49er Sailing Articles

Gold Medallists Turn to the Cup — But the 49er Still Calls

Botín & Trittel: Chasing the Edge Where Others Stop Some sailors win. A few dominate. Very few reset the bar — and then decide it still isn’t high enough. That’s where Diego Botín and Florian Trittel now sit. By the end of 2025, the Spanish duo had completed what most teams spend a lifetime chasing: Olympic Gold at Paris 2024 Olympics SailGP Season 4 Champions with the Spain SailGP Team 49er World Championship Gold in Cagliari Named World Sailors of the Year
Botín & Trittel: From Olympic Gold to America’s Cup and Back Again – The Road to LA 2028
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Win everything… then go again.

01-04-2026

Fischer and Péquin Crowned 49er Champions at Lanzarote International Regatta

Fischer & Péquin Master Lanzarote to Win 2026 International Regatta
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Lanzarote International Regatta crowns Fischer and Péquin after demanding Olympic test Across a full week of competition, the regatta delivered exactly what sailors value most at this stage of the Olympic cycle: volume, variety, and pressure. From heavy-air planing conditions and Atlantic swell to medium breezes and a tactically demanding light-wind finale, Lanzarote once again proved why it has become one of Europe’s most reliable winter proving grounds for elite sailing.
15-02-2026