DAY ONE SCORCHER SETS SAIL SYDNEY ALIGHT

Competition was hot on day one of Sail Sydney today, where twelve Olympic nation quotas for the Paris 2024 Olympics will be available across the ten Olympic classes.

With temperatures nudging 30 degrees, athletes across the two venues on Sydney Harbour and Botany Bay were left chasing an inconsistent 5-11 knots of breeze before enjoying the shade on offer at Woollahra Sailing Club and Georges River Sailing Club at the respective venues.

Ten entries from three nations (AUS, NZL, ITA) will be fighting this week for the podium positions in the 470 Mixed class. 2023 Sail Sydney is also nation's qualifier for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

Australian Sailing’s High Performance Director, Iain Brambell, is excited to welcome the next step in the team’s Olympic preparation in maximising competitive systems and experiences via domestic competitions.

 “It is exciting to see the crews back in action at Sail Sydney albeit in completely different conditions to those experienced at Sail Melbourne,” said Brambell.

“Although we would love to have seen more stable conditions today, it all goes into building intel and expertise to tap into in preparation for whatever circumstances and conditions arise in Marseille. It was exciting to see the close battles on the water today as athletes competed for valuable race wins and towards the coveted nation quota spots available via the Oceanic Olympic Qualification process.”

Racing is scheduled to commence at midday tomorrow at both venues.   

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Source: sailsydney.org