August 28 - Sept 2, 2017 / Matosinhos, Portugal

2017 49er & 49erFX World Championship

Live Broadcast - Day 6 Semi Finals

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02.09.2017

NEW CHAMPIONS USHER IN NEW ERA FOR SKIFF SAILORS

Denmark’s Hansen/Iversen and Britain’s Fletcher/Bithell Take First Ever World Titles On Intense Final Day In Porto Matasinhos, Portugal (2 September 2017) Another day meant another obstacle from mother nature at…

01.09.2017

GO BIG OR GO HOME

Capsizes Shake Up FX Semifinal Leaderboard, Men’s 49ers Abandoned on Penultimate Day of Worlds Porto, Portugal (1 September 2017) – The Portuguese tradewinds were in full howl this morning over…

31.08.2017

BITING THE BULLETS

Maloney/Meech Rock FX Fleet With Three Wins in Big Northerly; Fletcher/Bithell Repeat The Feat as 2017 49er Worlds Qualification Rounds End Porto, Portugal (31 August 2017) -- For four years,…

30.08.2017

Deutschland Sailors Stake Early Podium Spots in 49er and FX

After losing the first two days of the 2017 49er and FX World Championship to a lack of sailable conditions, Day 3 of the 2017 Worlds opened under yet another…

29.08.2017

Olympic Skiffs Sidelined in Portuguese Calms

Fog, Light Winds Kill First Two Days of the 2017 49er World Championship Porto, Portugal (29 August 2017) – They’re some of the fastest sailors ever to pull on a…

27.08.2017

Changing of the Guard in 49er – A Tough Bet to Place

For the first time since 2008, the 2017 49er Class World Champion will not be any of Iker Martinez / Xabi Fernandez, Nathan Outteridge/ Iain Jensen, or Peter Burling/ Blair…

26.08.2017

2017 49erFX Worlds – Rio Olympics Redux

Just over a year ago, during the Rio Olympic Games, four teams were tied going into the last race! The hometown heroes, Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze (BRA) capped the…

15.04.2017

Sneak Peak of 49er Branded Spinnaker Watch

After announcing that Spinnaker Watches will be the Official Timing Partner to the 49er sailing class for the 2017 season , the brand is proud to preview their new Co-labelled…

25.01.2017

New partnerships prove productive on opening day

The 49er class has never been a bastion of consistency. The overpowered skiff is challenging to sail, and because it accelerates so quickly in the smallest increase in wind speed,…

05.01.2017

Plan your Trip to Porto For Summer 2017

All eyes will look to Porto, Portugal come summer's end as the 2017 49er and FX World Championship will run from August 28th to September 2nd. The 49er class return…