France and Brazil Bring It Home in the Big Breeze
10 July 2014 Helsinki, Finland – Day 3 – 2014 Seiko 49er & 49erFX European Championship Twenty knot winds – gusting to 25 – made for a tough but exhilarating end to the qualifying phase of the Seiko 49er & 49erFX European Championship in Helsinki today. France’s Manu Dyen and Stephane Christidis hammered home scores […]
No Racing On Day 2 – Same Schedule for Day 3
Helsinki Finland, Day 2 of the 2014 49er & 49erFX European Championship was a non-issue. There was no wind in the morning but it was forecast to be hot inland so there was hope for a sea breeze. Some clouds formed over this city in the early afternoon, however, so that killed any hopes for […]
Pitfalls Plentiful on a Glorious Day 1
Helsinki, Finland – Day 1 – 2014 Seiko 49er & 49erFX European Championship The opening day was a tricky one for a variety of reasons and started with a BANG. 2013 European’s Silver medalists, Dylan Fletcher and Alain Sign hit a rock near the port layline of course C, splitting their hull wide open. Brazil’s […]
2014 Euros 49er Preview
This is the 18th running of the 49er European Championship and the third time the fleet has come to Helsinki, Finland with the previous events being in 2011 and 1998. Qualifying runs July 8-10, Gold Fleet is July 11, 12 (live broadcast), Finals July 13 (live broadcast). One of the most exciting aspects of the […]
2014 Euros 49erFX Preview
2014 marks the second ever 49erFX European Championship. The fleet is 50 boats strong this year and changing quickly. Unlike in 2013, most of the teams are now truly racing instead of just sailing, as the level of boathandling, boat set up and skiff IQ has increased massively. The skiff boathandling skills gave 29er converts a […]
Drone Coverage From the Junior WC Including Final Day
With drone technology advancing daily it would seem, especially in the areas of cost and safety, it is allowing some new camera angles to emerge for sailing coverage. At the 2014 Seiko 49er & 49erFX Junior World Championship we may not have been able to complete all the races on the final day, but we […]
Junior World Champions from Spain and Denmark
Day 4 of the 49er Junior World Championship was a two stage affair. The morning had two normal races for all fleets, followed by the afternoon where the top 10 from each fleet raced three Theatre Races to complete the championship. Aarhus delivered another day of westerly unstable winds from 8-12 knots, a fitting continuation of […]
Spanish Sharp in Shifty Day 3
Monday June 30, 2014 After two days of shifty winds, the fleet reported the most challenging day yet in Aarhus. Both race committees did their best to move away from shore, but it was not enough to mollify the breeze completely. It was left to the best U24 skiff sailors in the world to see […]
Another Blustery Day – The Spanish Armada Handled It
Sunday June 29, 2014 – Aarhus, Denmark Day 2 of the Championship was similar to day 1, with 10 knots of breeze and offshore, shifty conditions keeping the sailors on their toes. The key hurdle for the 49er fleet was gold fleet qualification, as the field of 44 will be narrowed to 25 at days […]
Blustery Day 1 – A Great Start to a Championship
A rainy calm greeted the sailor this morning as they arrived for Day 1 of the 2014 Seiko 49er & 49erFX Junior World Championship. Coaches and Race Officers were apprehensive as to whether there would be racing, but Denmark delivered and a full complement was races was held on schedule. The conditions were offshore, 6-12 […]