Huge and Talented Field Poised to Challenge for the Junior World Championship
The 2014 Junior World Championship is double the size of 2013 for the 49erFX and 50% bigger than 2013 for the 49er. As such, 46 and 27 teams will be competing to see who is the best U24 team in the Olympic skiff classes. The racing will take place in Aarhus, Denmark, which is quickly […]
A Challenging Kieler Woche To Be Decided in Final
After 4 days of racing at the 2014 Kieler Woche regatta little has been decided. The title will come down to the top 10 finals on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 and thanks to SAP the racing will be broadcast live for everyone to watch. Each fleet of 49er and 49erFX is down to 10 teams […]
Three Opportunities to Watch 49er Racing At Kieler Woche
Once again the eyes of the sailing world will turn to Kiel, Germany, home of the largest regatta and sailing festival in the world, Kieler Woche. SAP is sponsoring the event once again, and will be live broadcasting some of the racing. 49er fans are in luck, as there will be coverage of the skiffs […]
Annual Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi Announced
ISAF has announced a new pinnacle event that will occur annually in Abu Dhabi. To the best of our knowledge at the time of release, these are some of the details. The Sailing World Cup Finals will be an exciting and highly competitive event with only the top 20 teams from each Olympic event plus […]
Porto to Host 2015 European Championship
The 49er class is delighted to announce the 2015 European Championship will be held in Porto, Portugal, July 7-12, 2015. Porto promises to be a spectacular venue for the premier event on European waters in 2015. Porto is really 3 cities working together as one enabling both cultural and sporting to take advantage of the […]
Searching for Silver in Southern France
Saturday April 26, 2014 A spectacular week of racing in Hyeres, France has tested the fleets with a full schedule of races and wonderful weather on the French Riviera. Day 5 of the regatta brought more wind again for the fleet, and challenged even the very best. The regatta culminates with 3 X theatre style […]
Generational ‘Game-On’ In 49er Fleet – Hyeres
Olympic sailing has traditionally been dominated by those with the experience to put their athleticism and professionalism into peak form at the same time. For ages it was said that it took multiple Olympic cycles to move into podium potential performance. The young guns, not known for patience, are saying forget about that, I want […]
The Gold Fleet Goal
Tuesday, April 21, 2014 Battle to Qualify There are teams for which qualifying is a period to ‘sail safe’ through and then aim to peak during the gold fleet racing. For the vast majority of the 49er fleet, however, qualifying is the main event. The intensity of qualifying has been even more drastic this year […]
Glorious Racing To Kick Start Hyeres World Cup
It was a glorious day in the province of Toulon on the South coast of France, sunny, blue skies, and fifteen knots of wind in the afternoon. The 49erFX raced first in the 49er race area in a single fleet of 42 boats while the 49er class waited for the afternoon and raced in split […]
The 49er Class Drive For Progression Explained
The 49er sailboat class has a tradition of pushing sailing forward aligning with the Olympic ideals and the Olympic business model. The overall Olympic success is a complex tonic, but the core product is live sports. Live coverage of sailing is difficult and expensive. Traditionally it has also been slow paced and difficult to understand […]