2013-12-05
2013-12-08
Rio, Brazil
After 19 races in the first event 49er Intergalactic Championship of Rio, the final race was the decider for the 49erFX fleet was who beat who wins between Charlotte Dobson with Sophie Ainsworth versus Frances Peters and Nicola Groves. Â The sailors decided this morning that the final race of the championship would be a crew […]
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Day 3 – Intergalactics of Rio Six races were held in the medal race area right in front of Flamenco beach on day 3 of the Intergalactic championships in Rio. Â The day was almost more notable, however as the associated press stopped by in the morning with almost a dozen reporters and organizers who were […]
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Day 2 – Intergalactic Championship in Rio Fantastic Conditions The sea breeze kicked in early on the Olympic waters of Rio. Â By the 1:00 pm start line 10-14 knots of wind filled the Olympic race course and the days racing started on time. Â More than half of the worlds top 10 49er sailors are racing […]
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The first day of the 2013 Rio Intergalactic had conditions very similar to what sailors can expect at the Rio Olympics.  There are two options for the breeze here in Rio, it can be right or left of the sugarloaf and today it was left.  The only difference between today and what we expect at the […]
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10 of the best 49er teams and 4 of the best 49erFX teams face off in Olympic waters to test themselves and the race course 2 years out from the games. Â Teams from Britain, Austria, Ireland, Germany Denmark, have joined the Brazilian teams in a training camp and regatta to get comfortable with the area. […]
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Fleets of 49er and 49erFX sailors are descending on Rio for the first major races on Olympic waters ahead of the 2016 games. Â This low-key events is called the Interglactic Championships in Rio and will feature top teams from all over the world with the South American fleets. Â Teams will get a chance to familiarize […]
Read MoreThis is the first Intergalactic Championship of Rio and is the brainchild of Brazilian sail Thomas Lowbeer. Â Thomas is the South American president and organized a number of foreign teams who wanted to spend time in Rio to come in December and have a regatta.
There are top 49er teams in both the 49er & 49erFX including:
49erFX
The 4 day regatta should be a fun one with so many top 10 teams all chasing the Olympic dream!
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