Sail News»Plymouth Sailors take part in Laser Worlds 9th – 14th July 2010
Three Plymouth sailors’ have travelled to Largs in Scotland for this year Laser World Championships held on 9th – 14th July 2010 with two races held back to back each day.
Dan Ellis from Royal Plymouth Corinthian Yacht Club along with Max Robinson & Kate Sargent from Saltash Sailing Club had to qualify for a limited number of spaces allocated to each country in a number of qualifying events held earlier this year.
Dan & Max will be taking part in the Men’s Laser Radial Class with only 18 UK places available out of the 104 entries with 32 countries taking part in this class. Kate Sargent is taking part in the Woman’s Laser Radial Class in one of the 8 allocated UK places out of the 118 worldwide entries with 41 countries taking part in her class.
RPCYC wish all of our sailors the very best of luck in the Laser World Championship which has one of the world’s largest numbers of sailing dinghies. They are a true credit to the sport & to our city proving once again we can produce world class sailors.
(pictures from one of the qualifying rounds held in March 2010 in Plymouth are below – courtesy of Nikki Buckler)
by Jon Buckler