The final day of the 2019 Volvo European Championships began with one final Gold fleet race for the 49er Men, their 20th race of the week! After a short postponement,…
Read MoreMartine Grael and Kahena Kunze won the Open European Championships, the Olympic Champions from Brazil in a different class this week in Weymouth. The greater interest for the Medal Race…
Read Morehttps://youtu.be/FBsodY_jPGk Highlights from day 6 On the penultimate day of gold fleet racing, after a brief postponement the 49erFX gold were up first in the harbour course, to battle in…
Read Morehttps://youtu.be/FBsodY_jPGk Highlights from day 6 The legendary New Zealanders, Pete Burling and Blair Tuke, displayed some chink of mortality in the last race of the day by finishing 19th. However,…
Read MoreThe Brazilians have shown remarkable consistency throughout the week, although even Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze put a slight blot on their pristine copybook with a 12th in the middle…
Read MoreThe conditions for the 49er gold fleet were full power all day, 10 to 14 knots of easterly breeze out in Weymouth Bay. However, there were significant lines of gust…
Read Morehttps://youtu.be/b3fsnwNGyqQ Live Broadcast Replay from day 1 of Gold Fleet While racing earlier in the day may have seemed relatively straightforward for the 49erFX, the same race course proved a…
Read Morehttps://youtu.be/b3fsnwNGyqQ Live Broadcast Replay The usual suspects were hard to find in the first race of the 49erFX gold fleet. With the wind lighter than expected and the teams struggling…
Read MoreThe Volvo 49erFX Nacra17 European Championship. Portland. Weymouth. UK Free handout image. Credit : Lloyd Images Lighter winds in Portland Harbour led to closer racing in the 49erFX fleet for…
Read MoreThe breeze softened a little today, but that just meant the standard of the racing got harder on day 3 of the Europeans in Weymouth. Unlike the previous two days…
Read MoreRuggero Tita and Caterina Banti (ITA) continued their relentless march at the top of the leaderboard, notching up two more first places in their qualifying group, only falling foul in…
Read More[total-poll id=21497] Of the nine teams in 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 that won medals in Rio, at least 1 team will not do so in Tokyo 2020. The five…
Read MoreThe two halves of the 49erFX qualification series took place today in a 15-18 knots easterly in Portland Harbour, delivering spectacularly fast conditions for the women’s skiff fleet. While Charlotte…
Read MoreThey’re not long back in the boat after their two-and-a-half year holiday in the America’s Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race, but Peter Burling and Blair Tuke are back at…
Read More49erFX: Junior World Champions show skiff ladies the way Vilma Bobeck and Malin Tengstrom (SWE) became contenders as the 2019 Volvo 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships opened The…
Read MoreThe 2019 Volvo Europeans, to be held in Weymouth from 13-19 May includes the 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra17. There are more potential winners than any 49er event in history. Returning…
Read MoreWhen the 49erFX fleet joins the 49er and Nacra17 for the 2019 Volvo Europeans, amongst the battles for Olympic selection will be the defending World Champions. Bekkering/Duetz, (NED) who look…
Read MoreHeading onto Chesil Beach https://youtu.be/ATYXL7DjpsQ The 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 sailors assembled again ahead of the 2019 Volvo European Championship to spend some time cleaning up a local beach…
Read MoreRegatta information Results: Results will be posted race by race, as they happen
Schedule: Wednesday 8 May 1700 Beach Clean Monday 13 May 1055 Qualifying Races Tuesday 14 May 1055 Qualifying Races Wednesday 15 May 1055 Qualifying Races Thursday 16 May 1055 Qualifying or Fleet Races Friday 17 May 1055 Fleet Races Saturday 18 May 1055 Fleet Races Sunday 19 May 0955 Fleet Races 1500 Medal Races TBC Prize giving
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