2017 29er EuroCup Schedule

Notice of Series

Final EuroCup 2016

Congratulations to Pep Costa and Fran Nunez (ESP) for winning the last EuroCup event in 2016.

Italy Results

Follow the overall standings of the final EuroCup on Lake Garda with 246 teams racing over this past year in 10 events with 5 to count: -

Tom Crockett & Harry Morton Take 29er Worlds

Huge congratulations to Aussies Tom Crockett and Harry Morton for winning the 2016 29er Worlds!  Silver medallists Gwendal Nael and Lilian Mercier (FRA) and Brits Crispin Beaumont and Tom Darling rounded out the podium.  The top female team was close with Annabelle Davies & Hayley Clark (AUS) besting Aleksandra Melzacka & Maja Micinska (POL) by 1 point.  Top youth team went to Gwendal Nael and Lilian Mercier.  Check out the full results 

New Changes for 29er Class

At the recent World Council meeting held in Medemblik, the following changes were voted in by the World Council members:

1) Equipment Strategic Planning Committee: This committee was approved to review the status of all equipment used in the 29er class in order to create proposed 5 and 10 year strategic plans for class equipment, to be considered at the 2017 World Council meeting.  The committee composition will be: President, one Vice President, Chair of the Technical Committee and the Chief Measurer, one representative of the Copyright Holder (appointed to the Executive), two representatives from Europe and one representative from each other continent.

2) Clairification of Country Code at Major Championships: "all teams when racing in the International 29er World Championship and continental championship events whall display teh national letters of the helmsperson."

3) Replacing the alloy tube footrails with FRP moulded foot-rails similar to the ones in a 49er.  A retro-fit will be made for current boats if you decide to remove your footrails. New deck moulds will have them built in. Reasoning: 99% of leaks are from the footrails.