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 […]
ISAF PUBLISHES OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION SYSTEM
ISAF has published the 2012 Olympic Qualification System as approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition to be staged in Weymouth and Portland will feature 380 athletes competing across the following 10 events: Men’s Windsurfer Men’s One Person Dinghy Men’s One Person Dinghy (Heavyweight) Men’s Two Person Dinghy Men’s Skiff […]
LADHA/INKPEN WIN SEIKO NORTH AMERICANS
The Seiko 49er.ca Championships took place from August 21 to 25 in lovely Kingston, Ontario during the annual CORK Olympic Classes Regatta. In all, 22 races were held plus a medal race on the final afternoon. Competitors came from far and wide for this event, including Mexico, Seattle, Wisconsin and Edmonton. Three nations were represented […]
PHILLIPS BROTHERS BREAK SEIKO SPEED ATTEMPT
Will and Sam Phillips of Australian have broken the Seiko Speed Attempt record with a 24.1 knots, verified from the Velocitek Speed Puck! The boys were training in Weymouth, just off the breakwater in flat water when a gust of approximately 25 knots hit. Congratulations to Will & Sam for winning not only the 2010 […]
THEATRE STYLE RACING – AUGUST 4
Be there — be one of the first to trial 49er Theatre Style Racing – Weymouth, GBR. Please read the plan and sign up for the event with Ben Remocker (benremocker@hotmail.com). This will be a good practice of boathandling and starts just ahead of the Sail for Gold regatta. For more information, go to: www.porttackcharter.com/blog […]
49er Coaching Clinic – Huge Success
The 49er class is continuing to support newcomers to the class (and anyone else who wants a refresher course) by providing free coaching clinics prior to major championships. The latest one took place just before the European Championships in Gdynia, Poland and the class secured the services of experienced GBR 49er coach Richard Parslow. The […]
SAIL FOR GOLD – FLAG ORDERS
For those sailors who will need a country flag for their mainsails JULY 30 is the deadline to order them through the Class for them to be made/delivered in time for the event. Interested sailors e-mail the Class office: jerelyn@odmsail.com with your information (skipper & crew name, country, sail #) before this date.
Do you think ‘Theatre Style Racing’ would be better for spectators and the media?
Theater Style Racing – 49ers to Test Hi 49er sailors, See the outline below and be prepared to discuss this concept with your executive at the AGM at the European Championships in Poland. Please complete this survey once you have read the article: THEATRE STYLE RACING SURVEY. The Big Picture: One way to increase […]
49ers in KIELER WOCHE
video link PINK/PEACOCK WIN KIEL And the winners are…..The sun returned and racing finished for the ISAF Sailing World Cup classes today in the first part of Kieler Woche, the penultimate stage of the ISAF Sailing World Cup. Competitors have had to endure some long days on the water at this years Kieler Woche, which […]