Outteridge and Jensen Win Again!
The 2011 49er World Championship begins tomorrow, December 12 with 67 entries representing 29 nations in Perth, Australia. At stake is not only the World title and bragging rights, but for many a berth to the 2012 Olympic Games and a chance to qualify their country as well. The 49er Class will have 20 entries […]
PERTH COMBINED WORLDS BEGINS
Worlds Sailors in colourful launch of Perth 2011 2 December 2011 Top international sailors put on a show of strength in Perth’s Forrest Place on Friday to help launch the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships. Several thousand people in the CBD watched as the athletes paraded from Barrack Street jetty to the heart of […]
LEHTINEN/BASK WIN AUSSIE NATIONALS
Lauri Lehtinen & Kalle Bask of Finland bested 40 other teams over 8 races in the prelude to the Worlds in Perth, Australia. Manu Dyen & Stephane Christidis of France and Marcin Czajkowski and Jacek Piasecki of Poland. The top Aussie team was Steven Thomas with Jasper Warren in 6th overall. Only 8 races were […]
OUTTERIDGE & JENSEN AT TOP OF ISAF RANKINGS
Nathan Outteridge & Iain Jensen moved to the top of the recent ISAF rankings leading into the 2011 Worlds which begin in a few weeks. Nico delle Karth and Nicolaus Resch of Austria who have been atop the rankings for quite a while have moved to 2nd overall with Will and Sam Phillips of Australia […]
IKER MARTINEZ & XABI FERNANDEZ WORLD SAILORS OF THE YEAR
49er World Champions and Volvo World sailors were crowned men’s ISAF World Sailors of the Year. ISAF and Rolex are proud to announce that the male and female winners of the 2011 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards are: Iker Martínez & Xabier Fernández (ESP) and Anna Tunnicliffe (USA) The renowned two-man crew […]
2011-2012 ISAF SAILING WORLD CUP SET FOR LIFT OFF
In just a matter of days the 2011-2012 ISAF Sailing World Cup Series begins its fourth series with Sail Melbourne kicking things off at Sandringham Yacht Club, Melbourne, Australia ….read more Peter Burling & Blaire Tuke of NZL Photo: Sail Melbourne
VOLVO OCEAN RACE FEATURES 2 49ER WORLD CHAMPIONS
November 5 starts the latest Volvo Ocean Series where 6 teams will race around the World. At the helm of the 6 boats will be 2 49er World Champions: Iker Martinez on Team Telefonica and Chris Nicholson on CAMPER. The full list of teams are below: Skipper, Team, Yacht Design Frank Cammas, Groupama, Juan Kouyoumdjian […]
PERTH COMPLIANCE NOTICE
All teams are reminded to read the International 49er Class class rules before presenting equipment for event use at the upcoming ISAF Perth 2011 World Championship and in particular for the Pre Event measurement process. As required in the current class rule the following equipment shall have a 49er Certified Equipment sticker attached Wings, Rudder […]
LEHTINEN/BASK WIN NORTH AMERICANS
Lauri Lehtinen and Kalle Bask swooped in from Finland to take the North American Championships that were sailed on San Francisco Bay out of Richmond Yacht Club over Sept. 23-25 besting 10 teams on the Bay in typical Bay conditions. Americans Erik Stork and Trevor Moore finished as top North American teams followed by Bermuda […]
GORMSEN & THOMSEN INAUGURAL YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONS
With the popularity of the 49er skiff growing worldwide, the 49er Class held its first Youth World Championship in Travemünde, Germany in July 2011. Thirty-seven teams representing fourteen nations competed in the first edition of the 49er Youth Worlds which comprised of sailors who had not reached their 23rd birthday. The competition was quite tough […]