From Danish 49er Teams

We are doing some training and racing in Palma in February and March, and we like to have as many 49er teams as possible to join us there. We will be doing training there From the 9th of February. 

We would like to have a program where teams can do there oven training but have a time for everyone to meet and do some racing every day. 

We will do a training regatta organized by the coaches from 17th to 19th of February.  Entry fee will be 20 euros, and will be used as price money for top 3: split 50% for 1st, 30% for 2nd and 20% for 3rd. 

Come and join us or contact us for mere detailed plans.

Best regards 

Danish 49er teams

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The 2011 49er World Championship begins tomorrow, December 12 with 67 entries representing 29 nations in Perth, Australia.  At stake is not only the World title and bragging rights, but for many a berth to the 2012 Olympic Games and a chance to qualify their country as well.  The 49er Class will have 20 entries for the 2012 Olympic Games, meaning 20 countries will send 1 representative.  From the 2011 World Championship, the first 14 nations in the top ranking will automatically qualify their nation with the host country, GBR automatically getting a berth.  The remaining 5 berths will be determined at the 2012 Worlds in Zadar, Croatia held in May.

Of the 134 athletes have in Perth, all have been training for years, many sacrificing a great deal and it all comes down to this week.  Let's see who has what it takes to handle the Fremantle Doctor, as the seabreeze is affectionately known. For a taste of the conditions, see this training session captured by the US Sailing Team Alphagraphics video team of Erik Storck and Trevor Moore on a recent day...

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Worlds Sailors in colourful launch of Perth 2011

2 December 2011

Top international sailors put on a show of strength in Perth’s Forrest Place on Friday to help launch the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships.

Several thousand people in the CBD watched as the athletes paraded from Barrack Street jetty to the heart of Perth, where they were warmly welcomed by a team of hosts, including Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett.

The athletes had sailed upriver on Rottnest Island ferries from Fremantle, passing under bridges lined with well-wishers, and paraded through the city past a crowd of cheering locals, all braving the 33C heat. read more

 49er racing schedule:

measurement compliance: Dec. 9-11

Racing/qualifying: Dec 12-14

Racing-gold/silver/bronze: Dec. 15-17

Racing- Medal Race: Dec 18

Lauri Lehtinen & Kalle Bask of Finland bested 40 other teams over 8 races in the prelude to the Worlds in Perth, Australia.  Manu Dyen & Stephane Christidis of France and Marcin Czajkowski and Jacek Piasecki of Poland. The top Aussie team was Steven Thomas with Jasper Warren in 6th overall.  Only 8 races were able to be held due to extremely strong winds on Saturday.  Full results can be found 49er_nationals_results