An aggressive penultimate race day, with several general recalls, and more than a few Black-Flag Disqualifications (BFD) – over-early, with no opportunity to make up for it. But Race Committee […]
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World Championship Reports
2016 Laser Radial Masters World Championships – Day 4
Rested and recovered after yesterday’s lay-day, the Masters sailors returned to the water with an on-time start and steady southwest breeze that built to 12 knots during the two scheduled […]
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2016 Laser Radial Masters World Championships – Day 3
Two more races completed (Race 5 & 6). Scott Leith (NZL) and Jon Emmett (GBR) continue to lead the Apprentice division with 1-2 finishes in today’s races, but Alejandro Rabago […]
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2016 Laser Radial Masters World Championships – Day 2
The Laser Masters World Championship for Radials completed two more races today. Race Committee postponed while the afternoon thermals built, but started the first race at about 1330h, 30 minutes […]
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2016 Laser Radial Masters World Championships – Day 1
Clear skies and milder breeze inaugurated Day 1 of the Laser Master World Championship – Radial Division. The first race for the Apprentice & Masters division started just after the […]
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2016 Laser Radial Masters World Championships – Practice Day
Riviera Nayarit, Mexico – 23 April 2016 Banderas Bay initiated 136 Masters sailors from 18 countries with a strong southerly breeze for this afternoon’s practice race. Equipment inspection and registration was […]
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2016 Laser Radial Women’s World Championship – Day Seven (Final)
Under sunny skies on Banderas Bay, Alison Young (GBR) edged past Paige Railey (USA) with a win in the final race to claim the World Championship by one point. It […]
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2016 Laser Radial Women’s World Championship – Day Six
Finishing in the top five in both races today, Paige Railey (USA) moved up to claim the lead in the Gold fleet at the end of Day 6. Marit Bouwmeester […]
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2016 Laser Radial Women’s World Championship – Day Five
It took five attempts, but Race 8, the first race of the Finals Series, started just before 1430h under clear skies on Banderas Bay. The first attempt led to a […]
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2016 Laser Radial Women’s World Championship – Day Four
Today was the fourth and final day of Qualifying Races, in which the two fleets (Yellow and Blue) are balanced with a mix of competitors of all score totals. The […]
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