2018-02-03
2018-02-05
Murray's Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
The latest news from across the class. Event coverage will appear here once it starts.
Eight races completed across both classes, with excellent sailing conditions on the final day as the European junior titles were decided. Vilamoura, Portugal – 14 NOVEMBER 2026 – The 2026 Junior European Championships for the 49er and 49erFX classes concluded Saturday at Vilamoura Sailing, with Japanese sailors Manase Ichihashi and Rinko Goto winning the 49erFX title […]
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Reigning Junior World Champions Lorenzo Pezzilli and Tobia Torroni take the early 49er lead as racing begins after two days of storm-related postponements. Vilamoura, Portugal – 13 November 2026 – After two days of racing postponements caused by a storm that swept across Portugal, the Junior European Championships finally got underway on Friday. Vilamoura once again […]
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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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