Rio Rundown – Pressure – Water – Viruses – Wind
Teams are approaching the 2015 Rio Test Event in two very different manners. There are some federations that are treating the event as a full examination of their teams potential, including evaluation of teams performances with selection consequences. For other teams it is merely a test and an opportunity to learn about the location, fleet, […]
Burling – Tuke and Schutt Sisters with Rio International
The overall regatta comes to an end after two weeks and more than 120 races in 16 classes… best for last! We ended on Thursday at the Yacht Club of Rio de Janeiro the 28th International Week of Sailing. There were 14 days of competition and over 120 races held in Guanabara Bay in an […]
International Week Rio Sailing Reaches Penultimate Day
The penultimate day of the 28th International Sailing Week in Rio de Janeiro ended with foreign rule in Guanabara Bay Rays. New Zealand leads into the 49er while Denmark leads in the 49erFX. The wind came a little earlier and the Race Committee ran the full compliment of four races per fleet on the Sugarloaf course. […]
Gold Fleet Analytic Round Up-Day 3
The 2015 49er and 49erFX European Championships in Porto came to a close today with the Magic Marine Starting Competition and Seiko King of the Downwind for the 49ers. Yesterday’s winners in the 49erFX fleet was the pairing of Nielsen/Olsen (DEN 2) who came back with a set of impressive starts following a DSQ in the first race. Although they […]
Will this be the day Tuke and Burling get Beaten
It’s been almost an entire quadrennial since Peter Burling and Blair Tuke stood anywhere but the top of the podium after a regatta. They stood second in London, joyful of their Silver Medals but determined to improve the result. Since then it’s been 17 victories in a row, a record for any 49er sailor of […]
Gold Fleet Analytic Round Up-Day 2
The 2015 49er and 49erFX European Championships in Porto continued on today with the Magic Marine Starting Competition and Seiko King and Queen of the Downwind. All 25 boats from each of the gold fleets were tracked with a chance to be crowned as they get off the water! Yesterday’s winners in the 49erFX fleet was a tie between Lutz/Beucke (GER 161) […]
Analytics Round Up For Gold Fleet
The 2015 49er and 49erFX European Championships in Porto are continuing on with the Magic Marine Starting Competition and Seiko King and Queen of the Downwind, which began running in 2013. This year, the 25 boats from each of the gold fleets will be tracked with a chance to be crowned as they get off the water! […]
Conti and Burling jump to the top
Giulia Conti and Francesca Clapcich have moved into pole position in the FX women’s fleet with one day day to go in Porto at the 49er European Championships. Meanwhile, with two days to go, Pete Burling and Blair Tuke have made their customary big move with three very solid race results that puts them at […]
German Leaders Avoid Disqualification at 2015 Europeans
A buzz hit the boat park as the race committee announced their intentions to protest two contenders for the title here in Porto, Portugal. Vicky Jurczok with Anika Lorenz (GER) in the 49erFX and Erik Heil with Thomas Ploessel (GER) in the 49er each had identical spinnaker poles, purchased legally but modified/repaired with reinforcement in […]
Soft breeze and big shifts upset some of the big beasts
Very light airs made for a tricky fourth day at the 49er and 49er FX European Championships in Porto. After a long wait ashore for the breeze to fill in, the 49erFX sailors were sent home without any gold fleet finals racing today. By late afternoon a light breeze was blowing out to sea, and […]