(Aarhus, Denmark) Emma Plasschaert won Belgium’s first World Championship gold in the Laser Radial at the Hempel Sailing World Championships today. On a bright and breezy day in Denmark’s Bay of Aarhus, the gusty offshore WSW wind had dropped down to 17 knots from the 25 knots at the start of Laser Standards 40 minutes before. Howling […]
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(Aarhus, Denmark) The final series at the 2018 Laser Standard and Radial World Championships came to a close today, the medal race fleets were decided for tomorrow, and qualifying countries confirmed their positions at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The Laser Radials had two races left to sail in order to conclude the series. After completing
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(Aarhus, Denmark) A hot, humid, and stormy Day 6 for Lasers at the Hempel Sailing World Championships brought long hours on the water, but only one race completed in each Gold fleet. The Laser Standards will race once more tomorrow on the reserve day to finish the series ahead of the medal race on Friday, while
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By Richard Aspland | 7 August 2018 Renowned sailing expert Mark Chisnell looks at a Laser masterclass, courtesy of Nick Thompson, during the final series of the 2018 Hempel Sailing World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark. See article here. Article via the British Sailing Team.
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(Aarhus, Denmark) The World Championships in Denmark are coming to the business end of the week and the fleets are beginning to narrow toward the medal race. The Laser Radial Gold fleet only completed one race, while all other fleets each finished the intended two. The medal race fleets could be decided tomorrow – wind permitting. The forecast
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(Aarhus, Denmark) After three days and six races at the Sailing World Championships, the Laser fleets had a lay day to rest, recharge, and ready themselves for the final series. The 119 Laser Radials will be split into two fleets, gold and silver. The 165 Laser Standards are separating into gold, silver, and bronze fleets for
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(Aarhus, Denmark) Two more races were completed in the Laser Standard and Radial fleets of the Hempel Sailing World Championships. The third day of racing brought breeze, chop, and changes to the leaderboards. In the Laser Radial fleet, the same names remain atop the leaderboard, but they are rearranged after the third day of racing. Two
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(Aarhus, Denmark) Two races were completed on the second day of Laser racing at the Hempel World Sailing Championships. The wind was shifting above the rigs in the morning, from five knots suddenly to 15. There was less cloud cover than forecast and the cumulus clouds drifted out over the race course, losing their heat
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