France and Brazil Bring It Home in the Big Breeze
10 July 2014 Helsinki, Finland – Day 3 – 2014 Seiko 49er & 49erFX European Championship Twenty knot winds – gusting to 25 – made for a tough but exhilarating end to the qualifying phase of the Seiko 49er & 49erFX European Championship in Helsinki today. France’s Manu Dyen and Stephane Christidis hammered home scores […]
No Racing On Day 2 – Same Schedule for Day 3
Helsinki Finland, Day 2 of the 2014 49er & 49erFX European Championship was a non-issue. There was no wind in the morning but it was forecast to be hot inland so there was hope for a sea breeze. Some clouds formed over this city in the early afternoon, however, so that killed any hopes for […]
Pitfalls Plentiful on a Glorious Day 1
Helsinki, Finland – Day 1 – 2014 Seiko 49er & 49erFX European Championship The opening day was a tricky one for a variety of reasons and started with a BANG. 2013 European’s Silver medalists, Dylan Fletcher and Alain Sign hit a rock near the port layline of course C, splitting their hull wide open. Brazil’s […]
2014 Euros 49er Preview
This is the 18th running of the 49er European Championship and the third time the fleet has come to Helsinki, Finland with the previous events being in 2011 and 1998. Qualifying runs July 8-10, Gold Fleet is July 11, 12 (live broadcast), Finals July 13 (live broadcast). One of the most exciting aspects of the […]
2014 Euros 49erFX Preview
2014 marks the second ever 49erFX European Championship. The fleet is 50 boats strong this year and changing quickly. Unlike in 2013, most of the teams are now truly racing instead of just sailing, as the level of boathandling, boat set up and skiff IQ has increased massively. The skiff boathandling skills gave 29er converts a […]
Drone Coverage From the Junior WC Including Final Day
With drone technology advancing daily it would seem, especially in the areas of cost and safety, it is allowing some new camera angles to emerge for sailing coverage. At the 2014 Seiko 49er & 49erFX Junior World Championship we may not have been able to complete all the races on the final day, but we […]
Guld & sølv til de danske sejlere ved 2014 J-VM i Aarhus
Dag 4 ved 49er Junior Verdensmesterskaberne var en todelt affære. Om morgenen havde man to normale sejladser for alle felter efterfulgt af en eftermiddag, hvor top 10 fra hver felt skulle sejle tre ”theatre style” sejladser, som afslutningen på J-VM. Aarhus leverede endnu engang en dag med ustabil vestenvind med 8-12 knob, hvilket blot var […]
Junior World Champions from Spain and Denmark
Day 4 of the 49er Junior World Championship was a two stage affair. The morning had two normal races for all fleets, followed by the afternoon where the top 10 from each fleet raced three Theatre Races to complete the championship. Aarhus delivered another day of westerly unstable winds from 8-12 knots, a fitting continuation of […]
Course Area in Helsinki
Notice to sailors, Sailing to and on course area C, comment to course area map Please note that the course area map as presented on the event website is somewhat simplified. When sailing to the area, you need to sail round the red mark buoy at the northern tip of Melkki island. The shallow area […]
Knivskarpe spaniere i spidsen efter 3.dag
Efter to dage med vind fra skiftende retninger mente feltet, at dette var den mest udfordrende dag indtil videre. Løbskomiteen gjorde deres bedste for at få rykket sejladsen væk fra kysten, men det var ikke nok til at undgå blæsten helt. Det handlede derfor om, hvilke af disse verdensklasse U24 sejlere, der kunne håndtere netop […]