Maximum Intensity At Miami World Cup Finals

Perfect conditions finally arrived in Miami as the 49er and 49erFX fleets raced on the final day of the 2014 ISAF World Cup of Sailing – Miami.   The top 10 boats from each fleet were scheduled for a 3 race Theatre Style Final series that was completed on the blue waters of Biscayne Bay […]

Fantastic Theatre Style Final On The Cards In Miami

Regatta Update: Skiff fans be ready for an intense final day of the Miami World Cup of Sailing. The 49er fleet is crazy close on points, with 4 teams within 3 points of each other going into this 3 race, Theatre Style, final. The 49erFX racing has seen Sarah Steyaert and Julie Bossard of France […]

From the Europeans to Santander

Finnlines has given us the following quotation for transport Helsinki –  Bilbao. There are normally departures from Helsinki each week. These prices should be about 25% below normal list prices. We will come back with more information on booking etc. If you have any questions, please contact  us and we will forward them to Finnlines. […]

Final Day Put Leaders Under Pressure in Miami

With a poor forecast, the prospects for racing were low, but enough wind filled in for an exciting three races in each class.  Both the 49er and 49erFX fleets had clear leaders heading into the final day, with 11 and 14 point leads respectively, but first race blunders put each leader under pressure for the […]

Graels Take 5 of 7 Races on the Day!

Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze, BRA 12, had an epic day on the water winning all 4 races held in the 2014 49erFX Seiko North American Championships.  Bother Marco then went out and won his first ever international race!  In fluky, shifty, and puffy conditions they had the magic to work through what ever the […]

How to get to Helsinki?

Dear Sailor, Please find attached a short description on how to get to Finland. As you can see, there are ferries from Germany, Sweden and Estonia. The ferry trip between Tallinn and Helsinki takes about 3 hours and consequently is the cheapest of them all. However, there is some driving to get there e.g. from Germany. […]

Tricky First Day for 2014 North American’s

49er sailing under blue skies

There are more 49ers racing on continental USA than at any other time in the history of this class!  With 30 49er and 30 49erFX racing in the North American champs, this year’s regatta is a huge challenge to the teams looking to take home some silverware.  Adding to the challenge were the conditions today […]

49er Grand Prix Gdynia 2014 – Invitation

Polish 49er Class and City of Gdynia are pleased to announce the 4th edition of 49er Grand Prix Gdynia. We would like to invite all the 49er and 49erFX sailors just after the Europeans in Helsinki to visit Gdynia and take part in exciting event with lot of fun, great parties and competetive racing. 17th […]

49erFX Sailors Competing In Higher Gear

The twin regattas of the 2014 North American’s and Sailing World Cup of Miami kick off Saturday the 18th of January with one of the strongest fields in the short history of the 49erFX.  More than 2/3 of the world’s top sailors have made the trek to Florida searching for high quality racing.  The 4 year sprint to master […]

Accomodation in Helsinki

The venue for the Europeans is in Hernesaari, street address Hernesaarenranta.  The area is close to downtown Helsinki and accomodation of different types is readily available. NJK  has made deals with accommodation partners Radisson Blue Seaside and Hostel Academica: 1. Radisson Blu Seaside Hotel, address Ruoholahdenranta 3, phone  +358 20 1234 707 Room prices: Single […]