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49er

The 49er is the twin-trapeze high-performance class that won the spot for the Sydney 2000 Olympics. It has since been voted by ISAF for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

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2026 49er Worlds - Quiberon - Day 2 - May 13, 2026
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© Sailing Energy Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush (NZL) - 2026 49er Worlds - Quiberon - Day 2 - May 13, 2026
© Sailing Energy 2026 49er Worlds - Quiberon - Day 2 - May 13, 2026
© Sailing Energy 2026 49er Worlds - Quiberon - Day 2 - May 13, 2026
© Sailing Energy New Zealand - 2026 49er Worlds - Quiberon - Day 2 - May 13, 2026
© Sailing Energy Matthias Coutts and Oscar Gunn (NZL) - 2026 49er Worlds at Quiberon - Day 3 - May 14, 2026
© Sailing Energy Italy and Australia - 2026 49er Worlds - Quiberon - Day 2 - May 13, 2026
© Sailing Energy Belgium - 2026 49er Worlds at Quiberon - Day 2 - May 13, 2026
© Sailing Energy Denmark - 2026 49er Worlds - Quiberon - Day 3 - May 13, 2026
© Sailing Energy 2026 49er Worlds at Quiberon - Day 2 - May 13, 2026
© Sailing Energy Price and Paul during the 2026 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 Worlds at Quiberon
© Sailing Energy 2026 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 Worlds at Quiberon
© Sailing Energy 2026 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 Worlds at Quiberon
© Sailing Energy Seb Menzies/George Lee Rush (NZL) - 2026 49er Worlds at Quiberon - Day 6 - May 17, 2026
© Sailing Energy Seb Menzies/George Lee Rush (NZL) - 2026 49er Worlds at Quiberon - Day 6 - May 17, 2026
© Sailing Energy Seb Menzies/George Lee Rush (NZL) - 2026 49er Worlds at Quiberon - Day 6 - May 17, 2026
© Sailing Energy Seb Menzies/George Lee Rush (NZL) - 2026 49er Worlds at Quiberon - Day 6 - May 17, 2026
© Sailing Energy Seb Menzies/George Lee Rush (NZL) - 2026 49er Worlds at Quiberon - Day 6 - May 17, 2026
© Sailing Energy Seb Menzies/George Lee Rush (NZL) with coaches Matt Steven (left) and Logan Dunning beck (right) - 2026 49er Worlds at Quiberon - Day 6 - May 17, 2026
© Sailing Energy Seb Menzies/George Lee Rush (NZL) with Jakob Meggendorfer/Andreas Spranger (GER) - 2026 49er Worlds at Quiberon - Day 6 - May 17, 2026
© Sailing Energy Seb Menzies/George Lee Rush (NZL) - 2026 49er Worlds at Quiberon - Day 6 - May 17, 2026
© Sailing Energy Seb Menzies/George Lee Rush (NZL) - 2026 49er Worlds at Quiberon - Day 6 - May 17, 2026
© Sailing Energy race 10 start - 2026 49er Worlds at Quiberon - Day 5 - May 16, 2026
© Sailing Energy Harry Price, Max Paul (AUS) - 2026 49er Worlds at Quiberon - Day 5 - May 16, 2026
© Sailing Energy Jakob Meggendorter, Andreas Spranger (GER) - 2026 49er Worlds at Quiberon - Day 5 - May 16, 2026
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