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 […]
New Zealand stars shine in the Intergalactics on 49er, Jana and Katja, of Denmark, were the brightest of the universe in 49erFX
The 2nd Intergalactic Championship of 49er and 49erFX, which gathered the cream of the world’s fastest and radical Olympic monotype, ended with a different race. The third and final race of Friday counted double points and brought the crews inverted: the skippers on the bow and bowmen at the helm. Thus, the only Brazilian duo […]
The Intergalactics reaches final day with superstars fighting for the title, injuries, more protests and lots of wind
The Intergalactic Championship of 49er and 49erFX, in the Yacht Club of Rio de Janeiro, has reached its penultimate day with some of the top class sailors in the uppermost positions in both the men’s and female’s fleets. Tomorrow the last three races will be competed, and the last one, the grand finale, will have […]
Great races outside the bay, lots of wind and capsizes and a big hit on the second day of Integalactics in Rio
A fleet of 41 boats, 23 male (49er) and 18 females (49erFX), which brings together the elite of the world’s fastest and most extreme Olympic monotype is since last week gathered at the Yacht Club of Rio de Janeiro in two great events. First, was the South American Championship and, since this Monday until Friday, […]
World Champions in Pole Position
Kiwis top the men’s and women’s leaderboards Helsinki, Finland – Day 5 – 2014 Seiko 49er & 49erFX European Championship Both the men’s and women’s World Champions sit in pole position going into the deciding day of the Seiko 49er & 49erFX European Championship in Helsinki. In the 49erFX, Alex Maloney and Molly Meech moved ahead […]
Best on Best Facing Off in Hyeres
It is rare in sailing for the best to consistently race each other as sailing has so many classes and styles. It’s far more common for promoters of every class to talk up their own champion, without any way of ever proving definitively who’s better. The ISAF World Cup of Sailing – Hyeres is one […]
Kiwis dominate 49er and FX Worlds with 2 gold, 1 silver
Day 6 Final Seiko 49er & 49erFX World Championships, Marseille, France New Zealand dominated the Seiko 49er & 49erFX World Championships in Marseille with a dazzling display of confidence and maturity by three young teams all in their early 20s. First up was the 10-boat, three-race short-course final for the FX women, and Alex Maloney […]