From Norway’s Fjords to the Top of the World
Pia Dahl Andersen and Nora Edland are the new 49erFX World Champions, and their story is one of patience, resilience, and a comeback that couldn’t have been scripted better.
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Three first-time World Champions in the Olympic cat and skiffs
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.
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Man Overboard, leaves Dutch hopes of 4th world title hanging by a thread
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
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Tactical Chess at Warp Speed: Antipodean and German Surge in Quiberon
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
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49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17: Crash, Bang, Wallop! A tough day in the bay
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.
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