The final qualification day at the 2009 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in Weymouth brought more of the same, with cold and shifty moderate north-easterly winds mixing up the fleet. In the slightly lighter winds, Zach Railey (USA) won the first race while regatta leader Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic (CRO) took the second race to build up a nine point [...]
On a very windy day in Weymouth Bay, Giles Scott (GBR) posted a 1, 2 to move up seven places and take the lead of the 2009 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta, the final leg of the ISAF Sailing World Cup, from Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic (CRO) and Thomas Le Breton (FRA). While the strong winds caused the cancellation [...]
The final event in the 2009 ISAF Sailing World Cup and the first chance for
many sailors to get to grips with the 2012 Olympic venue opened in style
with winds from 12 to 16 knots from the north-east, sunny skies and great
sailing conditions.
The uncharacteristic north-easterly wind off the Dorset coast produced very
shifty conditions in Weymouth Bay [...]
Light and very instable wind on the last day of the 2009 Finn European Championship in Varna, Bulgaria, forced the racing committee to cancel the Medal Race and the final race.
Leading the championship from Day 1, Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic took his first major Finn title. The new European champion came into the event as [...]
The fifth day of the AGB Finance 2009 Finn European championship in Varna has tested the nerves of sailors and racing committee. Very light and fluky, the wind provided two challenging races, won by Tapio Nirkko (FIN) and Mark Andrews (GBR).
Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic sailed confidently in these tricky conditions, scoring a second and a [...]
Two victories collected by Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic (CRO) on the fourth day of the 2009 Finn European Championship in Varna, Bulgaria, give the Croat a safe 21 points lead on his opponents. The next racing day promises to be intense for Gaspic’s closest rivals, as only 5 points separate second to sixth. Team Skandia GBR [...]
After three races sailed in light to medium wind on the third day of the Finn European Championship in Varna, Bulgaria, Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic continues on his good form to conserve the event lead. Races victories went to young Polish sailor Jakub Pasik, Ed Wright (GBR) and Pieter-Jan Postma (NED). However with all the top [...]
