Familiar faces and new challengers take the podium on the 49er and 49erFX South American Championship in Rio.
Rio de Janeiro – The wrap up of the VIII South American 49er Championship and the II 49erFX South American Championship took place in a good south by southwest breeze of 10 to 14 knots on the epicentre of the international Olympic sailing nowadays, the Guanabara bay, in Rio de Janeiro. The cloudy day began […]
Sun, protests and incredible rises on the 3rd day of the 49er South Americans
Image: Fred Hoffmann caught the flying boys on Guanabara Bay this Friday. Rio de Janeiro – The third and penultimate day of the 49er and 49erFX South American Championships was raced in a condition that lives up to Rio de Janeiro’s reputation, a clear sunny and hot day (30°C), with a 10 to 12 knots […]
Second Day of the South Americans in Rio
Rio de Janeiro – The 49er and 49erFX South American Championship came to its second day with three more races concluded on this cloudy Thursday on Guanabara Bay. The fleet of 18 women and 25 men boats sailed on fickle south winds on the “Escola Naval” (the navy academy) racecourse, one of the courses that […]