At the 11th hour, the 49er class has been added to the Pan Am Games lineup along with additional quota places for the athletes expected to race. It joins the 49erFX and Nacra 17, along with 8 other disciplines in the PAG lineup.
In December, a group of PASAF officials, World Sailing board members, class leadership and Pan Ams officials began collaborating on adding the class to the upcoming games in Peru.
After only a month of negotiations, the 49er is now fully added to the games lineup, and...
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