France and America consolidate leadership in Cascais
Cascais Bay gives participants headaches. On the second day of the 2021 Cascais 49er & 49er Fx Championship races, the forty Olympic boats filled the bay of Cascais with colour to complete the three races planned for this day. Once again, it was up to the ladies’ fleet to start hostilities in Cascais Bay. This […]
France and the United States lead the first day in Cascais
38 boats in the Portuguese sailing Mecca On the first day of the 2021 Cascais 49er & 49er Fx Championship, the Olympic fleet composed of 28 boats, of the 49erFx class, plus 10 boats, of the 49er class, fulfilled the day’s schedule when holding the three scheduled races for each class. The ladies’ fleet, which […]
2022 European Championships will be held Aarhus, Denmark
Champagne sailing in the summer of 2022 in Denmark. Aarhus has just been awarded the European Championships in 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 from 5 – 10 July 2022. In July 2022, the largest sailing championship will be held in Aarhus since the Sailing World Championships in 2018. From 5 to 10 July, three of […]
Cascais hosts 49er and 49erFX Teams qualified for the Olympic Games
Clube Naval de Cascais will organize two events, one of them, closed to 49er and 49erFX that are already guaranteed a place in Tokyo This spring, Clube Naval de Cascais will host two competitions of the Olympic classes 49er and 49er Fx. The 1st event, from the 4th to the 9th of May, is open […]
Nova Scotia to host 2022 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 World Sailing Championships
HALIFAX, N.S., April 8, 2021 – Nova Scotia will host a 400-strong field of the world’s best sailors from over 35 countries when the World Championships for three Olympic classes, the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17, kick off in September 2022. Taking place in Canada for the first time in its history, the competition will […]
India, China, South Africa, and Tunisia win Olympic Berths in Mussanah
Ganapathy Chengappa with Varun Thakkar (IND) have won the Mussanah Open Championship, and with it a berth in the Tokyo Olympic games by the narrowest of margins. Just two points separated them from the chasing Akira Sakai with Russel Alysworth (HKG) who did all they could by winning the final four races of the regatta […]
Six Nations Fight for Win in Mussanah
With nine of 15 races completed at the Mussanah Open Championship in Oman there are five teams packed tightly atop the leaderboard in the 49er from five nations. So far the lead has changed hands at the end of each day, with Ganapathy Chengappa with Varun Thakkar (IND) surging into the lead today. In 11 […]
Ireland and Belgium earn Olympic berths
Two young teams sailed at their best in Lanzarote to earn the final Olympic berths available to European sailors. Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove (IRL) earned a bronze medal in a highly competitive fleet and sailed at a world class level in order to secure their berth in the 49er. Isaura Maenhaut and Anouk Geurts […]
49er / 49erFX sails to North Sails 3Di
After 30 expressions of interest, 11 proposals received followed by three sail makers selected to submit sail packages, the decision has been made to use the new 49er and 49erFX North Sails 3Di main and jib sails. “This is a very exciting development,” says 49er Champion, Blair Tuke, who was one of the selectors. “It’s […]
Belgium Chasing Ireland and Croatia for Final Olympic Berth
Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove (IRL) were one major mistake away from a stupendous day in their bid to win the final Olympic 49er berth for Tokyo 2020. The 2018 Junior World Champions won two of the three races on the day, but scored a UFD (over the start line early) in the middle race […]