2024 Europeans to be Hosted in La Grande Motte, France in May 2024
The 49er and Nacra 17 classes are pleased to announce the 2024 European Championship of 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 will be held in La Grande Motte, France just before the Paris Olympics. The race days are May 7-12 and will surely be a final selection regatta for some nations selecting teams for the 2024 […]
HANS HENKEN: EXECUTING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL / REACHING GOALS
Hans Henken’s biggest goal as a kid – and still is – was to compete at the Olympic Games, against the world’s best on the world’s biggest stage. At thirty years old, Henken is nothing short of one highly accomplished human, both on and off the water. Starting off as a six-year-old in the Naples […]
Lanzarote chosen as host for 2024 49er World Championship
The Pathway to Paris passes through Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, as the World’s best skiff sailors will race for the 2024 World Championship in one of the final lead-up regattas to the Olympic Games. Lanzarote has long been a fixture of the pro windsurfing and offshore sailing communities but became a hub for Olympic sailing […]
Dylan Fletcher Teaches Boatspeed
This Friday: Q&A Live Call with Olympic Champ Dylan Fletcher – Build your boatspeed around YOU What’s the quickest, most effective way to develop your Boat Speed? It’s a tough question so it’s worth asking someone who really does know about the shortcuts and roadblocks on the path to finding world-class speed. This Friday, the […]
Hungarian boat wins the first race at the 49er and 49erFX Junior European Championships
The Hungarian-Spanish crew, competing under the Hungarian flag, won the first race of the 49er class at the European U23 Championships in Balatonfüred. The first race of the 49erFX class was won by the Polish boat. The second day started with an AP flag at 9.30am. In the meantime, the race committee measured the wind […]
Junior European Championship for Skiff in Balatonfüred
This will be the first time for an international race to be held on Hungarian waters for the skiff Olympics classes. The U23 fleet of the 49er and 49er FX are going to race in Balatonfüred at the Junior European Championship in the middle of October. The organizers are expecting more than 50 boats. Exactly […]
Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz (NED) win 49erFX World Championship
Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz (NED) have secured the 2022 49erFX World Championship. In the medal race the Dutch pair outdueled the Swedish challenge from Vilma Bobeck and Rebecca Netzler (SWE) who took the silver. Twice winners of the 49erFX World Championship from Spain, Tamara Echegoyen and Paula Barcelo (ESP) took the bronze medal. […]
Bart Lambriex and Floris van de Werken win 2022 49er World Championship
Bart Lambriex and Floris van de Werken (NED) have secured their second straight 49er world title. The Dutch pair had a strong scoreline heading into the final race, making their lead mathematically insurmountable. Attention in Sunday afternoon’s 10-boat medal race turned to the battle for silver and bronze. The outcome was uncertain until the end, […]
Potential for Repeat Dutch Double at Skiff Worlds
Day five was another good ‘Bay Day’ for the 49er and 49erFX fleets before it turned a bit lighter and less predictable for the Nacra 17s in the late afternoon. HIGHLIGHTS Spectators lined the shore at Queensland Beach to watch the 49erFX racing Elsewhere on St Margaret’s Bay, it was another classic day of sea […]
Fantela Brothers win two gold races
Day four was a classic ‘Bay Day’ with 12 to 14 knots of steady sea breeze for the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Nova Scotia, Canada. HIGHLIGHTS After a wait for the sea breeze to settle across St Margaret’s Bay, it was a classic day of sea breeze racing where good starts, […]