Mapping the Route to Tokyo for 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17
World Sailing and the IOC have finally concluded the Tokyo 2020 qualification system, including continental qualification. The 49er has 19 spots at the games, 20 for the Nacra 17, and 21 for the 49erFX. The previous baseline of 20 was slightly adjusted to account for a 50-50 male-female ratio at the games, while managing to […]
Father & Son Duo Set To Compete In Final Regatta
The 2019 49er, 49erFX & Nacra17 European Championship, this year to be competed on the waters off Weymouth, will see Olympic hopefuls pushing to qualify their countries and themselves for the ever nearer Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020. There is one team however, who aren’t as concerned with qualification, as they are with enjoying the […]
49er, 49erFX, Nacra17 Euros To Be Streamed Live
Fans of super-exciting Olympic classes racing will be able to stream action from the 49er, 49er FX and Nacra 17 European Championships live, it has been announced. Fans of super-exciting Olympic classes racing will be able to stream action from the 49er, 49er FX and Nacra 17 European Championships live, it has been announced. The […]
Wild Rides in Vilamoura Kick Starts European Season
Vilamoura, Portugal, has been growing as a winter destination for the past few seasons. Regattas in December and now February attracted 109 and then 116 boats respectively across 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17. The regatta this past weekend was a doozy, with big breeze and waves each of the days. Check out this video of […]
Who Is Up Next in Australian Skiff?
For as long as the 49er class has existed, the Australia Sailing Team has performed at the highest level. From Chris Nicholson winning the classes’ first three World Championships, to Nathan Outteridge & Iain Jensen taking gold and silver in London and Rio, it’s fair to say that the 49er sailors from down under have […]
Sailors put training into practice at Hempel World Cup Series Miami
After nearly a month of training and competition on Biscayne Bay, many of the top sailors competing in the 2019 Hempel World Cup Series Miami have seen just about every wind condition Miami has to offer. But that doesn’t make it any easier to race when the breeze is out of the west, a direction […]
Denmark Dominant In Vilamoura
The 2018 Vialmoura Grand Prix was the final regatta of note in 2018. With 102 boats competing in total from 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17, this location has supplanted the Palamos Christmas race as the winter destination of choice within Europe. Denmark stole the show, taking Four of the Nine medals, including a medal in […]
RYA wins bid to host 2019 Nacra 17, 49er and 49er FX European Championship
High-octane Olympic racing is to return to Weymouth and Portland in 2019 after the RYA won its bid to host the Nacra 17, 49er and 49er FX European Championship. The world’s best racers from the Olympic circuit will descend on the London 2012 sailing venue from May 13 to 19 to battle it out for […]
Geelong welcomes Olympic sailors for 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in 2020
Three of the highest profile Olympic sailing classes will converge on Geelong in February 2020, with the 2020 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 World Championships set to be hosted by the Royal Geelong Yacht Club on the beautiful flat waters of Corio Bay. With the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Australia is the perfect location for […]
Irish Sailing Punching Above Its Weight
Irish Sailing has a small sailing team which is punching above it’s weight these days. In Olympic sailing, among the small sailing nations, there are two types of initial approaches: find and support singular talents and back them as much as possible and then those who look to establish a pathway to find repeatable success […]