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Sailing: A Slow Start for the Skandia Sail for Gold

June 7, 2024

The ISAF Sailing World Cup event began with a slow, calm start as fickle winds prevented contestants from leaving the shore until early afternoon. It is a crucial regatta for many international crews with aspirations of making a return to the Weymouth and Portland waters for next year’s Olympic and Paralympic regattas – Skandia Team GBR’s sailors included.

There was a tense wait on shore until early afternoon when the wind built sufficiently to allow racing to get underway.

There was success for our female British contestants as Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Kate Macgregor saw the perfect start to their women’s match racing assault, winning all four of their opening Group C.

Charlotte Dobson picked up third in the sole race of the day for the Laser Radial class but there was some confusion and disappointment in the first race for the 470 women’s event, with Penny Clark and Katrina Hughes among seven boats disqualified after being adjudged to have sailed the wrong course. Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark were 2,21 on the water.

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In the Paralympic fleets, Skandia Team GBR’s Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell are in third behind two Australian crews in the SKUD event, the Sonar trio of John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Steve Thomas are fourth overall, while a race win for Megan Pascoe in the second race for the 2.4mR class made up for a 12th in the first race to see her into seventh at the close of the opening day. Bryony Shaw is in 18th overall with two ninth places from the RS:X women’s two races.

Monica Stott, Sportsister
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