LEHTINEN/BASK WIN NORTH AMERICANS
Lauri Lehtinen and Kalle Bask swooped in from Finland to take the North American Championships that were sailed on San Francisco Bay out of Richmond Yacht Club over Sept. 23-25 besting 10 teams on the Bay in typical Bay conditions. Americans Erik Stork and Trevor Moore finished as top North American teams followed by Bermuda […]
GORMSEN & THOMSEN INAUGURAL YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONS
With the popularity of the 49er skiff growing worldwide, the 49er Class held its first Youth World Championship in Travemünde, Germany in July 2011. Thirty-seven teams representing fourteen nations competed in the first edition of the 49er Youth Worlds which comprised of sailors who had not reached their 23rd birthday. The competition was quite tough […]
ZHIK US NATIONALS
The US held their 49er Nationals alongside the 29erXX sailors in The Gorge, famous for their spectacular flat water and big winds. Jonny Goldsberry and Charlie Smythe edged out Jon Ladha and Inkpen. Winning the 29erXX Nationals were Kirsten Lane with Charlie McKee as crew. Read full report Results
Olympic Test Event Underway
The Weymouth and Portland International Regatta – also known as the Olympic Test Event, is currently underway in England. 24 teams from 24 countries are on the line. Follow results here
2012 EUROPEANS – APPROVED
See below for the 2012 European format to be trialed and the timed results from the Gold fleet at the recent 2011 SEIKO European Championship in Helsinki, courtesy of TracTrac. Weigh in on the subject on the 49er Facebook page here Here’s a better link to the timed data resultsrace times
PACIFIC COAST CHAMPS – DATE CHANGE
New dates: Septermber 2,3 & 5 in Santa Cruz, California
CANADIAN NATIONALS
Gooderham / Hogan win the 2011 49er.ca Championships by two points over fellow Canadians Ladha / Inkpen. Full Results
US Nationals – Colombia Gorge
US Nationals scheduled for the epic Colombia River or the Gorge as it’s commonly known, in Oregon. You too could win this fabulous trophy currently held by Pete Spaulding. August 5-7 will be the event in conjunction with the 29erXX US Nationals. For more information: www.cgra.org or check the events section of the website.
2012 THEATRE STYLE EVENT
The 2012 Europeans will be held in Lake Garda with a new Theatre Style race event. Read the new plan 2012 theatre style Attached are also timed results from the 2011 49er Europeans that are based on pure timing, but not that different from the overall results. We’re interested in sailors opinions — let’s respond […]
49er AGM
The 49er Class World Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 6 at 1830 1730 in Helsinki, Finland–just after the Theatre Style Racing concludes. The venue is the VIP tent at the entrance of the venue. The sailors forum will be held Thursday evening @ 1600 — same location. This is where the 49er […]