49er & 49er FX South American Championships are annual South American 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 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Florianópolis |  Brazil | 18–23 November | 2 | [1] | ||
| 2014 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 5–8 November | 2 | [1] | ||
| 2015 | Buenos Aires |  Argentina | 5–8 November | 2 | [1] | ||
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 11–14 July | 2 | [1] |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro [2] |  Australia Nathan Outteridge Iain Jensen |  Poland Łukasz Przybytek Paweł Kołodziński |  New Zealand Peter Burling Blair Tuke |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro [3] | Argentina Victoria Travascio María Sol Branz | New Zealand Alexandra Maloney Molly Meech |  France Sarah Steyaert Aude Compan |
The 29er is a two-person high performance sailing skiff designed by Julian Bethwaite and first produced in 1998. Derived from the Olympic class 49er class, it is raced in the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships. The 29er is able to reach high speeds fairly quickly by having a sleek and hydrodynamic hull and will often exceed the wind speed when planing both up and downwind.
Peter Burling is a New Zealand sailor. He was the 2021 America's Cup winning skipper and helmsman, and the 2017 America's Cup winning helmsman of Team New Zealand. Burling won an Olympic gold medal in the 49er class at the 2016 games and silver medals in the 2012 and 2020 Olympics.
Andrew Blair Tuke is a New Zealand sailor who won the 2021 Americas Cup Held in Auckland and also won the 2017 Version held in Bermuda. He also won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 49er class alongside Peter Burling.
Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held from 8–18 August at Marina da Gloria in Guanabara Bay. The sailing classes had two changes from the 2012 Summer Olympics events. There were 10 events.
Martine Soffiatti Grael is a Brazilian sailor in the 49er FX class. Together with Kahena Kunze she won the 49er FX class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships and at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Kahena Kunze is a Brazilian sailor in the 49er FX class. Together with Martine Grael she won the 49er FX class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships and a gold medal in the inaugural 49er FX race, during the 2016 Rio Olympics, a feat both repeated at Tokyo 2020.
Sophie Claire Ainsworth is a British sailor who qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Charlotte Fletcher-Scott is a British sailor who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Ragna Agerup is a Norwegian Olympic sailor and a Junior World champion. She represents the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club in Oslo and New York Yacht Club in New York City. Her college team was Brown University in Providence, RI.
Dan Froyliche is an Israeli Olympic sailor. He sails with Eyal Levin.
Nicola Groves is a British competitive sailor. She competed for Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Paris Henken is an American competitive sailor. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's 49er FX.
Jaime Ryan is an Australian competitive sailor. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's 470 class.
Ruggero Tita is an Italian sailor. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, with Caterina Banti, in Nacra 17, winning a gold medal.
The following were the scheduled events of sailing for the year 2017 throughout the world.
The following are the scheduled events of sailing for the year 2018 throughout the world.
The following were the scheduled events of sailing for the year 2016 throughout the world.
The following were the scheduled events of sailing for the year 2014 throughout the world.
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