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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Randolph Bertin
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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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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2017 Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships – Day 1
While it is certainly true that there are many sailors who can potentially win a World Championship, it is also true that there are some sailors might regularly be found […]
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World Sailing Emerging Nations Program 2017 – Oceania
World Sailing continued their outreach to help countries develop their sailing programs, hosting a clinic in Vanuatu from 14 – 19 April. Great sailing waters on a tropical island with sandy […]
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