British Team at 2020 ILCA Laser Standard World Championship - Day 3
by British Sailing Team 13 Feb 2020 23:10 NZDT
11-16 February 2020
Nick Thompson - 2020 ILCA Laser Standard World Championship, Day 3 © Jon West Photography
Headlines:
- A steady SE 11-14 knots for racing
- Michael Beckett in to seventh overall with a 3,4
- Elliot Hanson remains 11th however uses his discard for a 14th place finish
- A 5,8 helps Nick Thompson creep up the leaderboard in to 19th
- Lorenzo Chiavarini also up a few places to 32nd
- All four make gold fleet for the remainder of the regatta
- Sam Whaley (74th) and Jacob Farren-Price (97th) miss out on gold fleet despite moving up in the standings
What they said:
Michael Beckett (25, Solva, Pembrokeshire), Laser
"So that's a wrap on my qualifying series. We are half way through the regatta and pretty happy with it so far. Today was a hot day with a fresh thermal breeze. My legs are a bit tired and I'm pretty sunburned.
"I'm actually really looking forward to final series starting tomorrow, it's going to be so intense with basically no gaps on the race course. I'm not quite sure what the weather has in store for us, but regardless I'm excited to get into it."
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