CANARY ISLANDERS DOMINATE AT THE LANZAROTE INTERNATIONAL REGATTA
Ø The Gran Canarian María Cantero (ESP) showed mastery of the Lanzarote regatta course in a complicated day with strong winds and big waves, getting a second place along with Patricia Suárez from Vigo. However, the first place was held by Ronja Grönblom and Veera Hokka (FIN). Ø The 49er class was led by Andrew […]
Portugal GP Day Two Write UP
Vilamoura delivered again………. J “Sailing doesn’t get much better” The Spanish Crew Albert TORRES and Elías Leonard Aretz from RCN Palma had a super day and moved up to firstplace in the 49er Class followed by the Austrian team Keanu PRETTNER Jakob FLACHBERGER just 2 points behind and tied with the Danish Frederik RASK and […]
Marstrand to Host First-Ever 49er Short Track World Championship
The Short Track World Championship is an action-packed tournament format that showcases the best of sailing in a fan-friendly package. The world’s best 49er and 49erFX sailors will race in the world’s best amphitheater for sailing. The regatta will run from July 14-17, 2022 as part of a summer of sailing in Marstrand, Sweden. Host […]
Small Moves Equal Big Gains for New Leaders
Mussana, OMAN – Odile van Aanholt with Elise de Ruyter (NED) reclaimed their lead after an off day yesterday by flighting hard in each of the races right to the finish. They had no easy races, but said they kept optimistic and ‘figured out the day’ early, ending with 5, 5, 2 finishes. The Dutch […]
Omani Gold on National Day
Musab Al Hadi with Waleed Al Kindi (OMA) moved into 25th place and qualified for Gold fleet in a first for Oman at a 49er World Championship. The pair have been sailing 49er for almost a decade, and became quite emotional upon realizing their effort had secured them this milestone. The achievement was even sweeter […]
New Kids on the Block
Mussanah, Oman – The 49er fleet saw teams go from hero to zero on some of the beats today. Korean and Indian teams felt the pain after their sides caved in as they neared the weather mark. But downwind speed and linking into long shifts allowed the top three in most races to fight amongst […]
Fresh Faces and Medalists Mix atop Standings
Mussanah, OMAN – A mere three months since the closing ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics and less than three years from the Paris 2024 opening ceremonies, new teams are grasping their opportunity to make a name for themselves at the 2021 Nacra 17, 49erFX and 49er world championships at Mussana, Oman. The puffy easterly seabreezes […]
Asian Championship Decided in Lead Up to Oman Worlds
The Asian Open Championship for 49er and 49erFX wrapped up with two newer teams leading the fleets. Henan Umpiere with Fernando Diz (URU) won the 49er fleet with a commanding final day of 2, 1, 1. They are the first Uruguayan team to win a continental championship in the skiff and turned plenty of heads […]
Staniul / Sztorch narrowly win 49er Euros in first for Poland
Mikolaj Staniul with Kuba Sztorch (POL) won a tit for tat battle with Tim Fischer with Fabian Graf that played out over two 49er gold races on the final day in Thessaloniki. The two leading teams were separated by only two points heading into the day. Both teams initially got ok starts, but then the […]
Germany and Polish Squad Members One Point Apart into Final Day
Only 1 point separates first from second in 49er, while Van Aanholt / de Ruyter (NED) and Gimson / Brunet (GBR) well ahead in FX, Nacra 17 respectively It was tough to be consistent on day five, but the two leading teams each managed to win a race, throw away their worst race of the […]