France and America consolidate leadership in Cascais
Cascais Bay gives participants headaches. On the second day of the 2021 Cascais 49er & 49er Fx Championship races, the forty Olympic boats filled the bay of Cascais with colour to complete the three races planned for this day. Once again, it was up to the ladies’ fleet to start hostilities in Cascais Bay. This […]
France and the United States lead the first day in Cascais
38 boats in the Portuguese sailing Mecca On the first day of the 2021 Cascais 49er & 49er Fx Championship, the Olympic fleet composed of 28 boats, of the 49erFx class, plus 10 boats, of the 49er class, fulfilled the day’s schedule when holding the three scheduled races for each class. The ladies’ fleet, which […]
2022 European Championships will be held Aarhus, Denmark
Champagne sailing in the summer of 2022 in Denmark. Aarhus has just been awarded the European Championships in 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 from 5 – 10 July 2022. In July 2022, the largest sailing championship will be held in Aarhus since the Sailing World Championships in 2018. From 5 to 10 July, three of […]
Cascais hosts 49er and 49erFX Teams qualified for the Olympic Games
Clube Naval de Cascais will organize two events, one of them, closed to 49er and 49erFX that are already guaranteed a place in Tokyo This spring, Clube Naval de Cascais will host two competitions of the Olympic classes 49er and 49er Fx. The 1st event, from the 4th to the 9th of May, is open […]
How to Transition from College to Olympic Sailing Now
College sailors are know for their tactical acumen and starting ability, who vital elements of fleet railing. However, it’s often been hard for college sailors to transition those skills into Olympic style sailing, which involves more boat speed, equipment management, and logistics on top of the pure racing skills. We are happy to share with […]
Nova Scotia to host 2022 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 World Sailing Championships
HALIFAX, N.S., April 8, 2021 – Nova Scotia will host a 400-strong field of the world’s best sailors from over 35 countries when the World Championships for three Olympic classes, the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17, kick off in September 2022. Taking place in Canada for the first time in its history, the competition will […]
India, China, South Africa, and Tunisia win Olympic Berths in Mussanah
Ganapathy Chengappa with Varun Thakkar (IND) have won the Mussanah Open Championship, and with it a berth in the Tokyo Olympic games by the narrowest of margins. Just two points separated them from the chasing Akira Sakai with Russel Alysworth (HKG) who did all they could by winning the final four races of the regatta […]
Belgium Chasing Ireland and Croatia for Final Olympic Berth
Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove (IRL) were one major mistake away from a stupendous day in their bid to win the final Olympic 49er berth for Tokyo 2020. The 2018 Junior World Champions won two of the three races on the day, but scored a UFD (over the start line early) in the middle race […]
Ireland and Belgium take early lead in search Olympic berth
Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove (IRL) had their best day of racing ever on the senior 49er circuit to lead overall after day one of the Lanzarote International Regatta. This duo are the 2018 Junior World Champions but are still seeking an Olympic berth for Tokyo 2020(1). The top European team not already qualified will […]
California Dreaming – 2026 Worlds to Long Beach
2026 World Championship for 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 set for Long Beach, CA Olympians looking to LA 2028 have their first marker on that path as the 2026 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 will be held on Olympic waters in Long Beach, California, USA. The classes signed an MOU with the Long Beach Olympic […]