European Medals designed by Jewelry Artist
Today I picked up the brand new medals for the 49er Europeans. They are worth winning! The medals are designed by famous Finnish jewelry artist and sculptor, Professor Björn Weckström. Björn started his career in 1958 after graduating from the Finnish Goldsmiths’ school. Now in his 70s, he is still an active designer and sculptor […]
Three Opportunities to Watch 49er Racing At Kieler Woche
Once again the eyes of the sailing world will turn to Kiel, Germany, home of the largest regatta and sailing festival in the world, Kieler Woche. SAP is sponsoring the event once again, and will be live broadcasting some of the racing. 49er fans are in luck, as there will be coverage of the skiffs […]
Annual Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi Announced
ISAF has announced a new pinnacle event that will occur annually in Abu Dhabi. To the best of our knowledge at the time of release, these are some of the details. The Sailing World Cup Finals will be an exciting and highly competitive event with only the top 20 teams from each Olympic event plus […]
Early Fee until June 13th
Remember to register for the Europeans at the latest on June 13th in order to qualify for the early registration fee. Sailors register here, and coaches here. Banktransfers and credit card payment are accepted. For any questions or comments please contact Patrick Andersson. Welcome to the Europeans and to Helsinki! Photo: Eero Lehtinen
Finnish GP series starts 7th-8th June
For the last few days we have had wonderful summer weather in Helsinki – as a matter of fact warmer than in most places in Europe. The Europeans Race Management team is busy preparing the two first Finnish 49er & FX GP series events, the second of which will be sailed on the Hernesaari courses […]
Porto to Host 2015 European Championship
The 49er class is delighted to announce the 2015 European Championship will be held in Porto, Portugal, July 7-12, 2015. Porto promises to be a spectacular venue for the premier event on European waters in 2015. Porto is really 3 cities working together as one enabling both cultural and sporting to take advantage of the […]
Searching for Silver in Southern France
Saturday April 26, 2014 A spectacular week of racing in Hyeres, France has tested the fleets with a full schedule of races and wonderful weather on the French Riviera. Day 5 of the regatta brought more wind again for the fleet, and challenged even the very best. The regatta culminates with 3 X theatre style […]
Generational ‘Game-On’ In 49er Fleet – Hyeres
Olympic sailing has traditionally been dominated by those with the experience to put their athleticism and professionalism into peak form at the same time. For ages it was said that it took multiple Olympic cycles to move into podium potential performance. The young guns, not known for patience, are saying forget about that, I want […]
The Gold Fleet Goal
Tuesday, April 21, 2014 Battle to Qualify There are teams for which qualifying is a period to ‘sail safe’ through and then aim to peak during the gold fleet racing. For the vast majority of the 49er fleet, however, qualifying is the main event. The intensity of qualifying has been even more drastic this year […]
Glorious Racing To Kick Start Hyeres World Cup
It was a glorious day in the province of Toulon on the South coast of France, sunny, blue skies, and fifteen knots of wind in the afternoon. The 49erFX raced first in the 49er race area in a single fleet of 42 boats while the 49er class waited for the afternoon and raced in split […]