2025 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships - Day 0 Highlights

🚀 Road to LA 2028 Begins! | June 3–8, 2025 – Thessaloniki, Greece 🇬🇷 Welcome to the first championship leg on the journey to Los Angeles 2028! 🌴⛵️ With many of the Paris 2024 champions retired or on break, a fresh wave of hungry sailors is hitting the water — ready to rise, ready to fight, and ready to foil. ⚡️ 🌀 Nacra 17: Rivalries Renewed The battle continues between: 🇮🇹 Gigi Ugolini & Maria Giubilei 🇬🇧 John Gimson & Anna Burnet Expect sunny skies, flat water, and medium sea breeze — ideal conditions for fast foiling and tactical variety. Also returning to the fleet: 🥈 Matteo Majdalani & Eugenia Bosco (ARG) — back after a post-Paris pause 🇹🇷 Sinem Kurtbay & Alican Kaynar — a new powerhouse pairing as Sinem makes her debut for Turkey 🇦🇺 Australia On the Move Australia’s Sailing Squad is all in 💪 with four teams in each fleet, already building toward Brisbane 2032. A model of modern Olympic training — united, strategic, and ready to dominate. 🎢 FX Fleet: A New Era Begins With only 1.5 teams from the Paris top 10 in attendance, the FX fleet is wide open! 🌟 A mass retirement has cleared the decks for the next generation. 20+ teams have podium potential, so expect surprises, drama, and a major shake-up. 💥 49er: Fierce, but Familiar Faces The 49ers see less turnover than the FX, but it's still a fresh field. Notables include: 🇺🇾 Umpierre/Diz – 2024 European Champs 🇫🇷 Fischer/Pequin – 2024 World Champs (with Kevin Fischer stepping in for Erwan!) 🇮🇪 Dickson/Waddilove – Paris 2024 4th place, aiming to push through to LA with momentum 📺 Stay Tuned! 🗓 Racing: June 3–8, 2025 📹 Lightweight live broadcast daily 📸 Photos, results, videos & updates 🔔 Subscribe on YouTube + Ring the bell for daily insights from sunny Thessaloniki! 👉 Read More & Follow the Action: https://49er.org/2025-europeans-preview-thessaoloniki-greece/