Finn European Championships Wrap Up in Athens
It was the day of reckoning in Athens at the 2019 Open Finn European Championship, with two European titles to decide and two places at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games up for grabs.
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Penultimate Day At Finn Europeans Abandoned
On the penultimate day of the 2019 Open Finn European Championships, Athens once again presented itself with some challenging conditions and with no more races sailed due to very light wind all day.
Phillips brothers on comeback trail at European Championships in Weymouth
Another testing day on Weymouth’s Portland Harbour when 14 plus knot shifty winds were dished up on Day 5 of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships at Weymouth, a day that the Australian Sailing Squad’s Will and Sam Phillips made a comeback to hold eighth place in the 49er Gold fleet.
Traffic management at the 2019 Finn Open Europeans
The racing schedule at the Finn Open Europeans in Athens is back on track with three more races completed on Thursday May 16 and one day remaining for Australia’s Jake Lilley to make the medal race cut.Â
Mixed conditions produce mixed results for Australians in Weymouth
Diverse conditions on Day 4 of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships played havoc with the Australian Sailing Team and others in Weymouth, changing up scores across the board that only the chosen few escaped to stay on top.
Mixed bag for Aussies in the 2019 Finn Open Europeans
The third day of the 2019 Finn Open Europeans (Wednesday May 15) delivered two more races of the series and a mixed bag of results for Australia’s Jake Lilley and Jock Calvert.
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Bryant, Wilmot on the up in Weymouth
They got off to a shaky start in the first two races at the 49erFX Europeans in Weymouth two days ago, but the Australian Sailing Squad’s Natasha Bryant and Annie Wilmot have been upwardly mobile since, moving up to 12th place on Day 3.
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Jake Lilley lines up for the 2019 Finn Open Europeans in Athens
Conditions on day two, Tuesday May 15, of the 2019 Finn Open Europeans delivered the opening three races of the series contested by 84 sailors from 33 nations, including Australia.
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Phillips brothers keep momentum going at 49er Europeans in Weymouth
The Australian Sailing Squad’s Will and Sam Phillips have kept the momentum of yesterday’s top results going at the 49er European Championship in Weymouth, UK, today moving up to third place on the leaderboard after three further races were completed.
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Belcher and Ryan claim 470 European Open gold
After a tough few months, Australia’s Mat Belcher and Will Ryan worked their way back the more familiar top of the podium in Sanremo, Italy, at the 470 Open European Championship.
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Phillips brothers find their mojo in Weymouth
Day 1 of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships at Weymouth in the UK, and the Australian Sailing Team (AST) enjoyed conditions they are more at home in, with a 15 knot onshore breeze and lumpy seas on the menu at the home of the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition.
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Two Aussie teams through to the 470 Europeans medal race
Crews spent day five (May 13) at Sanremo, Italy, ashore as the 470 Open European Championship race committee monitored the strong winds, up over the 40 knot mark at times, eventually flying the AP flag just before 1800hrs.
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Sanremo puts the acid on 470 teams
Among the Australian 470 teams in Sanremo, Italy, Mat Belcher, Will Ryan, Nia Jerwood and Monique de Vries handled the extreme conditions best on day four (May 12) of the 470 Europeans.
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Belcher and Ryan lead in to Gold Fleet at Euros
A second in Saturday’s only race to complete the qualification round means Mat Belcher and Will Ryan hold onto their solid margin in the overall Open standings, which includes non-European teams, at the 470 Europeans at San Remo, Italy.
Perfect start to Europeans for Belcher and Ryan
The gulf of Sanremo lived up to its fame on day one (May 9) of the 470 Europeans, delivering perfect conditions and a perfect scorecard to Mat Belcher and Will Ryan who posted three bullets and stormed into first on the men’s leaderboard.
470 European Championship about to begin on Italy’s Ligurian Riviera
Three AST/ASS pairings are ready for intense action to begin at the 470 European Championship in Marina degli Aregai, on Italy’s Ligurian Riviera.
Aussies primed for Nacra and 9er European Championships in Weymouth
From 13-19 May, members of the Australian Sailing Team (AST) will compete at the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships at Weymouth, home of the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition.
Wearn wins at Hyeres with a day to spare
Matt Wearn led an outstanding Aussie charge at the 51st edition of the Semaine Olympique Française which closed on May 4 in perfect Côte d’Azur conditions - golden sunshine, clear skies and 15-knot westerlies making a welcome change from Friday’s 25-knots.