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First impressions of Marseilles Worlds venue on recon visit
After the 2012 SEIKO Europeans finished with a such a bang, I headed down to Marseilles to review the bid to host our 2013 World Champoinships. The 2013 Worlds is…
Read MoreSummary of some general topcis from the Open forum and AGM in Garda 2012
Selected highlights from the AGM The 49er world council approved the updated constitution. The main change is that the FX is officially integrated into the 49er class thereby creating a…
Read MoreTheatre Style Racing Summary
We at the 49er class hope you'll be hearing a lot more about Theatre Style Racing in 2013. At our Open Forum meeting at the 2012 European Championships, the class…
Read MoreCommentary on the Long Distance Race to Start the 2012 Europeans
Yesterdays first ever ‘Long Distance’ race to kick off the Europeans was meant to be a bit of an adventure and a bit of fun to break up the hard…
Read MoreYouth Challenge 2012 concludes in a tight finish
The Youth Challenge regatta concluded today and it was tight at the top. Â The regatta was a special one. Â With the Youth World Championship coming up next week during the…
Read MoreYouth Challenge 2012 – Day 2
Another day of fantastic Garda conditions were the call of the day today. Aside from the racing this afternoon, the morning Northly wind came through up to 20 knots so…
Read MoreYouth Challenge 2012 – Day 1
A hazy day greeted the fleet for the start of the Youth Challenge. The ‘Aura’ wind came in like clockwork for 1:00 pm and racing started soon after in the…
Read MoreThe International 49er class announces an exciting new partnership with SAP
SAP, the world’s leading provider of enterprise software solutions, has joined forces with the International 49er Class Association to provide technical solutions for the 2012 Seiko European Championship. SAP will work…
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