In their first regatta sailing a catamaran, the boys from Bahrain, Al Naar Faisal and Daoud Abdulla are the epitome of the catchphrase ‘living the dream’
After the scheduled lay day, Wednesday dawned with another hot and hazy day. Most classes managed at least one race in wind ranging from 5 – 9 knots before the land started to cool and the sea breeze shut down again.
Levent Ahiskali currently enjoys a comfortable lead in the Boys Laser Radial division at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Istanbul. The 18 year old started sailing seven years ago and has competed in Optimist and Laser 4.7 classes before stepping up to the Radial rig.
Competitors had to wait until 16:30hrs local time for the breeze to fill and then when the gun went a blaze of dinghies sailed off into the early evening sunshine to try and get at least one race completed.
In contrast to the wet and unstable conditions of the practice race the opening days racing provided a light breeze of 5 – 7 knots from the north-west and warm dry conditions once the early clouds had dispersed.
The 40th anniversary edition of the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship was officially declared open at a lively and colourful but unseasonably wet and windy Istanbul last night.
Olympic gold medallist and three time Europe Class World Champion, Kristine Roug of Denmark has been appointed as the Championship Coach for the 2010 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship.
Türkiye Yelken Federasyonu tarafından organize edilecek şampiyona için gerekli hazırlıklar tüm hızıyla devam ediyor. MNA’lara yapılan bildirimler sonucunda şu ana kadar 8 ülke kesin kayıdını yaptırdı. Avustralya, Çek Cumhuriyeti, Hollanda Atilleri, Belçika, İngiltere, Almanya , İtalya ve Türkiye .
