NEW CHAMPIONS USHER IN NEW ERA FOR SKIFF SAILORS
Denmark’s Hansen/Iversen and Britain’s Fletcher/Bithell Take First Ever World Titles On Intense Final Day In Porto Matasinhos, Portugal (2 September 2017) Another day meant another obstacle from mother nature at the 2017 International 49er and FX World Championship, where an unstable land breeze teased the gold medal fleets this morning for their 10 AM start. […]
GO BIG OR GO HOME
Capsizes Shake Up FX Semifinal Leaderboard, Men’s 49ers Abandoned on Penultimate Day of Worlds Porto, Portugal (1 September 2017) – The Portuguese tradewinds were in full howl this morning over Matosinhos, Portugal as Day 5 dawned on the 2017 49er/FX World Championships. With the top 20 qualifiers advancing to the gold fleet semifinal round and […]
2017 49erFX Worlds – Rio Olympics Redux
Just over a year ago, during the Rio Olympic Games, four teams were tied going into the last race! The hometown heroes, Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze (BRA) capped the ultimate dream finish in front of their home fans by winning a gold medal. Rarely in sailing do we get to see such a tight […]
Frente Atlântica do Porto acolhe Europeu de Vela 2015
É com muito orgulho que a Douro Marina Sailing Academy powered by BBDouro anuncia a organização do Campeonato Europeu da classe olímpica 49er, em Julho de 2015. Os três municípios da Frente Atlântica do Porto esperam uma participação de 120 embarcações (classe 49er), tripuladas por dois velejadores, divididos em categorias feminina, masculina e open. O desafio […]