Glorious Sunshine, An Uncommon Breeze And Great Race Action on Day 1
ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland, Great Britain The first day of racing at ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland sprung a few surprises with an uncommon north eastern breeze testing the fleet. Ranging from 10-15 knots the breeze coupled with glorious British sunshine resulted in some great race action.49erOn the face of […]
Golden Memories Remembered At ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth And Portland
Issued on behalf of ISAF Sailing World Cup In June 2015 Spain’s Tamara Echegoyen was in Weymouth and Portland, preparing for the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition with her Women’s Match Racing crew of Angela Pumariega and Sofia Toro. The efforts of the Spanish crew were fully concentrated on the Women’s Match Racing event in […]
Fan Turned Up For Final Day In Hyères
From ISAF 49erFX Last on the race track on the final day, the 49erFX provided a blockbuster conclusion. Big breeze and big waves tested the 49erFX sailors and there were some thrills, spills and close shaves in a testing race. One point split overnight leaders Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze (BRA) and Denmark’s Ida Marie […]
Big Moves Shift Fleet to Set Up Final Day Live Broadcast
With big fleets and lots of racing on day 4 there was much shifting in the standings of both the 49er and 49erFX fleets. The Final Day race will be live broadcast on youtube and you can watch the action from the 49er Hyeres page Racing starts at 11 am local time. Setting Up a Great […]
Which 49er Teams Have a Shot at Racing in the Finals of Hyeres
After 3 days of racing the 49ers have completed 9 races and have 3 races scheduled for the last day. Only the top 10 will to qualify for the Final, so lets take a look at who’s got a shot. Here are the results to have a look through. Amazingly, Burling and Tuke already have a […]
Day 2 In Hyeres With Big Fleets
From ISAF 49er and 49erFX Ida Marie Nielsen and Marie Olsen (DEN) solidified their spot at the top of the 49erFX leaderboard. The Danes 6-1-6 scorelines sees them atop of the pack on 17 points. Tamara Echegoyen and Berta Betanzos (ESP) follow on 32 points with Jena Hansen and Katja Salskov-Iversen (DEN) third on 35 […]
I Find This Photo Odd: Challenge Gold Is Trying to Blue Steel Their Way Into Zoolander 2
Borrowing from our friends in other sports, IFTPO is a new series of blog posts discussing observations from some of our favourite photos in the Olympic scene. Racing sailboats can be intense, as intense as any day on a catwalk you might say! Challenge Gold’s Victoria Jurczok gives us her best ‘Blue Steel‘ on the racecourse. With both […]
Prize Money, Live Broadcasting, Big Fleets, and Tricky Wind to Start Hyeres
The racing got under way in Hyeres today for the second major event of 2015, ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres. The 49er fleet, 40 boats strong, was up first and started in extremely light conditions. In fact, conditions were so light that five of the best sailing teams in the world could not finish the […]
Call for World Championship Venues 2017-2020
The 49er class is calling all world class sailing venues to bid for future 49er and 49erFX World Championships. With a tight sailing calendar we have highlighted the dates that make sense and call request that any venues wishing to hold a future World Championship be in contact with the class and start preparing bid […]
Magic Marine Extends Partnership with 49er and 49erFX Classes
Supporting Skiff Sailors on the Road to Rio 2016 The International 49er and 49er FX Classes are delighted to announce the continuation of their partnership with renowned sailing apparel manufacturer Magic Marine, who continue as Official Clothing Partner. The extension of the sponsorship which was first unveiled in 2013 is testament to the ongoing success of […]