Personal Sail Numbers & Flags
49er Class Personal Sail Number Issuance Procedure 49er Class personal sail numbers will be issued each calendar year (Jan 1-Dec 31) based on first-come/first-served basis. Once a number has been issued, it will remain with the sailor as long as he continues to renew the number annually through the Class office. Sailors who do not […]
PERSONAL SAIL NUMBERS – AVAILABLE NOV 1
The 49er Class has approved the use of personal sail numbers. Now you can apply for your unique number, which will be issued each calendar year (Jan 1-Dec 31) based on first-come/first-served basis. Once a number has been issued, it will remain with the sailor as long as he continues to renew the number annually […]
49er in 119nm HSBC COASTAL CLASSIC
Sail-World spoke to the Olympic 49er crew, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, who paralleled the HSBC Coastal Classic fleet, in the 119nm dash to the Bay of Islands. After taking 9.5 hours for the trip, the pair were a little sore, their legs ached, and they were strugging to be able to walk, but were […]
ROLEX MIAMI OCR NOR Available-Reg Open Nov 13
{gallery}RMOCR{/gallery} Miami, Fla. (September 30, 2009) – US SAILING’s Rolex Miami OCR will bring together the world’s top sailors for elite-level competition in the classes selected for the Olympic and Paralympic Games from January 24-30, 2010, US SAILING announced today. Held on picturesque Biscayne Bay in Coconut Grove, Fla., this prestigious event is the second […]
SAILORS FORUM NOTES – CROATIA
The 49er Class holds Sailors Forums at their biggest events to have open communication between the sailors, the builders and the Class and to ensure that the needs are met from all. A Sailors Forum was held at the 49er Europeans in Zadar, Croatia with many crucial notes for sailors. PLEASE READ the attached Forum […]
THE FASTEST 49ER SAILORS ARE…
Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jenson are the fastest 49er sailors as verified by Velocitek units for the SEIKO Speed Challenge 2009. Nathan and Iain took advantage of the high winds that kept most other classes ashore during the last World Cup event at Weymouth – the Sail For Gold. Read the full release here and view […]
2010 WORLDS REGISTRATION
6 Nations have registered for the 2010 Worlds in Grand Bahamas.– GER, URU, GBR, FIN, AUT, AUS — have you registered? www.49erworlds.org to register today. NOTE: class dues are included with your Worlds registration for 2010!! Photo: ok – so they’re not 49ers, but there is lots of sailing in the Bahamian tradewinds.
LATEST ISAF RANKINGS POSTED
Check out the latest ISAF rankings that have been updated since Sail For Gold. Both can be found under "Events" on this website. ISAF Rankings: Sibello Brothers lead World Cup: Alonso Brothers win first ISAF World Cup
SEIKO SPEED CHALLENGE – 21 KNOT BARRIER BROKEN
As predicted yesterday, today bought a long wait for the wind to drop. Eventually only the RSX and the 49er’s were to race with 3 tough races. Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen came back the victors with a 21.6 knot top speed. Pedro de Andrade and David Aleixo also bettered yesterdays time with a […]
2009 Europeans
CONGRATULATIONS to Pietro and Gianfranco Sibello of Italy, 2009 49er European Champions.