Most Improved Team of 2025 – Conrad Konitzer & Antonio Torrado
As the 2025 season draws to a close, the class reflects on a year defined by progress, grit, and unforgettable moments. Several teams impressed not only with podium finishes but with growth, determination, and the spirit they brought to the fleet. Media coverage surged as well — more than tripling from previous years — highlighting […]
Champions Follow a Predictable Path
The 49er class has long been the world’s most reliable training ground for elite sailors — the skiff where Olympic champions, SailGP helms, and America’s Cup talent are forged. The opening day of the 2025 49er World Championship in Cagliari has once again proven that success in this class isn’t random luck. It follows a […]
Cagliari 2025 Worlds: A Spectacular Showcase for Olympic Sailing
The 2025 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 World Championships in Cagliari, Italy, concluded with an action-packed final day that demonstrated the high-performance excitement of Olympic-class sailing. From breathtaking racing conditions to world-class coverage, the event was a triumph for athletes and fans alike. World-Class Coverage Justin Chisholm of Yacht Racing Life praised the event for […]
Spaniards Win Both Skiffs, British Take the Foiler
Botín and Trittel Clinch First World Title CAGLIARI, Italy, October 12, 2025 — The 2025 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 World Championships wrapped up in spectacular style today with a double-race medal series that crowned three deserving world champions. Under brilliant Sardinian skies and a lively sirocco breeze, Spain swept the skiff fleets while Britain […]
Veterans school the Newbies on a swell day in Cagliari
Experience takes control as the waves rise and the medal contenders emerge in Cagliari on day five of the 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 World Championships… 49er: Warrer on the war path, Lambriex lurks Jonas Warrer and Mathias Lehm Sletten (DEN 79): 2-2-1 day vaults them into third overall. Bart Lambriex van Aanholt and Floris […]
SailGP stars do a “Max Verstappen” to take control of the 49er Worlds
Olympic and SailGP champions Diego Botin and Florian Trittel return to the skiff circuit and are proving dominant in Cagliari… From SailGP to skiff supremacy: Spain’s Diego Botín and Florian Trittel jumped to the top of the leaderboard at the 2025 49er World Championship in Cagliari after a commanding day on the water. The reigning […]
Sweden, Australia and Italy all move to the top on day three
Some great breeze for foiling in the catamarans and full-on planing in the skiffs, with some surprise leaders in the 49er and 49erFX and a not-so-surprising new leader in the Nacra 17 fleet… 49erFX: Swedes shocked by their slender lead It’s not like it’s anything new for Vilma Bobeck to be leading a 49erFX World […]
Sick Performance by Norway in the FX
Norway has taken the top spot in the women’s skiff at the end of day two of the 49er FX World Championships. Pia Dahl Andersen and Nora Edland have taken a two-point lead from the Spanish team who were on top at the start of the day. But there’s only four points splitting the top […]
Spain top of the pack in 49er & 49erFX, GBR leads Nacra 17
A really good opening day to the Worlds, with light to medium sea breeze and dusk-to-dawn sunshine across the bay of Cagliari. Spain is ahead in both the men’s and women’s skiffs and Great Britain takes the early lead in the Nacra 17 fleet… 49er Men: Olympic Champions back in at the top Fresh off […]
All you need to know about the 2025 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championship
What’s on and Where is the Fleet The 2025 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 World Championships is on from October 7-12, 2025 in Cagliari, Italy. This is the fleets first visit to Sardinia and the monthlong preparations have been impeccable. Crystal clear waters, fantastic winds and temperatures of the air and the sea above 20 […]