2017-10-28
2017-10-29
Shanghai, China
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The latest news from across the class. Event coverage will appear here once it starts.
There were three world titles up for grabs at the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships, and at the end of Sunday’s medal racing there were three brand new world champions. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 49er / 49erFX Class (@49ersailing) View this post on Instagram […]
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A brief moment of ‘Man Overboard!’ while leading a race might have done for the hopes of Bart Lambriex and Floris van de Werken to win their fourth 49er world title. Lambriex was adjusting his trapeze height and accidentally hoisted himself off his trapeze ring attached to the supporting wire, and overboard he fell, resulting […]
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If yesterday’s action in the Bay of Quiberon was a brutal test of survival—a day of capsizes, crashes, pitch-poles, and sailors literally reversing across the finish line to stay upright—today was a sophisticated game of high-speed chess. The “nastiness” of the Bay was replaced by a shifty, tactical northwest breeze ranging from 8 to 18 […]
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High wind, big waves and monster current required some inventive sailing techniques on day three of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championship in Quiberon, France. At one point in the 49er racing it was so windy that the fleet was unable to turn downwind at the windward mark. The boats kept on sailing […]
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James Grummett and Rhos Hawes put on a high-wind masterclass on day two of the 49er World Championship in Quiberon, France. Battling through breeze gusting over 25 knots, the British team won both of their heats in the yellow group of qualifying. Keanu Prettner and Jakob Flachberger didn’t have such a strong day as their […]
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49erFX Suarez and Henke Seize Early Initiative in Shifty Quiberon Breeze At only her second World Championship at senior level, 20 year old Melania Henke finds herself in the lead after day one of the 49erFX World Championship in Quiberon, France. Henke is crewing with her skipper Patricia Suarez and the Spanish scored a 6,2,1 […]
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Racing begins May 12, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, Brittany, France The 2026 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 World Championship gets underway tomorrow in Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, on the rugged Atlantic coast of Brittany, and the setting alone promises drama. Quiberon was selected for this championship as it blends raw Oceanic winds but the racing is hidden from the worst of […]
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Written by FFvoile Race Results Competitor lists by class No. of competitors: 705 No. of countries: 59 No. of races: 224 No. of volunteers: 200 Dates of the next SOF: April 17 – 24 2027 Italy’s sailors shone even brighter with two more golds on another perfect day in the Bay to finish the 57th […]
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The final day of fleet racing at the Semaine Olympique Française delivered a softer side of Hyères, with a light 8–10 knot sea breeze that never quite reached the forecasted pressure. After a week that tested sailors across the full spectrum, from marginal drifting conditions to survival-mode heavy air, Friday’s racing was all about patience, […]
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Written by FFvoile Nacra Fleet Another 80% day for Nacra 17 on the Charlie course, one of the furthest out and in the biggest competitions. The wind was dropping from the peak by the time they raced on Wednesday, but increasing today, and every 30 seconds the choppy sea state threw up 2-3 metres cross waves. […]
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Day three in Hyères brought a proper shake-up as strong breeze and rain rolled through the bay, forcing an early postponement. Racing was held ashore until mid-afternoon, when the delta flag finally went up around 14:00 and the gold fleets in the 49er and Nacra 17, along with the full 49erFX fleet, launched into a […]
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Day two at the Semaine Olympique Française in Hyères marked the end of the preliminary series, setting the stage for the split into gold and silver fleets in the 49er and Nacra 17. With the new format in play, all points from the opening days are now wiped, only overall ranking matters. That means heading […]
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Day one of racing at the Semaine Olympique Française in Hyères — the second stop of the Sailing Grand Slam — delivered classic light-wind Mediterranean conditions and a wide-open fight across all three Olympic skiff and foiling classes. In the Nacra 17 fleet (36 boats), all eyes were on the return of Caterina Banti and […]
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Written by FFVoile Two days to go until the 57th French Olympic Week of Hyères – Toulon Provence Méditerranée’s kick-off, the line-up is taking shape. More than 700 athletes from 59 nations are getting ready to take over the Bay of Hyères for one of the highlights of the international calendar. Across the ten Olympic […]
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It was a big final day at the Trofeo Princesa Sofía, with titles decided across all three Olympic fleets after a week of tight racing and a few late twists. Nacra 17: Järudd & Jonsson Deliver Despite Tough Week The Nacra 17 fleet was first to wrap up, and also the first to race under […]
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Credits: Trofeo Princesa Sofia After a week of racing in challenging offshore winds Saturday’s medal showdowns for the 10 Olympic class titles at the 55th Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by FERGUS Hotels look set to be blessed with perfect conditions. A moderate sea breeze is forecast to build early which, accompanied by warm Spring sunshine, should create […]
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Rights: Trofeo Princesa Sofia Price is right…. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 49er / 49erFX Class (@49ersailing) In the 49er Skiff class the lead has alternated between top duos from the USA and Australia who spent time training together within a big group working out of Torbay, north of Auckland. After today’s […]
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After three challenging days on the Bay of Palma, the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 fleets have now completed their preliminary series at the 55th Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca. Today marked a key turning point in the regatta, as the top 25 boats in each fleet secured their place in the Gold fleet, where the […]
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The opening day of the 55th Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca delivered classic Bay of Palma unpredictability, with big shifts and unstable pressure testing the world’s best across the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 fleets. With racing held in a patchy northerly wind that swung dramatically throughout the day, consistency proved hard to pin down and […]
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This week, the Mallorca Sailing Centre Regatta will muster half of the classes competing for the 55th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca by FERGUS Hotels in the bay of Palma. The three-day event will see more than 300 teams from 41 countries competing. It counts towards the Spanish Cup for 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 classes. Five […]
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