49er & 49er FX Asian Championships are annual Asian Championship sailing regattas in the 49er and the 49er FX classes organised by the International 49er Class Association.
| Year | City | Country | Dates | Events | Athletes | Nations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Jakarta | Indonesia | 18-24 June | 2 | |||
| 2016 | Abu Dhabi |  United Arab Emirates | 7–12 March | 2 | part of the 2016 Asian Sailing Championship | [1] | |
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Jakarta | India, (IND) GANAPATHY KELAPANDA CHENGAPA, VARUN ASHOK THAKKAR | Thailand, (THA), DON WHICRAFT, DYLAN WHITCRAFT | Japan, (JPN) SHINGEN FURUYA, SHINJI HACHIYAMA | [2] |
| 2016 Abu Dhabi | ||||
The 49er and 49er FX is a two-handed skiff-type high-performance sailing dinghy. The two crew work on different roles with the helm making many tactical decisions, as well as steering, and the crew doing most of the sail control. Both of the crew are equipped with their own trapeze and sailing is done while cantilevered over the water to the fullest extent to balance against the sails.
Tasikmalaya is a landlocked city in West Java, Indonesia. The city is sometimes dubbed kota santri or "the City of a Thousand Pesantrens" for its abundance of Islamic boarding schools. Located around 120 kilometres (75 mi) southeast from the provincial capital of Bandung, Tasikmalaya is passed by Indonesian National Route 3.
East Jakarta is the largest of the five administrative cities which form the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. It had a population of 2,693,896 at the 2010 Census and 3,037,139 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 3,083,883, making it the most populous of the five administrative cities within Jakarta. East Jakarta is not self-governed and does not have a city council, hence it is not classified as a proper municipality.
Central Jakarta is one of the five administrative cities which form the Special Capital Region of Jakarta. It had 902,973 inhabitants according to the 2010 census and 1,056,896 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 1,107,357, comprising 556,040 males and 551,317 females. Central Jakarta is not self-governed and does not have a city council, hence it is not classified as a proper municipality.
South Jakarta, colloquially known as Jaksel, is one of the five administrative cities which form the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. South Jakarta is not self-governed and does not have a city council, hence it is not classified as a proper municipality. It had a population of 2,062,232 at the 2010 census and 2,226,812 at the 2020 census, and 2,244,623 as at mid 2022 according to the official estimates. It is the third most populous among the five administrative cities of Jakarta, after East Jakarta and West Jakarta. The administrative centre is at Kebayoran Baru.
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