Inaugural Oceania Regatta Wrap Up
Oceania Regatta 2015 – Perth, Western Australia The inaugural Oceania Regatta for the 49er Class was run and won during early January on the beautiful water of the Swan River in Perth, Western Australia. The regatta was held by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club and racing was conducted for the most part right in front […]
49er Sailors New and Old Dominate Moth Worlds 2015
The 2015 Moth Worlds in Sorrento Australia attracted global attention and a massive fleet of worldwide talent to compete in the foiling fleet that started it all. Olympians new and old, AC teams, Mothies, newbies, and those just looking to have some fun formed a 160 boat fleet to contest the world title. For many […]
2014 Sail Melbourne Report
Day 1 49er Nathan Outteridge and his crew Iain Jensen won a major victory just getting to the start line for their series opening three races. The 49er gold medallists from London missed a connecting flight and left San Francisco on Saturday night, which put them into Melbourne at 9.30am this morning. Sister Haylee drove […]
2014 Sailing World Cup Final Abu Dhabi
49erFX – Day 1 New Zealand’s Alex Maloney and Molly Meech started the ISAF Sailing World Cup Final with a bang by taking the opening race victory in the 17-boat 49erFX fleet. The pair picked up a second victory in the third race of the day but a sandwiched tenth tarnishes their good start. Nonetheless […]
Top 10 Reasons ISAF Should Approve Theatre Style In November
Since 2010 the 49er class has been investigating, testing and exploring exciting ways to conclude regattas. The Theatre Style concept is now up for a final vote this week at the ISAF Annual Conference on inclusion at the 2016 Rio Olympic games. The concept will either be killed off (and we go back to one […]
2014 World Championship Skiff Wrap Up
The 2014 ISAF Worlds in Santander is the first major event of the Rio Quadrennial that all teams aim to peak at. 10 country qualification spots were on the line, along with the chance to prove to the world and to the fleet who is really on top. 80 men’s 49er teams and 53 women’s 49erFX […]
The 49er Worlds Preview You Really Want
49er Preview You’ve already seen the ‘Who’s going to win preview‘, so this preview is about what Santander means to the 49er fleet. If there is any doubt that Burling and Tuke (NZL) are the favorites going into the event they were erased at the 49er coaches regatta where they dominated again in a great […]
Continental Series Key To Sailing Development Pipeline
The 49er class is pleased to announce a Continental Championship series bringing fantastic racing and to all corners of the globe. In the run up to the 2016 Olympics these will be vital events to all sailors chasing their Olympic dreams. Here are the continental championship dates we can confirm, and as always check the […]
Thriller – Denmark and New Zealand Reclaim European Crowns
Burling/Tuke & Nielsen/Olsen are the kings and queens of Finland Helsinki, Finland – Final Day – 2014 Seiko 49er & 49erFX European Championship The defending European Champions held on to their crowns in both the men’s and women’s fleets at the Seiko 49er & 49erFX European Championship, which reached a thrilling conclusion today in Helsinki. Ida […]
World Champions in Pole Position
Kiwis top the men’s and women’s leaderboards Helsinki, Finland – Day 5 – 2014 Seiko 49er & 49erFX European Championship Both the men’s and women’s World Champions sit in pole position going into the deciding day of the Seiko 49er & 49erFX European Championship in Helsinki. In the 49erFX, Alex Maloney and Molly Meech moved ahead […]