Moderate conditions prevailed throught the day, giving sailors an opportunity to focus on boat handling, strategy and tactics rather than fighting to keep upright. But even though conditions were easier, […]
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Regatta Reports
2017 Laser Under-21 World Championships – Day 3
Sun, wind and waves were on tap for day three of the 2017 Laser Under-21 World Championships in Nieuwpoort, Belgium. With a breeze consistently in the low to mid 20s, […]
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2017 Laser Under-21 World Championships – Day 2
Tricky. That was the word used by most sailors coming off the water after today’s racing. The wind was not overpowering, but the wind shifts just didn’t seem to come […]
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2017 Laser Under-21 World Championships – Day 1
After evaluating wind and wave conditions on the race area and taking into account the likelihood of worse to come, the race committee hoisted AP over A on the signal […]
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Laser Standard & Radial – U21-European Championship 2017 – Douarnenez FRA – Final results
The Laser Standard and Radial U21 European Championship was concluded yesterday with three races. In the Laser Radial women, Aoife Hopkins IRL won Gold, Aisling Keller IRL Silver and Clementine […]
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2017 Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships – Day 6
The sailors who would claim the2017 Laser 4.7 Youth World Championship title would have to prove themselves in a variety of conditions, from light to heavy air, near flat to […]
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2017 Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships – Day 5
Wind, waves and current. All three presented challenges to sailors on the first day of the Finals series. The first challenge was getting through the launch queue and out to […]
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2017 Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships – Day 4
With the end of the qualifying series looming, some sailors would not have much room for error if they wanted to remain in a higher fleet, while others might be […]
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2017 Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships – Day 3
After a day off yesterday due to high winds and large waves, sailors were looking forward to getting back on the water. And they were greeted with moderate, but challenging […]
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2017 Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships – Day 2
With a front scheduled to move through about the time sailors would be getting onto the course area to race, Principal Race Offer Peter van den Bossche evaluated the situation […]
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