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Sailing in the Olympics and the Importance of Pathways – Sail-World.com Europe newsletter

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 […]

More gold for Menzies and Lee Rush at European 49er champs

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

Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance, James Juhasz Named Skippers’ Plan Athletes of the Year

Canadian 49erFX sisters Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance named Gallagher Skippers’ Plan Athletes of the Year for 2025, alongside ILCA 7 sailor James Juhasz.

Naples Was Won by 49er and Nacra 17 Sailors

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.

Put your brand behind the most exciting media project on the Olympic sailing circuit

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 […]

Applications invited: licensed 49er builders

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 […]

The 49er/Nacra 17 Pipeline: How the Two Cup Favorites Are Built

Look at Luna Rossa’s boat and Emirates Team New Zealand’s boat. Look at who’s steering them, trimming them, calling the wind. Look at where they came from. Both of the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup favorites are essentially built from the same source: the 49er and Nacra 17 classes. That’s not a recruiting coincidence. That’s […]

5 expert tips: How to maximise time on and off water

Written by Andy Rice – posted on Yacthing World September 10, 2026 Olympian Odile Lambriex van Aanholt talks to Andy Rice about maximising time on and off water Time is always the most precious commodity for any racing sailor, whether part-time or professional. For Odile Lambriex van Aanholt going for another Olympics, life should get […]

No Kings: Seven Regattas Say the 49er Is Wide Open for LA28

The 49er’s first real season of the LA28 cycle is over. It ran from the World Championship in Cagliari last October to San Pedro OCR on the LA 2028 waters in August: seven big regattas, 21 podium places, 16 different teams from 15 nations. Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush (NZL 94) won the two […]

One Point, Two Races: What the ILCA 7 Worlds Just Proved About Finals Formats

Two world championships this year, two titles decided by one point in the last race. The 49erFX in Quiberon and the ILCA 7 in Dun Laoghaire used the same shape of finals format, and both produced the ending it was designed for.

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RANK	HELM	Nation	RANK	HELM	Nation
1	Chris NICHOLSON	AUS	46	Stephen GOLLIKER	RSA
2	Andy BUDGEN	GBR	47	Mario ZILIANI	ITA
3	Morgan LARSON	USA	48	Emmett LAZICH	AUS
4	Jonathan McKEE	USA	49	Paul TOWERS	GBR
5	Marc AUDINEAU	FRA	50	Mike KESSER	GER
6	Michael HESTBAEK	DEN	51	Sean LANGMAN	AUS
7	John BOYD	AUS	52	Bates McKEE	USA
8	Tim ROBINSON	GBR	53	Lucas NEUMANN	CZE
9	Adam BEASHEL	AUS	54	Tonu TONISTE	EST
10	Paul BROTHERTON	GBR	55	Michael PEDERSEN	DEN
11	AFONSO	POR	56	Fabrice JAUNET	FRA
12	Maurice PAARDENKOOPER	NED	57	Ian SOUTHWORTH	GBR
13	Christopher RAST	SUI	58	Andy RICE	GBR
14	Rodion LUKA	UKR	59	Neil FITZGERALD	GBR
15	Francesco BRUNI	ITA	60	Christian CARLSSON	SWE
16	Phillip AIREY	NZL	61	Russell PETERS	GBR
17	Allan COUTTS	NZL	62	Oliver BRAVO	ESP
18	Pawel KACPROWSKI	POL	63	Florian REICHEL	GER
19	Santiago LOPEZ VAZQUEZ	ESP	64	Peter HANSEN	DEN
20	Dimitri DERUELLE	FRA	65	Pedro ANDRADE	POR
21	Marcus BAUR	GER	66	Mel COLLINS	IRL
22	Robert GREENHALGH	GBR	67	Karl Otto BOOK	NOR
23	Tina BAYLIS	USA	68	Peder RONHOLT	DEN
24	Petri KARTO	FIN	69	David LEIZ	GBR
25	Ian. BARKER	GBR	70	Martin JONES	GBR
26	Risto TAPPER	FIN	71	Thomas EBLER	DEN
27	Jason RHODES	CAN	72	Raimondo TONELLI	ITA
28	Zeb ELLIOT	GBR	73	Mike BUCHANAN	AUS
29	Iker MARTINEZ	ESP	74	Vagelis ANTEMIAN	GRE
30	Christoffer SUNDBY	NOR	75	Ian GOTTS	GBR
31	Kenji NAKAMURA	JPN	76	Cor VAN AANHOLT	AHO
32	Alec LANHAM-LOVE	RSA	77	Sylvia VOGL	AUT
33	Hans Jorgen RIBER	DEN	78	Magnus GRAVARE	SWE
34	Sami JOKINEN	FIN	79	Edgardo VIEYTES	BRA
35	Mattias BENGTSSON	SWE	80	Ben KOUWENHOVEN	NED
36	David HOUSER	USA	81	Julian BETHWAITE	AUS
37	Fernando GARCIA LAGO	ESP	82	Kamil ORTYL	POL
38	Ronald RENSCH	GER	83	Simon NELSON	GBR
39	Ramon AIXIMENO	ESP	84	Jonas BORUP	DEN
40	Thomas JOHANSON	FIN	85	Klaas KUHLMANN	GER
41	Thomas RUEGGE	SUI	86	Cedric CHATEAU	FRA
42	Pablo SOLDANO	ARG	87	David KRIZEK	CZE
43	Marek CHOCIAN	POL	88	Carter JACKSON	AUS
44	Pascal LACOSTE	FRA	89	Martin STEINHALER	AUT
45	Dusan PUH	SLO

