Qingdao Conditions at Yngling Europeans
Many of the teams in the Yngling fleet have for some time tried to train especially for the conditions they are likely to have at the Olympic regatta in Qingdao. Of course no one can tell for sure what the wheather will be like during the games but light winds, currents and swell is what many teams predict.
A high cloud cover prevented the land from heating up enough to create the same kind of breeze that yesterday. The wind was seldom over 6 knots and as often in light conditions it was shifty and puffyf conditions.
The most succesful team in the light and tricky conditions were Renee Groenveld, Annenieke BES and Merel Witteveen (NED). With 1-4 of todays races they move into the top position on the leaderboard. The American Team of Sally Barkow move down to 2nd after a disspointing 22 in the 4th race.
Regatta results, images and reports will be posted at yngling.org and at the Event web site http://cvblanes.esportcatala.com
* Interesting article on the Yngling’s qualifications as a match racing boat: www.yngling.org/ynglingformatchracing/
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