Sandringham, VIC, Australia Rio Olympic Champion, Marit Bouwmeester (NED), is putting on a sailing masterclass at the ILCA Laser Radial World Championship in Melbourne. She had a hiccup in Race 8 when a massive wind shift caught her out, but a series of five consecutive race wins on previous days has allowed her to open

Sandringham, VIC, Australia With all six qualifying races completed, the three pre-event favourites have established a clear lead at the 2020 ILCA Laser Radial World Championships being sailed at Sandringham in Melbourne. Rio Olympic champion, silver medallist at London and three-times world champion, Marit Bouwmeester of the Netherlands, leads the star-studded field on eight points.

Sandringham, VIC, Australia The weather played havoc again at the ILCA Laser Radial World Championships in Melbourne today. Two attempts were made to get Yellow Fleet started shortly after 2pm but a series of rolling thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning, forced the sailors to hurry back to the Sandringham Yacht Club before the course became dangerous.

Sandringham, VIC, Australia The 2020 Laser Radial Women’s & Men’s World Championships opened this evening at Sandringham Yacht Club, on Port Phillip Bay south of Melbourne, Australia. Local hero and Australian Olympian Krystal Weir led the ceremonies that included welcomes and thanks from local, regional, and national officials. Racing begins tomorrow, Sunday 23/February, and continues

Sandringham, VIC, Australia All three medalists from the Rio Olympics will take to the water from Sandringham Yacht Club to compete in the Laser Radial Women’s Championship, which starts on Sunday. They head a star-studded field of 106 competitors from 40 countries, many of whom will be trying to qualify as their country’s representative at

(Sandringham, Australia) Two Olympic medallists and the sailor who holds second place overall made it tough for themselves in very testing conditions at the ILCA Laser Standard Men’s World Championship today. Double Olympic champion Robert Scheidt (BRA), London 2012 silver medallist Pavlos Kontides (CYP) and Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Bernaz were all black-flagged after the race committee

(Sandringham, Australia) Racing was a abandoned for the day after strong storms moved across Port Philip Bay during day four of the Laser Standard Men’s World Championship in Australia. The Race Committee has scheduled three races for tomorrow to help make up for the lost day of racing today. Results can be found at http://sailingresults.net/sa/results/overall.aspx?ID=80326.1 Photos:

(Sandringham, Australia) A glorious Melbourne day with clear blue skies and a challenging wind from the south-east greeted sailors on the final day of qualifying at the ILCA Laser Standard Men’s World Championship at Sandringham Yacht Club. The sailors responded with good behavior on the start line and, in contrast to the previous day’s black