Class Rules
Congratulations on your choice of the 49er and 49erFX. Welcome to the worldwide group of 9er sailors. The 49er has a noble lineage from the skiffs of Sydney Harbour. Skiffs enjoyed their first official regatta in 1827 and have raced continuously ever since. Elsewhere in the world skiffs have been increasingly seen, as the regatta […]
Licensed Builders
Australasia Bethwaite Design Pty Ltd. 2 Vickery Avenue Rose Bay NSW 2029 Sydney, Australia telephone: +612-937 16338 Fax: +612 937 13138 www.bethwaite.com julian@bethwaite.com Julian Bethwaite New Zealand MacKay Boats PO Box 226 Silverdale, Auckland, New Zealand www.mackayboats.com dave@mackayboats.com Ph/Fax: +64-9-426-4306 Europe Ovington Boats Tanners Bank, Tynemouth North Shields NE30 1JH Great Britain Telephone: +44-7719-594949 +44 […]
National Representatives
Name Email Website Address Country Sofi Tedin sofitedin@gmail.com Argentina Matt Jahn mattjahn@hotmail.com http://49er.asn.au/ Australia Werner Delle-Karth werner@delle-karth.at Austria Matthieu Janssens sail4ce@gmail.com Belgium Rodrigo Duarte rodrigosnipe@hotmail.com Brazil Tej Trevor Parekh tej.parekh@mail.mcgill.ca www.49er.ca Canada Alfredo Urizar alfredo.urizar@gmail.com http://49erchile.blogspot.com/ Chile Mr Liu Weidong chinasailing@sina.com.cn China Croatian Sailing Federation hjs@st.htnet.hr Croatia Peter Kruger Andersen peter@krugerandersen.dk Denmark Tonis Haavel […]
History
In September 1996 a group of top-flight sailors travelled from around the world to Lake Garda for a trial of many different classes, to see which would go forward as the new twin-trapeze skiff for the Olympics in Sydney 2000. There were a number of new designs to consider, including the Laser 5000 and the […]
Class Executives
Name Email Designation Country Marcus Spillane president at 49er dot org President Ireland Peter Kruger Andersen peter at krugerandersen dot dk Vice President-49er Denmark Kristen Lane klane at teambrickhouse dot com Vice President-FX USA Barry Johnson barryandtricia at amnet dot net dot au Chief Measurer Australia Sumeet Patel sumeetpatel at gmail dot com CFO USA Chris […]
