2015 World Championship Regatta Preview
Regatta Preview: 2015 World Championship For some teams, the 2015 World Championship will be the biggest regatta of their careers to date. The championship is set to be sailed in the waters outside of Club Nautico in San Isidro, a province just north of Buenos Aires proper, setting the stage for this momentous occasion. Being […]
Man Meat of the 49er Class: You’ll Want to Eat them Right Up!
Buenos Aires, Argentina. A sexy scene of tango clubs, tasty parillos (some of the best steak houses you’ve ever stepped foot near), and of course the suave spanish speaking natives that will have you falling into their rolling “r’s” in no time. Some other pieces of meat that might get overlooked currently in Buenos Aires […]
Man Down
The French 49er squad announced today that veteran skiff sailor Julien D’Ortoli will return to France, abandoning any hopes for the 2015 World Championship and putting his Olympic qualification bid unto peril. While launching his boat on day 1 of the 2015 South American Championship Julien slipped on the launch ramp while holding the bow […]
World Sailors of the Year
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Adios 2015 South Americans
The 2015 South American Championship concluded under blue skies and perfect winds in Buenos Aires, Argentina today. The event served as a high level warm up event for the world’s best skiff sailors who will compete next week for the World Championship in the same venue and against the same competitors. The condensed schedule produced […]
Grael and Kunze Talk About Their Season as World Sailors of the Year
Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze are the faces of the Rio Games, with outsized hopes of their nation and a chance to make history. In 2014 they were named World Sailors of the Year after dramatically clinching the Santander World Championship in the medal race. It was a season capping many new things for them […]
The Last Cool Town In The World
The World of 49er Sailing has descended to San Isidro, a lovely suburb of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The neighborhood stretches their hands to embrace another group of sailors to their ultra cool town nestled within a massive city. Picture semi restored VW beatles and ex-army jeeps lining the streets with brightly colored houses, each unique […]
SEIKO Development Program on the Junior World Championship 2015
Coach: Francisco Andrade This program has an important role in young sailors that have recently started to sail the 49er and 49erFX and also for sailors that don´t have a coach. Each year Seiko allows the 49er class to hire top talent to assist and coach teams and coaches that request for help. For 2015 […]
Dutch and Austrians Take Junior Titles in Flensburg
2015 marked the fourth ever Junior World Championship for 49er and the third for the 49erFX as 69 teams assembled in Flensburg, Germany to compete for the U24 titles. Much of the championship was blustery, with all races in full power conditions and occasionally into survival mode. It was a test for a broad spectrum […]
Opportunistic Local Heros Seize Lead on Home Waters
Day three in Rio was a make up day for 49erFX having only 4 races from a scheduled 6 after the first two days. The 49er sailors took the day off while the 49erFX spent a few hours in the athletes lounge waiting for the wind to come in. By mid afternoon the sea breeze […]