Spectacular night race!
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Exactly at 22:00 race commitee started Night Race of LOTTO 49er Grand Prix Gdynia. 5 teams competed for Tissot Watches in great sailing conditions. There was 10-12kt of wind and pretty wavy. Sailors had to sail 3 laps on windward- leeward course. Oppositet to last year, when there was no wind and it was pumping […]
A Challenging Kieler Woche To Be Decided in Final
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After 4 days of racing at the 2014 Kieler Woche regatta little has been decided. The title will come down to the top 10 finals on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 and thanks to SAP the racing will be broadcast live for everyone to watch. Each fleet of 49er and 49erFX is down to 10 teams […]
The 49er Class Drive For Progression Explained
The 49er sailboat class has a tradition of pushing sailing forward aligning with the Olympic ideals and the Olympic business model. The overall Olympic success is a complex tonic, but the core product is live sports. Live coverage of sailing is difficult and expensive. Traditionally it has also been slow paced and difficult to understand […]
Both Fleets Tight After Nice Opening Day in Melbourne
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49er Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen (AUS) enjoyed a positive return to the 49er at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne showing the expertise and precision that won than a comprehensive Olympic gold over a year ago. In a 12-boat fleet the Australians were dominant and opened up their first ISAF Sailing World Cup regatta […]
La guerre des nerfs
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Journal de bord d’une novice (ou presque) – jour 4 Championnats du monde 49er et 49er FX, 2013 Marseille Ciel de plomb, atmosphère moite et vent aux abonnés absents : ce 3ème jour de course s’annonce long. Hier déjà le manque de vent avait arrêté la course d’une partie des filles en 49er FX, leur faisant […]
Le Mistral finally hits Marseille… just kidding!
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Another day of painfully light winds meant we didn’t get much racing in today! The girls from Blue fleet went out to catch up on the race they lost yesterday, after a couple of attempts, the race got underway and we were back level. The plan was then to get another 2 qualifying races in […]
Journal de bord d’une novice (ou presque)
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Championnats du Monde 2013 de 49er & 49er FX à Marseille – Jour 1 Voir les photos du jour 9h26, je gare mon scooter au pied de la corniche, d’où s’élève une douce brume de fin d’été. Dans la torpeur matinale, je cligne des yeux au soleil encore bas et j’enlève mon casque… « J’ai récupéré […]
49er Teams Rising to the Top Within America’s Cup
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It’s long been observed in 49er sailing about how long teams stick together for. There have been so many brother combinations some joke about the edge they get training together since birth. While these observations are amusing in Olympic campaigns, there may be more to it. As America’s Cups squads decide their staring line ups, […]
Morning Show on Day 6
Morning Show for Day 6 of the Euros
SAP 49er & 49erFX Europeans 2013 – PRESS RELEASE: Friday 5 July 2013
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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, […]