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 […]
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 […]