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 […]
Best on Best Facing Off in Hyeres
It is rare in sailing for the best to consistently race each other as sailing has so many classes and styles. It’s far more common for promoters of every class to talk up their own champion, without any way of ever proving definitively who’s better. The ISAF World Cup of Sailing – Hyeres is one […]
Grael Claims Victory in Decisive Downwind Leg – Kiwis Win Again!
Martine Grael (BRA) and Ida Nielsen (DEN) were each looking to win here in Palma with only 4 points separating them and three 10 minute races to compete. The first race solved little with Grael pulling an extra 2 points ahead, and then in one decisive downwind leg, a 2 minute run, Grael shot from […]
49er Class Leaders Showing the Way – Plenty to Play for in 49erFX
Day 5 – 2014 World Cup of Sailing – Palma The day began ominously with the 48 hour storm still in full effect. By game time however, the wind had decreased from 28 knots to 20 and racing started on time. The 49er fleet was first up after a tempestuous Thursday, and had 3 races in […]