The conditions on the Mediterranean Sea are making for challenging and exciting racing at the 470 World Championships in Israel. A persistent offshore breeze has kept the sailors’ heads on a swivel as they seek to link the gusts together to advance up the patchy course.
The sun was out in Brest today, which will change as the weekend approaches, with a high chance of rain, and stronger Southerlies all part of the package. It also served to highlight the plight of two of Australia’s sailors, Grae Morris and Samantha Costin, who earned the dreaded Black Flag for being over at the start at the 2022 iQFOiL World Championships.
Significant shifts, and changes up and down range in the winds off Brest in France were the hallmark of the second day’s racing at the 2022 iQFOiL World Championships. In spite of the challenges this brings, several of Australia’s sailors managed to improve their standings in the 162 and 102 board fleets for our Men and Women, respectively.
Thanks to the University of Canberra a PhD scholarship opportunity to be involved in an important piece of work with the Australian Sailing Team is now on offer.
Aussie Breiana Whitehead has capped off a magnificent week at the Formula Kite World Championships finishing seventh after a rollercoaster Semi Final series.