2015-08-28
2015-08-30
Gdynia/Poland
The latest news from across the class. Event coverage will appear here once it starts.
Vilamoura, Portugal, 11 November 2026. The 2026 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Junior European Championships got underway at Vilamoura Sailing this week, bringing together 49 boats, 98 sailors and 26 coaches from 17 countries. Today was supposed to be the first day of racing, but no boats went out. Storm Charles is moving onto mainland […]
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World Sailing has published the Notice of Race for Gdynia 2027, the first big LA 2028 qualifier. We can also confirm where our 2027 Europeans and 2028 Worlds will be. Next July, 240 skiffs and catamarans will line up off Gdynia, Poland, and for a lot of them the result will decide whether their country […]
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For immediate release: 2/11/2026 Issued on behalf of: World Sailing World Sailing has officially published the Notice of Race for the 2027 World Sailing Championships, set to take place in the city of Gdynia, Poland, in July 2027. This Notice of Race provides athletes, coaches, and Member National Authorities with essential information regarding the event’s […]
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Sailors from the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 fleets fill two of the six 2026 World Sailing Awards shortlists, and the public vote counts for half. It took Maria Giubilei and Gianluigi Ugolini twelve years of sailing together to win a Nacra 17 world title. Five months after they finally did it in Quiberon, Giubilei […]
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The classes and events that should be in the Olympics is always a contentious topic. Every type of dinghy, keelboat or board has its fans, and they will argue the point for its inclusion with fervour. In reality, the classes themselves aren’t what are referenced in Olympic broadcasts and results. Instead it’s the discipline which […]
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New Zealanders Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush have cemented their status as the crew to beat in 49er sailing after defending their Championship title in Germany. Source: RNZ Sport reporters 13 July 2026 Read the original on RNZ
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Canadian 49erFX sisters Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance named Gallagher Skippers’ Plan Athletes of the Year for 2025, alongside ILCA 7 sailor James Juhasz.
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Ten of the twelve sailors on the top three boats at the America's Cup Preliminary Regatta in Naples came through the 49er or the Nacra 17, and the reigning Nacra 17 world champions trimmed the winning boat.
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We’re filming the first race of the day in full at every major 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 regatta in 2027, and we’re looking for a partner to back it. Most people who follow Olympic skiff and foiling cat racing only ever see the highlights. A few minutes of capsizes and finishes, cut together after […]
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The International 49er Class Association, together with the copyright holder Bethwaite Design, invites qualified boatbuilders to apply to become licensed builders of the 49er. The 49er is the men’s and women’s two-person skiff at the Olympic Games, and is raced by national teams and club sailors on every continent. It is currently built by Mackay […]
Read MoreLess than two months left to the 5th anniversary edition of the 49er Grand Prix Gdynia 2015. This time, uniquely, our regatta will be held in late August, due to the very tight international schedule of the 49er Olympic Class. The regatta will be held on 28-30 August 2015 in the waters near the city beach in Gdynia.
The organizers of the event made the only right decision to move the event from the end of July at the date of August after the announcement of the coaching regatta that will be held in Rio de Janeiro just before the Olympic test event. The July date would result in a much lower turnout at the start of the race, and above all absence of top two teams from Poland – Lukasz Przybytek/Pawel Kolodzinski and Tomek Januszewski/Jacek Nowak. We hope that through such change we will encourage a greater number of crews also from abroad to visit Gdynia
On the water it will be very intensive both day and night. In addition to the official races, the organizers will conduct the Energa Night Race which will be held on Friday, August 28. At the starting line we will see five teams participating in the regatta with the highest positions in the International Sailing Federation ranking.
The regatta in Gdynia is also well known from its social events targeting both for participants and special guests, but also for the public, which frequently accumulates on the city beach and seaside boulevard.
We cordially invite all fans of extreme sailing in the last weekend of August to Gdynia!
Notice of race: http://49ergrandprix.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/NoR_49erGPX2015_20150610.pdf
Event Partners: City of Gdynia, Pomerania Yachting Association, Energa SA, Klif, Lotto, Delphia Yachts Kot, Coca-Cola.
Media: PAP, Zagle Magazine, Radio Gdansk, Trojmiasto.pl, Dziennik Bałtycki, Prestige Magazine, W Slizgu! Magazine.
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49er Grand Prix Gdynia 2015 is a three day racing event with maverick format. There will be short course close to the shore with a part of theatre style racing. Main goals are to get some good training and promote 49er sailing and sponsors.
Eight races, one medal race and night race is scheduled.
Prizes for winners are €1.750.
The program also includes press conferences, parties and beach activities.
For more information, please see http://49ergrandprix.com/.
If you have any questions please contact us by email: 49erGrandPrix@gmail.com
Facebook (with photos from last year): www.facebook.com/49erGrandPrixGdynia
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