COLLEGE ALUMNI
The 29er class alumni has more than its fair share of talented sailors who went on to fantastic schools, were recognized as All Americans collegiate sailors and/or endeavored to launch Olympic campaigns. As your sailors look for inspiration and advice they can reach out to their peers who paved the way.
WHERE TO FIND RACING
The 29er Class showcases 40+ annual events nationally with a full calendar of clinics and regattas to support fleet development and an exciting critical mass of local racing. All 29er Class events are open competition. International regattas often with 100-200 entries and 1/3 female teams offer some of the world’s most competitive one design racing for youth sailors representing Team USA abroad.
WHERE TO FIND TRAINING
Learn to sail a 29er in a local squad. Coaches and sailors work together as a fleet and often host sailors traveling in from other regions for training and racing. All squads race and train year-round with a number of the northern teams seasonally relocating south to Miami for the winter. Find a squad in your area.
WOMEN'S 29er SAILING
The 29er class is a showcase for the development of woman’s competitive sailing. Almost a 1/3 of the international fleet is represented by all woman teams. Berta Puig (Miami, Fla.) and Bella Casaretto (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) took gold for Team USA in the woman’s 29er fleet at ISAF Youth Worlds in 2019. The 29er is the pathway class to the Woman’s Olympic 49er FX.
29er WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 29er Open Worlds is held annually at rotating global venues. Competition is open to all International 29er Class Members. With annually participation well in excess of 150-200 entries, competitors rank into Gold, Silver and Bronze fleets for medal rounds. The top 20 sailors earn the right to compete with their finishing place as their sail number between events. Team USA has been well represented on the podium with the best of 29er sailors in the world.
THE BOAT
One-design, double-handed, single-trapeze skiff with a fully battened mainsail, self-tacking jib and asymmetric spinnaker. Teams compete as men’s, women’s and mixed pairs. Skiffs are fast and fun. The 29er provides an Olympic pathway to the Men’s 49er and Woman’s 49erFX.
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