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OUTTERIDGE AND JENSEN WIN AGAIN!

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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PERTH COMBINED WORLDS BEGINS

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

LEHTINEN/BASK WIN AUSSIE NATIONALS

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

OUTTERIDGE & JENSEN AT TOP OF ISAF RANKINGS

Nathan Outteridge & Iain Jensen moved to the top of the recent ISAF rankings leading into the 2011 Worlds which begin in a few weeks. Nico delle Karth and Nicolaus Resch of Austria who have been atop the rankings for quite a while have moved to 2nd overall with Will and Sam Phillips of Australia now sitting 3rd. Full rankings can be found under the Events section or here

IKER MARTINEZ & XABI FERNANDEZ WORLD SAILORS OF THE YEAR

49er World Champions and Volvo World sailors were crowned men's ISAF World Sailors of the Year...

ISAF and Rolex are proud to announce that the male and female winners of the 2011 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards are:

Iker Martínez & Xabier Fernández (ESP) and Anna Tunnicliffe (USA)
The renowned two-man crew of Iker Martínez and Xabier Fernández (ESP) were unable to attend the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards ceremony in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Fittingly, they are currently at sea competing for Team Telefónica in the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race from Alicante, Spain to Cape Town, South Africa. The Spanish duo have won the Award eleven years after the first of their three nominations. Through a video feed recorded on the Team Telefónica boat, the pair confirmed that they will be celebrating this prestigious achievement despite the immediate distractions of an ocean race.

United States athlete Anna Tunnicliffe was one of five nominees present at the ceremony, held in the impressive Cuartel de Ballaja. It is the second time that the ISAF Sailing World Cup champion in Women's Match Racing has been awarded the honour, having previously achieved the recognition in 2009. An emotional Tunnicliffe was presented with the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Trophy and Rolex timepiece and commented, "Thank you very much for this award, it is a true honour. Congratulations to all of the other nominees, you guys are fantastic and amazing sailors. I really have to thank everyone that's been part of the reason I won this award, especially my team. This is truly a team effort. I couldn't have done it without them. I would also like to thank my family and my husband for being very supportive and my sponsors. It is truly amazing. Thank you."