RANK	HELM	Nation	RANK	HELM	Nation
1	Chris NICHOLSON	AUS	46	Stephen GOLLIKER	RSA
2	Andy BUDGEN	GBR	47	Mario ZILIANI	ITA
3	Morgan LARSON	USA	48	Emmett LAZICH	AUS
4	Jonathan McKEE	USA	49	Paul TOWERS	GBR
5	Marc AUDINEAU	FRA	50	Mike KESSER	GER
6	Michael HESTBAEK	DEN	51	Sean LANGMAN	AUS
7	John BOYD	AUS	52	Bates McKEE	USA
8	Tim ROBINSON	GBR	53	Lucas NEUMANN	CZE
9	Adam BEASHEL	AUS	54	Tonu TONISTE	EST
10	Paul BROTHERTON	GBR	55	Michael PEDERSEN	DEN
11	AFONSO	POR	56	Fabrice JAUNET	FRA
12	Maurice PAARDENKOOPER	NED	57	Ian SOUTHWORTH	GBR
13	Christopher RAST	SUI	58	Andy RICE	GBR
14	Rodion LUKA	UKR	59	Neil FITZGERALD	GBR
15	Francesco BRUNI	ITA	60	Christian CARLSSON	SWE
16	Phillip AIREY	NZL	61	Russell PETERS	GBR
17	Allan COUTTS	NZL	62	Oliver BRAVO	ESP
18	Pawel KACPROWSKI	POL	63	Florian REICHEL	GER
19	Santiago LOPEZ VAZQUEZ	ESP	64	Peter HANSEN	DEN
20	Dimitri DERUELLE	FRA	65	Pedro ANDRADE	POR
21	Marcus BAUR	GER	66	Mel COLLINS	IRL
22	Robert GREENHALGH	GBR	67	Karl Otto BOOK	NOR
23	Tina BAYLIS	USA	68	Peder RONHOLT	DEN
24	Petri KARTO	FIN	69	David LEIZ	GBR
25	Ian. BARKER	GBR	70	Martin JONES	GBR
26	Risto TAPPER	FIN	71	Thomas EBLER	DEN
27	Jason RHODES	CAN	72	Raimondo TONELLI	ITA
28	Zeb ELLIOT	GBR	73	Mike BUCHANAN	AUS
29	Iker MARTINEZ	ESP	74	Vagelis ANTEMIAN	GRE
30	Christoffer SUNDBY	NOR	75	Ian GOTTS	GBR
31	Kenji NAKAMURA	JPN	76	Cor VAN AANHOLT	AHO
32	Alec LANHAM-LOVE	RSA	77	Sylvia VOGL	AUT
33	Hans Jorgen RIBER	DEN	78	Magnus GRAVARE	SWE
34	Sami JOKINEN	FIN	79	Edgardo VIEYTES	BRA
35	Mattias BENGTSSON	SWE	80	Ben KOUWENHOVEN	NED
36	David HOUSER	USA	81	Julian BETHWAITE	AUS
37	Fernando GARCIA LAGO	ESP	82	Kamil ORTYL	POL
38	Ronald RENSCH	GER	83	Simon NELSON	GBR
39	Ramon AIXIMENO	ESP	84	Jonas BORUP	DEN
40	Thomas JOHANSON	FIN	85	Klaas KUHLMANN	GER
41	Thomas RUEGGE	SUI	86	Cedric CHATEAU	FRA
42	Pablo SOLDANO	ARG	87	David KRIZEK	CZE
43	Marek CHOCIAN	POL	88	Carter JACKSON	AUS
44	Pascal LACOSTE	FRA	89	Martin STEINHALER	AUT
45	Dusan PUH	SLO

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