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September 2001
470 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - 11/09/01
Today was the first day of qualifying the racing was delayed
for an hour while the wind came in, then sailing got away
with a wind of 5 knots building to 10 knots. We got a 10th,
2nd, 2nd which was enough to put us top our group. So now
we have a comfortable day tomorrow as we only need the top
12 to qualify for the Gold fleet. In the girls Josie Gibson
and Saskia Clarke did well winning the 2nd race. I must go
now to eat some pasta and have some rest.
470 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - 13/09/01
Today was the first day of the finals, it is nice to finally
get underway. We started on time for the first time today.
The wind was 10-15 knots offshore so was very unstable. Everybody
struggled with the conditions, except the Australian team
of Nathan Wilmot / Malcom Page, who got a 1st, 3rd, 3rd. After
them in 2nd place is the Ukraine team, then the Israel team,
we are in 4th place, which is surprising as today our results
were 9th, 17th, 1st. It is very close we are just 6 points
ahead of 10th. So tomorrow we will try and be more consistent
and hold our place.
470 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - 17/09/01
We have had a fairly hectic couple of days, and we are left
with the last race to be sailed tomorrow. We have been sailing
a bit inconsistently, but today we got a 1st, 2nd, 1st. This
puts us up to 2nd overall. The Ukraine's are 1st and do not
need to sail the last race. We are only 1 point in front of
the Australian team and just 6 points ahead of the Spanish
who are 4th. The weather has been far from typical Mediterranean
it has rained nearly everyday and the winds have been quite
unstable and strong. I am not sure what the forecast is for
tomorrow but if we race well I am confident we can get a top
3 overall.
Final Day of the World Championships
The last day of racing was cancelled due to no wind which
gave us 2nd place overall, with the Ukraine team Braslavets/Matvienko
coming in 1st. Wilmot/Page from Australia took the Bronze.
We are over the moon with the result and to come back strongly
at the end was really pleasing, we have had a good week celebrating!
The Worlds really marked the end of the 2001 international
season, we still have our National Championships left in Weymouth
at the end of October, but in general the season is quite.
Our 2002 World championships, which were to be held at Doha
in March, have been cancelled, and will now be held in September,
the venue is to be confirmed. I have a fitness test next week
so despite a lack of competition I have been training hard
to make sure I get a good score. We are expecting a new boat
in January so if you think of any good names please email
them to us! I will let you know the results of my fitness
test next week.
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