49er & 49er FX World Championships

The 49er World Championships are international sailing regattas in the 49er and 49er FX classes organized by the International Sailing Federation. It was first held in 1997. In 2013, the 49er FX class was added to the programme.

The 49er is an Olympic class since 2000. The 49er FX will be an Olympics class from 2016.