(Denarau Island, Fiji) Today was the final day of racing at the Oceania Laser Masters World Championships. Both yesterday and today were brighter with high clouds and a building trade breeze of 8–10 knots. In the Standard fleet, Australian Master Brett Beyer finished top-three in each of the last four races, to secure his lead overall […]
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(Denarau Island, Fiji) Challenging racing and close finishes defined the second day at the Oceania Laser Masters Championships. Today the sky was dark and menacing with low clouds, and at times heavy rain and extremely high humidity. The fleet set out on the water with intermittent rain, 5–9 knots, and a temperature of 30ºC. At the finish of
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(Denarau Island, Fiji) The 2018 Oceania Laser Masters Championships has kicked off on the shores of the Sofitel Resort in Fiji, hosted by The Denarau Yacht Club. Following Brett Beyer’s coaching sessions yesterday, the sailors completed the first two races of the event today in what was reported to be ideal conditions. Australian Brett Beyer championed the
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by Ken Hurling, ALCA Chairman Laser sailors have been arriving as early as two weeks ago to Denarau Island, enjoying the sunshine, warm waters, and the sights of Fiji before the 2018 Oceania Laser Masters Championships begin. For those who have never been to Fiji, seen turquoise-colored water, or sailed in the trade winds, it has been
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The following is a journal entry submitted by Australian Laser Masters sailor Frant Bucek who ventured to Fiji with his Laser, on his Beneteau, Anaconda Australia. When Ken Hurling Australia & Oceania Laser Association chairman announced at the Maloolabah Australian Masters Championships, that the inaugural Oceania Masters championships would be held in Fiji in October
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(Dún Laoghaire, Ireland) After a touch-and-go battle with light winds on Dublin Bay, both course areas delivered a final race to round off the Laser Masters World Championships sponsored by DLR on Saturday afternoon. The eleventh race did little to alter the leaderboards with emphatic class wins in all but two fleets. Ireland’s Mark Lyttle emerged
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(Dún Laoghaire, Ireland) With just two races remaining in a testing Laser Masters World Championships sponsored by DLR, light breeze relief after six days of fresh winds could yet up-end many of the overall leads in the various classes competing on Dublin Bay. Today’s racing saw generally light to moderate winds averaging about 12 knots but
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(Dún Laoghaire, Ireland) Following a well-earned rest day, the 301-boat Laser Masters World Championships fleet returned to breezy Dublin Bay today where class leaders for the most part held their leads with just four races remaining in the event. Brett Beyer from Australia won his sixth race of the Masters class series but then appeared to
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(Dún Laoghaire, Ireland) As the 302-strong fleet prepares for a well-earned rest day tomorrow at the Laser Masters World Championships in Dún Laoghaire, nine of the Standard and Radial divisions have comfortable overall leaders. The third day of racing today showed local sailor Mark Lyttle break into the overall lead of the Standard Grand Master class
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(Dún Laoghaire, Ireland) Adding two further race wins to his tally, Australia’s Brett Beyer continued to dominate the Standard Master class at the Laser Masters World Championships on Dublin Bay today. Despite a shifting breeze that gusted from 10 to over 20 knots at times, Beyer’s bid to defend his 2017 title showed no loss of
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(Dún Laoghaire, Ireland) Dublin Bay served up a robust opening day to the Laser Masters World Championships, sponsored by DLR and co-hosted by the Royal St. George Yacht Club and National Yacht Club. The 302 sailors from 25 countries enjoyed competing in the first two races of the seven-day event. Defying winds gusting from 20
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The International Laser Class is descending on Fiji for the inaugural Fiji Oceania Laser Masters Championships October 13 – 26, 2018. Launching from the beach of the Sofitel Fiji Resort and Spa, the Laser Masters will race on the crystal blue waters edging Denarau Island, Fiji. Performance Sailcraft Australia (PSA), the Laser Class builders of
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March 01-04 – The 2017 Central and South American Laser Masters Championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay at Yacht Club Uruguayo. Representing Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and the Dominican Republic, 60 Laser sailors competed on Río de la Plata for three days in varying conditions. The first day of racing brought light and difficult winds, to be
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