German Men and Danish Women Grab Momentum in Classic Conditions
Men’s Skiff – 49er Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel (GER) were flying in the medium winds on the Aeroporto course on a day that demanded four tiring races from the Men’s 49er crews. A race win at the start of the day combined with some other top five scores has brought the Germans to just […]
49erFX Opens Tight – 49er Legends Make Earn Start
Men’s Skiff – 49er Peter Burling and Blair Tuke (NZL) made the perfect start to their competition winning both opening heats in the Men’s 49er. After a long wait for the wind to settle on the Pão de Açucar (Sugarloaf Mountain) race course, it was Jonas Warrer and Christian Peter Lubeck (DEN) who found themselves […]
A Fair Field of Play for All
The continuous improvement mindset never leaves a sailor, nor a class. The measurement for 49er and 49erFX is now completed with all 40 boats given a thorough review ahead of the 2016 Olympic games. “I think it is very good that we have pushed our class into where we are now,” said long time 49er […]
Too Close to Call for Olympic Debutants (49erFX Preview)
The Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition welcomes the new, fast, and intense 49erFX. Over the Rio 2016 cycle, the Women’s Skiff has not failed to disappoint! In its first Olympic outing, the 49erFX looks set to be one the most hotly contested fleets with no stand out performers grabbing the headlines throughout the quad. While […]
The 49er, No Love Lost (Olympic Preview)
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke of New Zealand will enter the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition as overwhelming favourites to conquer in the Men’s Skiff (49er) having set a world class standard after London 2012. Australia’s Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen defeated the Kiwis at London 2012 but since then, the Kiwis have completely dominated. […]
Alec Wilkinson Launches Olympic Preview Show
Sailing journalist Alec Wilkinson just dropped his new podcast and directed his second episode as an Olympic preview show. He grabbed a bunch of his mates from the sailing World including tho former Olympic medalists and got the chat going. Check out Episode 2 First Alec chats through the 10 events with Andy Rice […]
Champs Rounding Into Form
2012 Gold Medalists Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen (AUS) have won the final warm up regatta before the 2016 Olympic games. The 2016 South American Championship was only a 2-day regatta, but the whole Olympic fleet and a few training partners showed up for the last test before the games. Outteridge and Jensen won the […]
South American’s A Preview of What to Expect at the Games
Most of the top 49erFX sailors in the world just finished the final tune up regatta ahead of the Rio Games. Only two days of racing intensifies and amplifies the impact of each race, and the expected and unexpected played out. What do we expect from Rio? Tricky… The August conditions in Rio are light […]
Who Will Selectors Send to Rio?
35 of the 40 skiff teams heading to Rio know it, leaving five squads awaiting the decision of their national selectors. At Sailing World Cup Hyeres a new 49erFX medal contender joined the ranks as the Dutch system winds up sending Annemiek Bekkering and Annette Duetz to Rio, a team right at the top of […]
Final Standings at Sailing World Cup Hyeres
Hyères threw out its toughest challenge for the final day of racing at the Sailing World Cup with a truly up and down day of the purest form. A breeze in excess of 20 knots came through in the morning with many wondering if there would even be any racing at all. Thunder, lightning, torrential […]