29er Executive Revises Rotation of World Championships effective 2019

• After careful consideration, the 29er Class Executive Committee has decided to revise the rotation of its World Championships effective for 2019.  The Executive takes this step to ensure that future World Championships have an adequate supply of charter boats.

• Beginning in 2019, World Championships will be held in Europe for four consecutive years followed by one year outside of Europe.  The rotation, which is available on the 29er Class website, will be

  o 2019 – Europe (POL selected in 2016)
  o 2020 – Europe
  o 2021 – Europe
  o 2022 – Europe
  o 2023 – Any continent but Europe

• The deadline for bids for the 2020 World and European Championships has been extended to January 1, 2018.  We have made this extension to accommodate World Sailing’s decision to select the 2020 Youth Worlds venue in the fall of 2017. 
• The Class has created a new, online bidding format that will be available shortly.  Bids previously submitted in the old format will be considered as is or the bidding organization my resubmit its bid with the new format.
• The Class will continue to utilize its online voting system for selecting World and European Championships.  The bid review and comment period and the voting schedule will be announced shortly and, for 2020 events, will take place after the January 1 bid deadline.

EuroCup #5 - Helsinki

Russian sailors Vasili Andreev and Leonid Pushev won EuroCup #5 in Helsinki with 12 teams on the race course from Finland, Sweden and Russia.  Zoya Novikova and Diana Sabariova finishd 2nd followed by Finns Elias Odrischinsky and Oliver Silen.  Full Results here

Theo Revil & Gautier Guevel Take EuroCup #4 - NED

Theo Revil & Gautier Fuevel - FRA 11, dominated the NED EuroCup at the Dutch Youth Regatta over fellow countrymen Benjamin Jaffrezic/Leo Chauvel who finished 2nd and Natacha Violet Saouma-Pedersen/Jens-Philip Deh-Tofhjoj of Denmark for the 4th EuroCup of the year.  43 teams competed in Medemblik. Full Results

Engstrom & Westberg Top EuroCup #3

Congratulations to Oscar Engstrom & Hugo Westberg (SWE) - winners of EuroCup #3 in Rungsted, Denmark.

The pair bested 28 other teams on the course to take the honors.  2nd overall: Natacha Saouma-Pedersen & Jens-Philip Dehn-Tofthoj (DEN) and 3rd to Alice Moss & Maja Haga (SWE).

Full results

Next up: Dutch Youth Regatta: 25-28 May, Workum, NED  website