(Aarhus, Denmark) The final series at the 2018 Laser Standard and Radial World Championships came to a close today, the medal race fleets were decided for tomorrow, and qualifying countries confirmed […]
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Katie Olsen
2018 Laser Standard & Radial World Championships – Day 6
(Aarhus, Denmark) A hot, humid, and stormy Day 6 for Lasers at the Hempel Sailing World Championships brought long hours on the water, but only one race completed in each […]
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Downwind Masterclass
By Richard Aspland | 7 August 2018 Renowned sailing expert Mark Chisnell looks at a Laser masterclass, courtesy of Nick Thompson, during the final series of the 2018 Hempel Sailing World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark. See article […]
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2018 Laser Standard & Radial World Championships – Day 5
(Aarhus, Denmark) The World Championships in Denmark are coming to the business end of the week and the fleets are beginning to narrow toward the medal race. The Laser Radial Gold […]
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2018 Laser Standard & Radial World Championships – Day 4
(Aarhus, Denmark) After three days and six races at the Sailing World Championships, the Laser fleets had a lay day to rest, recharge, and ready themselves for the final series. The […]
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2018 Laser Standard & Radial World Championships – Day 3
(Aarhus, Denmark) Two more races were completed in the Laser Standard and Radial fleets of the Hempel Sailing World Championships. The third day of racing brought breeze, chop, and changes to […]
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2018 Laser Standard & Radial World Championships – Day 2
(Aarhus, Denmark) Two races were completed on the second day of Laser racing at the Hempel World Sailing Championships. The wind was shifting above the rigs in the morning, from […]
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Covering in Lasers
by Jon Emmett The modern format often results in an exciting medal race where there is a battle between two or more sailors for the medals, and far more boat-on-boat […]
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Laser-guided Gran Keeps Zac Littlewood On Track
Photo | John Feder By Associate Editor Nick Tabakoff, via The Australian on July 10, 2018 A fortnight ago, a little-known 17-year-old Fremantle sailor shocked the yachting world by becoming Australia’s […]
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Gybing for Lasers
by Jon Emmett Downwind, there are fewer shifts than upwind because we are sailing away from the wind (not towards it). Still every shift counts and sailing the optimum angle […]
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