The 49er Class Drive For Progression Explained

The 49er sailboat class has a tradition of pushing sailing forward aligning with the Olympic ideals and the Olympic business model.  The overall Olympic success is a complex tonic, but the core product is live sports.  Live coverage of sailing is difficult and expensive.  Traditionally it has also been slow paced and difficult to understand […]

Best on Best Facing Off in Hyeres

It is rare in sailing for the best to consistently race each other as sailing has so many classes and styles.  It’s far more common for promoters of every class to talk up their own champion, without any way of ever proving definitively who’s better.  The ISAF World Cup of Sailing – Hyeres is one […]