Epic Battles determine three World Titles
Auckland witnessed the climax of three tensely fought World Championships, where none of the victors
December 8, 2019
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Auckland witnessed the climax of three tensely fought World Championships, where none of the victors
Some race analysis and video clips from the penultimate day of the Championships…. 49erFX Gold
The 49er and 49erFX both saw new regatta leaders heading into the final day of
Sandy Dawson and Ulrika Silfverberg never thought they would find rubbish so fascinating, and rewarding.
It is a measure of Peter Burling and Blair Tuke’s class that even on a day when they weren’t totally in their groove they are still in with a good chance of claiming a fifth 49er world title.
Some deeper analysis of the tight racing in the 49er and 49erFX Gold Fleet competition
Qualification battles heat up as sailors look to book their tickets to Tokyo
The end of the Qualifying Series in any Olympic-class World Championship is always a fraught
The pin end of the line is proving a popular place to start, with the
Day two of the 2019 Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships brought solid
Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel opened day one of the World Championships with a stunningly
Being proactive and taking opportunities was one of the main messages that came out of the Making Waves – Pathways to Performance forum on Thursday night.
Two 49er teams well known to the podium but yet to qualify their countries for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games finished first and second at the three-day Oceanic Championships which served as a warm-up event for next week’s 2019 Hyundai World Championships.
Reproduced from Yachting New Zealand Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have sailed in a fair
It was a day of contrasts on day two of the 2019 Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Oceania Championships. With breezes at almost the polar opposite to yesterday with a 10-12 knot seabreeze from the north, the fleets headed to the second alloted course areas off the coast of Auckland’s North Shore. These are the same waters which will play host to the 2021 America’s Cup, in which many of the 49er and Nacra 17 athletes will be competing.
The USA 49er and 49erFX skiff teams blitzed day one of the Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Oceania Championship, the women’s pairing of Stephanie Robel and Maggie Shea posting a low score, thanks to two wins and a third, to lead the fleet and Rio 2016 Gold Medallists Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze of Brazil by 7 points.
Glamour conditions greeted the 178 international teams on the opening day of racing at the 2019 Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra17 Oceania Championships. The three-day warmup regatta before next weeks world championships is hosted by Auckland’s Royal Akarana Yacht Club on the shores of the Waitemata.
Sailing is a sport of taking your opportunities and a big one is dangling in front of the New Zealand crews competing at next week’s Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships.
The Japanese 49er team of Leo Takahashi and Ibu Koizumi need a top performance at the 2019 Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championship, December 3 – 8 on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour, to qualify themselves for Tokyo 2020.
For a pair who typically spend more than 150 days each year overseas, Alex Maloney
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