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SAIL SYDNEY DAY TWO: SEARCHING FOR THE SEA BREEZE
12 Dec 2023The famous Sydney sea breeze was somewhat subdued for the second day in a row at Sail Sydney, producing a delicate 10-13 knot breeze on a delectable Sydney summer day.
This year’s Sail Sydney has the added spice of being the Oceania Qualifier for the Paris Olympic Games, with twelve nation quotas available across the ten classes.
Australia achieved the nation quota in five of the classes at the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague, leaving five quotas to be achieved, one of them, the 470 Mixed class.
The Australian Sailing Squad Mixed 470 team of Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas find themselves in second place overall after a 1, 2, 3 day across the three races, but crucially they lead the closest Oceanic nation (New Zealand) by 12 points.
“We’re definitely keeping an eye on them so we can be sure to secure the spot for Australia” said Nicholas of their Trans-Tasman rivals.
“The conditions were pretty tricky. We started the day in about five to six knots and finished the day in about twelve to thirteen which was really nice. The top mark was right next to the land, so you had to get your timing right and hope you got the shift at the right moment.”
Racing is scheduled to commence at midday tomorrow at both venues.
Source: sailsydney.org