49er (dinghy)

The 49er is the Olympic high-performance boat class for two -man crew. Bowman and helmsman are on the broad wings in the harness and keep up with their body weight, the boat upright.

History

The 49er skiff was designed in 1995 for the Olympic Games by the Australian Julian Bethwaite than one design. In November 1996, he was chosen by the International Sailing Federation ISAF to the Olympic class.

The name is derived from the 49er hull length (4.99 meters).

Hull

The hard-chine hull is narrow and flat ( Skiff), has a broad tail and wings, which can be removed for transport. The width is 2.9 m with Wings. The total length with extended pole base 6.65 m. The hull is made ​​of fiberglass and has to be 94 kg heavy with Wings. Due to its solid design of the hull is stable and durable. Also an older hull is competitive. Since the 49er is a unit class and the equipment is limited exactly the skiff the effort for beginners to remain relatively stable in value and manageable.

Rig, rigging, sails

A 49er has a self-tacking jib, a gennaker and a battened mainsail. The jib and the mainsail are made of transparent mylar foil. The current sail manufacturer is Neil Pryde. The mast of the new rig is made entirely of carbon fiber since 2009. The boom is pressed via a lever system of the top downwards. The rig tension is normally set using a pulley system before sailing on land. The re-trimming is done on the water over the turnbuckles ( rigging screw ). The mainsail is sailed directly from the boom out of the hands of the bowman, the jib from the tax man.

49erFX

The 49erFX differs from the 49er due to a different sail plan with a lower mast height and smaller sail area; the hull was taken over by the 49ers. The 49erFX is ( 49er 140 kg) for a crew weight of 120 kg and thus designed especially for sailors and young sailor suited. It is designed as a two-handed Women's Skiff at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

  • Mast height: 7.5 m
  • Mainsail: 13.8 m²
  • Jib: 5,8 m²
  • Gennaker: 25.1 m²

Manufacturer

  • Mackay Boats, New Zealand
  • Ovington Boats, England
  • Julian Bethwaite, Australia
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