SOUTH AMERICANS WON BY FONSECA/GRAEL
A small but competitive group of sailors representing 4 countries competed in the recent South American championship held at Yacht Club Punta del Este, Uruguay, December 10-12. Brazilians Andre Fonseca with Marco Grael crewing, won the Championship besting local Uruguyans Santiago Silviera and Phillipp Umpierre with Chileans Pablo Herman and Luis Felipe Herman with the […]
AUSTRIANS WIN 1st WORLD CUP
Nico Delle Karth & Nicolaus Resch of Austria won stage 1 of the ISAF World Cup series that began in Melbourne. 2nd on the podium were Kiwis Peter Burling and Blaire Tuke followed by Americans Erik Storck and Trevor Moore. Photo: Jeff Crow. Full results can be found here Next up: Rolex Miami Olympic Classes […]
WORLD CUP #1 UNDERWAY
The start of the 2011 World Cup is underway – downunder. Sail Melbourne is hosting the ISAF World Cup. Check daily blogs, photos and results here
OUTTERIDGE/JENSEN WIN AUSSIE NATIONALS
Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen won the 2011 49er Nationals but not without a fight from New Zealanders Peter Burling & Blaire Tuke. The 16 boat fleet had a range of conditions testing their abilities all around the course. Also in a debut, the 29erXX Aussie Nationals were held alongside with a last race leader […]
NORTH AMERICANS LAUNCH NEW SITE
www.49erNA.org is your one stop for fleet info in North America. Find out about teams, training, racing, logistics and classifieds! Combined with the 49erNA Facebook page, you can find everything you need about 49er’s in North America. Be sure to check in often for updates and content On the main site, it is basically a […]
HOLIDAY GIFT IDEA
49er Class photographer Fried Elliott has captured some of the great shots of 49ers and 29ers from Bahamas, Spain & Poland in his 2011 calendar. While not exclusively all skiffs, it’s a great tribute to sailing. Order yours here
SAIL MELBOURNE–EARLY ENTRY CLOSES DEC 1
ISAF Sailing World Cup – Sail Melbourne 2010 Save $100.00 Early entry fee closes on the 1st December This year’s ISAF Sailing World Cup – Sail Melbourne is shaping up to be the best yet, with 5 of the world’s top 20 49ers already confirming their entry. These entries include Outteridge and Jensen, Storck and […]
SUCCESSFUL THEATRE STYLE RACING EVENT HELD IN PERTH
The 2nd Theatre Style Racing format was held in Perth on November 14 with great results. Go on board with French sailors Manu Dyen and Stephanie Christidis as they navigate the course by clicking on Channel 49er (link to the left of the screen) or here Final Results from Perth: 1st, GBR Draper/Greenhalgh, 2nd, GBR […]
RESERVE EARLY FOR HELSINKI – OPEN EUROPEANS
The Open European organizers are suggesting you make your reservations early for the 49er Europeans, to be held June 30 – July 17–read more below: We want to remind you and the sailors to make travel plans and bookings in time. July is the most popular holiday season in Scandinavia and the ferries from Sweden, […]
UPDATE ON 49er EUROPEANS- 2011
Dear Friends, Helsinki Sail Racing Management (HSRM) and its member clubs were the hosts for the Nordic Youth Championships in sailing 2010 which took place 20th – 25th July. 330 sailors from Denmark, Estonia, Norway, Sweden and Finland participated in the races. The Optimist and Zoom8 classes had the biggest numbers of sailors; other classes […]