It’s all about family for Danish Hansens – 2020 Oceanias Day 1
Michael Hansen and Mathias Sletten (DEN) had their best ever day racing 49er to kick
January 31, 2020
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Last chances for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualification
After the 2019 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships wrapped up with some amazing medal races and the dust settled in Auckland, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics picture began to reveal itself. With under 200 days until the Games commence in July there are only a handful of qualification spots remaining in the three classes.
January 15, 2020
World Championship sailors support bushfire effort
The proximity of the upcoming 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Oceania and World Championships course area to some of the bushfires currently burning in the southern Australian state of Victoria has stirred the international sailing community to action.
January 14, 2020
Epic Battles determine three World Titles
Auckland witnessed the climax of three tensely fought World Championships, where none of the victors
December 8, 2019
Tough Day for the Yellow GERseys
Some race analysis and video clips from the penultimate day of the Championships…. 49erFX Gold
December 7, 2019
Champions make vital moves before Super Sunday
The 49er and 49erFX both saw new regatta leaders heading into the final day of
December 7, 2019
World champs aiming to be clean and green
Sandy Dawson and Ulrika Silfverberg never thought they would find rubbish so fascinating, and rewarding.
December 6, 2019
Burling and Tuke within striking distance at Worlds
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.
December 6, 2019
Going Deeper into a Difficult Day 4
Some deeper analysis of the tight racing in the 49er and 49erFX Gold Fleet competition
December 6, 2019
Big Names starting to fall of the Wagon
Qualification battles heat up as sailors look to book their tickets to Tokyo
December 6, 2019
Huge Scrap for the Gold Rush
The end of the Qualifying Series in any Olympic-class World Championship is always a fraught
December 5, 2019
Left is Best – Analysis of Day 2 Racing at the Worlds
The pin end of the line is proving a popular place to start, with the
December 4, 2019
USA veteran finds her feet in the FX, and Austria 1 point ahead of Kiwi 49er legends
Day two of the 2019 Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships brought solid
December 4, 2019
Germany emerge unscathed from a brutal opening day
Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel opened day one of the World Championships with a stunningly
December 3, 2019
Taking opportunities emphasised at forum
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.
November 29, 2019
Olympic qualification race set for an epic showdown
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.
November 27, 2019
Burling and Tuke want to feel on top of the world
Reproduced from Yachting New Zealand Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have sailed in a fair
November 27, 2019
Oceania Championships providing form guide for upcoming worlds
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.
November 26, 2019
USA skiff teams lead from the front in Auckland
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.
November 25, 2019
Auckland delivers on opening day
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.
November 25, 2019
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