Weighing on the Updated Sailing World Cup
World Sailing announced another shift in the Sailing World Cup schedule of events for 2017 through 2020. The schedule delivers on a number of promises made while showcasing that World Sailing has not fully dropped their ISAF ways. The positives The 49er (and Nacra) class is thrilled to see that World Sailing will no longer […]
Reviewing Squad Strategies at the 49erFX Junior World Championship
Just after the Olympic games, the next generation of skiff stars lined up to see who was the best U23 team in the World. Like all events with the skiffs, both 49er and 49erFX were competing at the same time and in the same venue. Unlike other skiff events, the 2016 version became the first […]
2016 49er & 49erFX North American Championships in Memory of Trevor Moore
Even in the shadow of the Olympics, the 49er sailboat class is alive and kicking in North America. Only one week after the Rio Games wrapped up, Newport, Rhode Island played host to the 49er and 49erFX North American Championships. Class vets and newbies congregated at Sail Newport at Fort Adams for a good old […]
Intense Racing Decides Junior World Championship
Thirty teams awoke with unease in their bellies on this final day of the 2016 Junior World Championship. The format put each set of teams ranked 8th through 15th into a semi final, with one advancing to join teams 1 through 7 already guaranteed a spot in the finals. First up were the 49erFX semi’s, […]
NEWSFLASH – New Zealand win 49er Gold, Australia silver, Germany bronze
For Peter Burling and Blair Tuke (NZL), the Medal Race was a victory lap, the Kiwis having won the 49er Men’s gold medal with two races to spare after dominating the 20-boat fleet at Rio 2016 over the past week. The unstoppable Kiwis dominated today’s Medal Race just as they have dominated the 49er fleet […]
NEWSFLASH – Brazil wins 49erFX gold by 2 seconds from New Zealand
NEWSFLASH – Brazil wins 49erFX gold by 2 seconds from New Zealand The crowd on Flamengo Beach went wild as Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze (BRA) won gold by just two seconds from Alex Maloney and Molly Meech (NZL) in a nailbiting final run to the finish. New Zealand took silver and bronze went to […]
Brits – Aussies – Germans Vying for 2 Medals in 49er
No 49er gold medalists have ever repeated their feat, and that record stays in tact for Rio 2016. With Peter Burling and Blair Tuke already a lock to secure their first ever Gold medals, t’s the silver and bronze that will be up for grabs today. The 49er medal race sets up with a little […]
49erFX Medal Race Marks Historic Moment for Skiff Sailing
Sailing leapt into the entertainment age at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 with the introduction of the 49er skiff. Modelled on the 18 foot skiffs of Sydney Harbor, the 49er was an open skiff at that time and could be sailed by both men and women. It ultimately became male dominated due to the overpowered […]
Grael veleja pelo ouro em frente à Praia do Flamengo
A dupla Brasileira Martine Grael e Kahena Kunze lideram a flotilha de campeãs antes da última regata das Olimpíadas Rio2016. Após 12 regatas há quatro duplas ex-campeãs mundial empatadas nessa disputa pelo ouro na classe 49erFX. Não havia como escolher uma favorita antes do início das regatas e estavam certos! Das oito duplas que tinham […]
4-Way Showdown In Women’s Skiff – Brazil – Denmark – Spain – New Zealand
Brazilian Martine Grael headlines a fleet of champions heading into a medal race showdown. After 12 races there are four previous champions all tied for the lead heading into the 49erFX medal race. The pundits couldn’t choose a favorite heading into the Rio skiff regatta, and they were correct. Of the eight teams that were […]