World Sailing – Updated advice on Novel Coronavirus
World Sailing has released updated advice from the World Sailing Medical Commission on the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. Advice issued as per Tuesday 03 March 2020. World Sailing will continue to monitor developments and where necessary issue further updates. This advice includes specific details on the Asian Championship and Sailing World Cup Genoa.
New Generation of Female Coaches Emerging
Coaches on the Olympic sailing circuit are predominantly male, but a new generation of female coaches have moved into the professional ranks. Reporter Chris Museler sat down with four of these coaches who are each champions in their own right and have transitioned to coaching for the Tokyo games. From left to right we have […]
Call for Bids – 49er and 49erFX Sails
The 49er class invites expressions of interest to design and build 49er and/or 49erFX sails for the 2021-2024 quadrennial. The 49er class welcomes world leading sail designers and manufacturers to bid on becoming our class sailmaker(s). The selected sailmaker(s) will have the opportunity to build sails for at least the four year period leading to […]
Grael and Borges Perfectly Capture Wild 49er Downwind
Marco Grael and Gabriel Borges (BRA) carried an onboard camera during the 2020 Oceania Championships in Geelong. There were some wild days on the water, and the duo released a video that encapsulates one of the greatest aspects of 49er sailing, survival! At first things appear fairly tame, just a windy downwind. The Brazilian pair […]
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Skiff Oman Chasing 2020 Games Berth
Oman made a strategic decision a dealve into their sailing roots and created Oman Sail. From 2008, youth sailing has been heavily invested in, teaching hundreds of youth and then headlining many professional programs. The fruits of these efforts are paying off, and two of Oman’s 49er teams are now poised to qualify for their […]
2020 World Championship day 1 – no racing
A day of waiting disappointingly ended without any racing at the 2020 world title for the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 classes in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The Race Committee monitored conditions on Corio Bay from well before the morning session to late afternoon, 25-30 knots out of the east keeping 49er crews ashore all day […]
Spain take both Skiff Titles in Windy Warm Up
Riley Gibbs and Anna Weis (USA) used superior boatspeed upwind in the flat water to narrowly win the Oceania Championship by three points from Zajac/Matz (AUT) and Gimson/Burnett (GBR). On a blustery final day the American’s got a 1, 3 battling tightly with the Austrians who scored a 2, 1 and won the regatta by […]
Challengers for the Crown Stepping Up
No team was hotter at the end of the 2019 World Championship than Diego Botin and Iago Marra (ESP). The Spanish sensations were up against he ropes, almost missing gold fleet, which would have cost them an Olympic berth. With the pressure on them at maximum they tore up the final four days of the […]
FORWARD WIP JOINS NACRA17 & 49er/FX CLASS AS OFFICIAL CLOTHING PARTNER
The Nacra 17 & 49er International Classes are thrilled to announce our partnership with FORWARD WIP becoming our Official Technical Clothing Partner. The five-year sponsorship agreement will run until the end of 2024 and will see both partners work collaboratively to further develop and market the sport in new and existing territory. Thanks to a […]