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Countdown to the 49er and 49erFX World Championships in Lanzarote

The World Championship officially starts on the 1st of March with equipment inspections and registration. The races will take place from the 5th to the 10th of March.

After finishing the iQFOiL World Championship on the 3rd of February, Marina Rubicón is back and hosting a new Olympic class world championship under the umbrella of the Lanzarote International Regatta. On this occasion it will be the turn of the men's 49er double class and the women's 49erFX, in which once again there will be an important fight with tickets for Paris 2024 still to be decided. 

A total of 128 crews from 36 countries will compete: 52 crews in the women's 49erFX class and 76 in the men's 49er class.

Racing programme

The championship officially begins on 1 March with equipment inspections and registration, which will take place until Monday 4 March, when the official training regatta (13h00) and the opening ceremony (18h00) will take place.

From the 5th to 10th of March there will be six intense days of racing with races scheduled to start at 12h00 local time.

The championship will be made up of a Qualifying Series (from 5 to 7 March) and a final Series (from 8 to 10 March). At the end of the qualifying series, the 25 best crews will sail in the gold fleet. On Sunday 10th March, the final Medal Race will take place, in which only the top 10 will compete, double points will be awarded and the result cannot be discarded.

This website and our sociail media will be updated with news, photographs and videos every day.

The Lanzarote International Regatta is organized by Marina Rubicón and has the collaboration of the Royal Canarian Sailing Federation, as well as the institutional support of the Tourism area of the Lanzarote Cabildo through the sports product European Sports Destination (managed by SPEL-Turismo Lanzarote), Promotur Turismo de Canarias, the Yaiza City Council and the private entities Dinghycoach, Naviera Armas and Cabrera Medina (Cicar).

USEFUL LINKS

Media Accreditation HERE 

49er entry list HERE

49erFX entry list HERE

Text: Helena Paz/Marina Rubicón
Photo: Sailing Energy/Marina Rubicón

Botín y Trittel, bronce mundial

Echegoyen y Barceló terminan sextas en 49erFX. Erwan Fischer y Clément Pequin (FRA), campeones del mundo de 49er a falta de una manga. Odile van Aanholt y Annette Duetz (NED), oro en 49erFX.

Tears of Relief and Regret

It was a day of mixed and extreme emotions in the boat park this afternoon after the fleet came ashore at the end of a vital third day of Qualifying at the 49er and 49erFX World Championships in Lanzarote.

A Good Headache for the French

The French Tricolor was flying strongly on day two of the 49er and 49erFX World Championships in Lanzarote. On each side of the Yellow and Blue Qualifying Groups in the 49er, two different French teams put in some world-beating performances.

How to follow the 49er & 49erFX Worlds

If you are not lucky enough to be in lovely Lanzarote, no worries. You can follow the event from any part of the world, you only need internet connection

Breeze Northerlies lining up for the Worlds

The sailors at the 49er and 49erFX World Championships know the waters of Lanzarote better than almost any other. It has become the training ground of choice for many of the teams from around the world.

No one is missing

The vast majority of the fleet have been in Marina Rubicón for weeks and months, where up to four coach regattas have been held for both classes since last December.

Olympic sailing classes choose Lanzarote

Lanzarote is getting ready to usher in the Olympic sailing season ahead of what promises to be an exciting, challenging year. Ahead of Paris 2024 nearly half of the Olympic sailing World Championships have chosen Marina Rubicón as their venue.

The wind was there, but it wouldn’t play ball

The sunshine was out and the northerly breeze was blowing, but the direction was all over the place on day seven of the Lanzarote International Regatta. Sailors have come from around the world to train and race out of Marina Rubicón in the south of Lanzarote, but even the most reliable of sailing venues has its ‘off days’

Kiwis lead Nacra 17s, Kantor & Sills top iQFOiL

Tuesday was the start of part 2 of the Lanzarote International Regatta. After two days of the dusty Calima breeze from the Sahara, today the sunshine returned to the Canary Islands, and 10 to 14 knots of wind were blowing for the opening day of Nacra 17 and iQFOiL racing

Two British skiff golds and a Spanish 1-2 in the 470

Winds of 13 to 19 knots for three Medal Races in poor ‘Calima’ visibility. Last gasp victory for Xammar & Brugman in the 470 Victory for Great Britain in men’s and women’s skiff fleets. Four days of Nacra 17 & iQFOiL windsurfer competition start on Tuesday.

Not the Wind, not the Waves, but the Sahara!

Anton Dahlberg & Lovisa Karlsson (SWE) extended their lead in the 470 after winning another big wave, big wind race on day three of the Lanzarote International Regatta. It proved to be the only race of the day, with no competition for the 49er or 49erFX fleets.

“Defo the Biggest Wave of My Life!”

Big wind and huge, steep swell set a massive physical challenge for the three Olympic fleets on day two of the Lanzarote International Regatta in the Canary Islands.

Lanzarote ready to test top Olympians

More than 360 of the world’s best sailors are ready to compete at the Lanzarote International Regatta, which takes place in the south of the Canary Island from 9 to 17 February

Main Sponsors

Islas Canarias - Calidad de Vida
Canarias avanza
Gobierno de Canarias
Unión Europea
Cabildo de Lanzarote
Lanzarote Reserva de la Biosfera
Turismo Lanzarote
Turismo Lanzarote
Marina Rubicón

Organizers

Marina Rubicón
Real Federación Canaria de Vela
DinghyCoach

Collaborators

Ayuntamiento de Yaiza
Trasmediterránea
Naviera Armas
Club de Regatas 4 Vientos
Cicar
Federación de Vela Latina Canaria
Federación Insular de Vela Latina Lanzarote
Coca Cola