Four races on a windy final day of the ACO MUSTO Skiff World Championship held the potential for all kinds of place changing, but Jon Newman kept his nerve to win a second world title in this demanding singlehander.
The race was on to get the ACO MUSTO Skiff World Championship back on schedule with the prospect of four races today.
Weather forecasts suggest the final two days of the ACO MUSTO Skiff World Championship could be windy in Blairgowrie, Australia. What effect that has on the outcome of the regatta, we’ll have to wait and see.
It was a long wait for the thermal breezes to settle their differences, but three more races took place in the late afternoon of day three of the ACO MUSTO Skiff World Championship in Blairgowrie, Australia.
They had to wait a day for the wind to settle, but the competitors enjoyed a fantastic day’s racing on day two of the ACO MUSTO Skiff World Championship in Blairgowrie, Australia.
Winds gusting up to 30 knots meant no racing for day one of the ACO MUSTO Skiff World Championship in Blairgowrie, Australia. At least, not grown-up racing.
2018 Pre-Worlds Day 1: Arthur Brett steered Uncle Bob just ahead of Jamie Hilton’s Tyson at the finish of the final race to win the ACO MUSTO Skiff Australian Championship by a hair’s breadth.
2018 Pre-Worlds Day 2: Brett Morris shocked even himself by winning the opening race of the ACO MUSTO Skiff Australian Championship on an extremely hot and sunny Saturday afternoon at Blairgowrie.
The final day of the championships dawned with battles to be done for all the key titles. Congratulations to Frithjof Schwerdt who is the new World Champion.
Every day in Palma is better than before so we are expecting a lot of tomorrow; but for now we focus on today. Today the sea breeze put in its best performance so far with great 14- 18 knot breeze and a good wave pattern giving the boats plenty of opportunities to leap down wind.
