Dobson (GBR) and Echegoyen (ESP) Dueling in Cascais
Cascais once again showed its full potential to welcome the world best sailors. The duel between the United Kingdom and Spain is raging. With Charlotte Dobson and Saskia Tidey on the British side (1-8-5) and Tamara Echegoyen and Paula Barceló on the Spanish side (2-15-2), being first and second respectively overall. The Argentine team of […]
The 49erFx are back in Cascais for a Final Olympic Warm Up
After the first training event in May, the best sailors in the world in the Olympic Classe 49erFx class rejoined in Cascais for the last race before the Summer 2021 Tokyo Olympics Games. This championship will serve as a barometer for the Olympics during this summer an as it has the participation of the European […]
United States and Germany win in Cascais
It looks like Tokyo in Cascais, On the last day of the 2021 Cascais 49er & 49er Fx Championship after a stormy morning, the sun shyly appeared and filled the bay of Cascais with light. The championship could not have ended in the best way with the Cascais Bay delivering the best for the Olympic […]
Contenders qualified for medal race
Grael and Kunze return to Wins in the 49erFx class The populous female 49erFx class entered the sea again after their Olympic colleagues, having also picked up some remnants of the consistent West wind to complete just one race. The fleet also started with a consistent west wind that faded over the course of the […]
Burling and Tuke Showing Little Rust In Olympic Training Regatta – FX Podium up for Grabs
Dueling training regattas along the Atlantic Seaboard sees a 49er and a Nacra fleet in Santander, an FX and another 49er fleet in Cascais! Santander, Spain – An Olympic-sized 49er fleet with about half the Tokyo lineup is racing a training regatta in Santander currently. Burling and Tuke (NZL) are in contention for the lead […]
France and America consolidate leadership in Cascais
Cascais Bay gives participants headaches. On the second day of the 2021 Cascais 49er & 49er Fx Championship races, the forty Olympic boats filled the bay of Cascais with colour to complete the three races planned for this day. Once again, it was up to the ladies’ fleet to start hostilities in Cascais Bay. This […]
France and the United States lead the first day in Cascais
38 boats in the Portuguese sailing Mecca On the first day of the 2021 Cascais 49er & 49er Fx Championship, the Olympic fleet composed of 28 boats, of the 49erFx class, plus 10 boats, of the 49er class, fulfilled the day’s schedule when holding the three scheduled races for each class. The ladies’ fleet, which […]
2022 European Championships will be held Aarhus, Denmark
Champagne sailing in the summer of 2022 in Denmark. Aarhus has just been awarded the European Championships in 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 from 5 – 10 July 2022. In July 2022, the largest sailing championship will be held in Aarhus since the Sailing World Championships in 2018. From 5 to 10 July, three of […]
Cascais hosts 49er and 49erFX Teams qualified for the Olympic Games
Clube Naval de Cascais will organize two events, one of them, closed to 49er and 49erFX that are already guaranteed a place in Tokyo This spring, Clube Naval de Cascais will host two competitions of the Olympic classes 49er and 49er Fx. The 1st event, from the 4th to the 9th of May, is open […]
How to Transition from College to Olympic Sailing Now
College sailors are know for their tactical acumen and starting ability, who vital elements of fleet railing. However, it’s often been hard for college sailors to transition those skills into Olympic style sailing, which involves more boat speed, equipment management, and logistics on top of the pure racing skills. We are happy to share with […]