49er Votes To Recommend Theatre Style Racing for Rio
On Sept 22nd, after 12 months of testing and 3 years of preparation the 49er & 49erFX fleet have voted to recommend that Theatre Style Racing be used for the final of the 2016 Olympics in Rio. There was also overwhelming support for the scoring weight of the final day of the regatta be made […]
Will Women Get Their Chance in the Next AC?
The America’s Cup itself has been a breakthrough event for modern sailing and one that will be remembered as a turning point for our sport. Fast boats, fantastic coverage, a venue that delivers wind all day long, and a venue that puts sailing fans up close to the boats have all been break through. San […]
2013 World Championships – Can Anyone Knock Off the Favorites
Marseille, France is the host venue of the 2013 Seiko 49er & 49erFX World Championships. This championship has the largest attendance for the 49er since 2001, with over 96 49ers registered. Additionally, there are over 53 49erFX teams registered, so the Mediterranean Sea will be a buzz with skiff sailing action. Catch all the action […]
Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Delivers the Great Racing Sailing Needs!
At the half way point of the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup the sailing world is getting to see some exciting racing. With the America’s Cup racing proving to be a dud other than for watching the technology, it has been wonderful to see 2 days of excellent fleet racing. In 4 races there have […]
Lotto 49er Grand Prix Gdynia 2013 Final Day
British crew James Peters and Ed FitzGerald GBR 999 won the medal race of the Lotto 49er Grand Prix Gdynia regatta. Thanks to this they reached the same score as German crew of Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel (GER 100) and won in general classification. Medal race was very dramatic. The Lead changed few times […]
49er and 49er FX Youth World Championships – the last day of the regatta
Gold medals went to Spanish and Finnish teams. Diego Botin and Pablo Tunado are 49er Youth World Champions and Noora Ruskola with Camilla Cedercreutz – 49er FX Youth World Champions. Due to a lack of wind in the morning, the last race for the 49er fleet wasn’t held. The Top 10 sailors have been waiting […]
GOLD TO NEW ZEALAND AND DENMARK IN 49ER AND 49ERFX EUROPEANS
Sunday 7 July 2013 The final day highlight video can be found at: http://youtu.be/tXfkw-rHl5s GOLD TO NEW ZEALAND AND DENMARK IN 49ER AND 49ERFX EUROPEANS The climax day of racing at the SAP 49er & 49erFX Europeans 2013 in Aarhus, Denmark, delivered a nail-biting finale. Crowds came out to witness the action on the […]
SAP 49er & 49erFX Europeans 2013 – PRESS RELEASE: Friday 5 July 2013
The daily video can be found here: http://youtu.be/bs2nTYEzfpo ALL CHANGE AS 2012 OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALLISTS BURLING AND TUKE MOVE INTO THE LEAD IN THE 49ER, WITH DENMARK’S BAAD NIELSEN AND THUSGAARD OLSEN DOMINATING 49ER FX FLEET The breeze increased on race day 4 at the SAP 49er & 49erFX Europeans 2013 in Aarhus, […]
SAP 49er & 49erFX Europeans 2013 Press Release
GREAT BRITAIN ADVANCES INTO POLE POSITION IN THE 49ER, WHILST DENMARK CONTINUES TO CONTROL 49ERFX LEADERBAORD The tension mounted here in Aarhus, Denmark for race day 3 of the SAP 49er & 49erFX Europeans, as the men’s 49er fleet started the first day of the Fleet Race stage where they are seeded into gold, […]
Magic Marine Starting Points Challenge
Starting is such a critical skill for success in sailing. To highlight the skills that are successful on the start line we have created a points scoring format at the 2013 SAP 49er European Championships to see if we can make some links between a good start and a good race finishing position. Points will be awarded […]