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Originally posted by Donut:
Does that mean you nearly made the Olympics?
Where does the name "49er" come from for this boat? Is it a new class in the Olympics this year? An interesting boat!
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It means we did badly at a pair of late qualifiers & get a vacation now instead
The 49er was developed from the Sydney Eighteen skiff (skiffs are seriously overpowered and have those wings sticking out the sides), designed for both people on the trapeze. I've no idea where the name came from; it makes about as much sense as any names in skiff of dinghy sailing...
There were 49ers at Sydney 2000, but I think that was the first year.