Become a 49er Builder
Julian Bethwaite and the International 49er Class Association welcome interested parties to become licensed 49er builders. We are seeking excellent boatbuilders to join our existing builders to help supply the best of top-flight Olympic sailors worldwide. Builders should review the application overview and formally apply by June 30, 2022 to ensure successful bidders can be […]
Game on at French Olympic Week
Hyères, France – Among the ten Olympic events, the skiff fleets are in an equipment transition and are not yet required to use the new class legal spars and sails. The clear leaders in 49er men’s qualifying fleets are both running old rigs for different reasons, and one major one that’s the same; reliability. […]
Tragic drowning of 49er family member
The 49er Class is saddened by the passing of Eya Guezguez (TUN) during a training incident last week. Eya represented Tunisia at the Tokyo Olympics and will be missed by her family and community, but most of all by her sister who she was sailing with at the time of her passing. While the 49er […]
The Paris 2024 Quad Begins – New Teams, Old Team, New Sails, Foiling On
The Path to Paris is one year shorter than normal, but like normal, Princessa Sophia (Palma regatta) kicks off the unofficial start of the action. All of the 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 Gold Medalists are returning to defend their titles, but behind them, there are quite a few new and old teams they will […]
Portugal Grand Prix brought together hundreds of Olympic sailors
Vilamoura Sailing stage centre is increasingly sought after by the main sailing teams from allover the World. The 4th Portugal Grand Prix (Round 2), which was sailed between 20 and 23 February, once againhad the Vilamoura Marina as its setting. The final day of the competition confirmed Polish Crew Dominik Buksak and Szymon Wierzbicki asthe […]
“LEVANTE” wind kicks up breeze in Vilamoura
Day 3, the “LEVANTE” wind kicked in today Vilamoura, champagne sailing conditions. The9er’s had a full blast today. In the FX fleet the Danish team Johanne Isaksen SCHMIDT /Andrea SCHMIDT scored 2bullets (once again) and now counting with a 3rd as their worst score, these girls are fastand furious. The Swedish Vilma BOBECK / Rebecca […]
NO SEA FOR SO MANY SAILS IN VILAMOURA
The 5th Portugal Grand Prix, a World Sailing Ranking event, will have in its Round 2, bigfleets in all classes. The 49er Fleet with 30 teams from 12 countries and the FX with 20 teams from 10countries shows how strong the 9er’s are around the world. The NACRA 17 fleet, as moved to Vilamoura. The […]
Gold Medalists Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze BRA win the FX – new team Diego Botín and Florian Trittel ESP who dominated the 49ers
Saturday, February 19, 2022.- The final of the second edition of the Lanzarote International Regatta begins with the 49er fleet, going out to a racecourse with almost no wave that seemed to make them a bow, with winds blowing between 14 and 18 knots. After three races with the Papagayo beaches as a backdrop, the […]
CANARY ISLANDERS DOMINATE AT THE LANZAROTE INTERNATIONAL REGATTA
Ø The Gran Canarian María Cantero (ESP) showed mastery of the Lanzarote regatta course in a complicated day with strong winds and big waves, getting a second place along with Patricia Suárez from Vigo. However, the first place was held by Ronja Grönblom and Veera Hokka (FIN). Ø The 49er class was led by Andrew […]
Portugal GP Day Two Write UP
Vilamoura delivered again………. J “Sailing doesn’t get much better” The Spanish Crew Albert TORRES and Elías Leonard Aretz from RCN Palma had a super day and moved up to firstplace in the 49er Class followed by the Austrian team Keanu PRETTNER Jakob FLACHBERGER just 2 points behind and tied with the Danish Frederik RASK and […]