2024 Europeans to be Hosted in La Grande Motte, France in May 2024
The 49er and Nacra 17 classes are pleased to announce the 2024 European Championship of 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 will be held in La Grande Motte, France just before the Paris Olympics. The race days are May 7-12 and will surely be a final selection regatta for some nations selecting teams for the 2024 […]
HANS HENKEN: EXECUTING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL / REACHING GOALS
Hans Henken’s biggest goal as a kid – and still is – was to compete at the Olympic Games, against the world’s best on the world’s biggest stage. At thirty years old, Henken is nothing short of one highly accomplished human, both on and off the water. Starting off as a six-year-old in the Naples […]
Lanzarote chosen as host for 2024 49er World Championship
The Pathway to Paris passes through Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, as the World’s best skiff sailors will race for the 2024 World Championship in one of the final lead-up regattas to the Olympic Games. Lanzarote has long been a fixture of the pro windsurfing and offshore sailing communities but became a hub for Olympic sailing […]
Dylan Fletcher Teaches Boatspeed
This Friday: Q&A Live Call with Olympic Champ Dylan Fletcher – Build your boatspeed around YOU What’s the quickest, most effective way to develop your Boat Speed? It’s a tough question so it’s worth asking someone who really does know about the shortcuts and roadblocks on the path to finding world-class speed. This Friday, the […]
Double Polish victory at the 49er and 49erFX Junior European Championships
This is the first international race held on Hungarian waters for the high-performance Olympics classes. The four-day long U23 European Championships in the 49er and 49erFX classes in Balatonfüred ended on the the16th of October. Both classes had Polish winners, with Hungarian-Belgian dual national Arthur de Jonghe, racing under the Belgian flag, taking third place […]
Spanish team leading the 49er fleet
With very unstable wind conditions on the third day of the Europeans, three races were held for the 49er fleet, with the windward mark having to be changed in almost every race. The races of the 49er fleet were won by different teams each time. The 49erFX fleet, which completed four races today, saw the […]
Hungarian boat wins the first race at the 49er and 49erFX Junior European Championships
The Hungarian-Spanish crew, competing under the Hungarian flag, won the first race of the 49er class at the European U23 Championships in Balatonfüred. The first race of the 49erFX class was won by the Polish boat. The second day started with an AP flag at 9.30am. In the meantime, the race committee measured the wind […]
The European Championships of high-performance Olympic classes are to start in Balatonfüred
This is the first international race held on Hungarian waters for the high-performance Olympics classes. The U23 fleet of the 49er and 49erFX classes are going to compete in Balatonfüred at the European Championships starting on the 12th of October. 40 boats representing 14 countries will take to the water from the Hungarian Sailing Federation’s […]
Junior European Championship for Skiff in Balatonfüred
This will be the first time for an international race to be held on Hungarian waters for the skiff Olympics classes. The U23 fleet of the 49er and 49er FX are going to race in Balatonfüred at the Junior European Championship in the middle of October. The organizers are expecting more than 50 boats. Exactly […]
Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz (NED) win 49erFX World Championship
Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz (NED) have secured the 2022 49erFX World Championship. In the medal race the Dutch pair outdueled the Swedish challenge from Vilma Bobeck and Rebecca Netzler (SWE) who took the silver. Twice winners of the 49erFX World Championship from Spain, Tamara Echegoyen and Paula Barcelo (ESP) took the bronze medal. […]