GOLD TO NEW ZEALAND AND DENMARK IN 49ER AND 49ERFX EUROPEANS

Sunday 7 July 2013   The final day highlight video can be found at: http://youtu.be/tXfkw-rHl5s   GOLD TO NEW ZEALAND AND DENMARK IN 49ER AND 49ERFX EUROPEANS The climax day of racing at the SAP 49er & 49erFX Europeans 2013 in Aarhus, Denmark, delivered a nail-biting finale. Crowds came out to witness the action on the […]

SAP 49er & 49erFX Europeans 2013 – PRESS RELEASE: Friday 5 July 2013

   The daily video can be found here: http://youtu.be/bs2nTYEzfpo   ALL CHANGE AS 2012 OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALLISTS BURLING AND TUKE MOVE INTO THE LEAD IN THE 49ER, WITH DENMARK’S BAAD NIELSEN AND THUSGAARD OLSEN DOMINATING 49ER FX FLEET   The breeze increased on race day 4 at the SAP 49er & 49erFX Europeans 2013 in Aarhus, […]

SAP 49er & 49erFX Europeans 2013 Press Release

GREAT BRITAIN ADVANCES INTO POLE POSITION IN THE 49ER, WHILST DENMARK CONTINUES TO CONTROL 49ERFX LEADERBAORD   The tension mounted here in Aarhus, Denmark for race day 3 of the SAP 49er & 49erFX Europeans, as the men’s 49er fleet started the first day of the Fleet Race stage where they are seeded into gold, […]

Will Phillips Starts Well while Justice Schmidt is a King Downwind

Day 3 – 49er Gold Fleet.  Light winds saw the 49er Gold fleet get only 2 races completed after quite a bit of waiting for good sailing conditions.  It was also the first day where there was live tracking available for the racing.  In preparation for the live broadcast tomorrow, only the 49er gold fleet […]

Magic Marine Starting Points Challenge

Starting is such a critical skill for success in sailing.  To highlight the skills that are successful on the start line we have created a points scoring format at the 2013 SAP 49er European Championships to see if we can make some links between a good start and a good race finishing position. Points will be awarded […]

Fantastic Sailing Condition for the 49erFX on Day 2

  FX Results The 49erFX was second start for the day and they were able to get 3 races in quality sailing conditions.  The wind was quite light as they headed out to the course but after only a brief delay the wind steadied and the three races were held in a building breeze up […]

Most of the Top Teams Survive Qualifying in the 49er

  Mens Results  Day 2, the final day of qualifying was a great day of sailing for the 49er fleet.  Despite the tricky conditions yesterday that saw many top teams pick up a deep race, most of them sailed well enough to day to qualify for the gold fleet.   All 3 qualifying fleets were […]