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Semaine Olympique Française La Rochelle
Semaine Olympique Française La Rochelle (lit. La Rochelle French Olympic Week) was an annual sailing regatta. It has been organised since 2013 in La Rochelle. The Semaine Olympique Française in La Rochelle was born when the Semaine Olympique Française in Hyères received ISAF Sailing World Cup status. No event was held in 2014 due to the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships. It was part of the 2015 EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup. Winners Finn *2013 – *2015 – Laser *2013 – *2015 – Laser Radial *2013 – *2015 – Men's 470 *2013 – Women's 470 *2013 – 49er *2013 – *2015 – 49er FX *2013 – *2015 – Longtze *2015 – Nacra 17 *2013 – *2015 – Men's RS:X *2013 – *2015 – Women's RS:X *2013 – *2015 – References {{DEFAULTSORT:Semaine Olympique Francaise Annual sporting events in France Sailing competitions in France Sailing competitions Sport in La Rochelle EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup Sailing Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
49er (dinghy)
The 49er and 49er FX is a two-handed skiff (sailing), skiff-type high-performance sailing dinghy. The two crew work on different roles with the helmsman, helm making many tactical decisions, as well as steering, and the crew doing most of the sail control. Both of the crew are equipped with their own Trapeze (sailing), trapeze and sailing is done while cantilevered over the water to the fullest extent to balance against the sails. The 49er was designed by Julian Bethwaite (the son of Frank Bethwaite) and developed by a consortium consisting of Bethwaites, Performance Sailcraft Japan, Peter Johnston, and Ovington boats. The boat has been an Olympic class since it was selected by the International Sailing Federation to be the men's high performance double handed dinghy Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney Summer Games of 2000. Its derivative featuring a re-designed rig, the 49er FX, was selected by World Sailing to be the women's high performance double-hander at the Sailing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
