Speed Attempt record with a 24.1 knots, verified from the Velocitek Speed Puck! The boys were training in Weymouth, just off the breakwater in flat water when a gust of approximately 25 knots hit. Congratulations to Will & Sam for winning not only the 2010 […]
SAIL FOR GOLD—OUTTERIDGE/JENSEN WIN
The last of the World Cup events starts Friday in the 2012 Olympic venue in Weymouth, GBR. 59 teams representing 24 countries will fill the field of the 49ers. FINAL World Cup leaders: 1 Nico Delle – Karth AUT Nikolaus Resch (-) 19 16 19 18 18 (11) 90 2 Emmanuel Dyen FRA Stéphane Christidis […]
Skandia Ad -49er
Check out the latest Skandia Team GBR ad featuring Pink & Peacock in their 49er – go to Channel 49er for the latest!
THEATRE STYLE RACING – AUGUST 4
Be there — be one of the first to trial 49er Theatre Style Racing – Weymouth, GBR. Please read the plan and sign up for the event with Ben Remocker (benremocker@hotmail.com). This will be a good practice of boathandling and starts just ahead of the Sail for Gold regatta. For more information, go to: www.porttackcharter.com/blog […]
ODYSSEY TIME SPONSORS 49ER CANADIAN AND 29ERXX NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPS
Odyssey Time Inc. has agreed to sponsor the 2010 49er Canadian Championship and the concurrent 2010 29erXX North American Championship. This partnership with the local North American fleet builds on a running three year relationship between Seiko and the International 49er and 29erXX Classes. Since 2007, Seiko has been the official watch partner of the […]
49er Coaching Clinic – Huge Success
The 49er class is continuing to support newcomers to the class (and anyone else who wants a refresher course) by providing free coaching clinics prior to major championships. The latest one took place just before the European Championships in Gdynia, Poland and the class secured the services of experienced GBR 49er coach Richard Parslow. The […]
SAIL FOR GOLD – FLAG ORDERS
For those sailors who will need a country flag for their mainsails JULY 30 is the deadline to order them through the Class for them to be made/delivered in time for the event. Interested sailors e-mail the Class office: jerelyn@odmsail.com with your information (skipper & crew name, country, sail #) before this date.
DRAPER & GREENHALGH WIN EUROPEANS
Chris Draper and Peter Greenhalgh have won the 49er Europeans, contested in Gdynia, Poland. photo by Fried Elliott:www.friedbits.com