Fickle breeze again delays Australian Moths
Competitors waited again for the wind on day 2 of Australian Moth champs. Boats were on the water but breeze died. After a few hours, racing was abandoned again.
- Racing abandoned on the first day due to lack of wind.
Five members of the Emirates Team New Zealand sailing team are in Victoria, Australia, for the Australian and World Moth championships.
The events have attracted more than 150 entries, including a number of America’s Cup sailors, Olympic medallists and world champions.
The Australian Nationals start today and run through Thursday. The Worlds start on Friday and run until January 16. The events are hosted on Port Phillip Bay by the Sorrento Sailing Club.
Dean Barker, Glenn Ashby, Ray Davies, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke are there, putting to the test the work they have done with the foiling moths over the past few months.
The world defending champion Nathan Outteridge, helm of the Artemis America’s Cup team heads the field. Observers expect Ashby and Burling to do well.
Glenn Ashby has won more world championship trophies across a broad range of multihull classes than anyone else. He says “this regatta will be, without doubt, the single most high-performance regatta I’ve ever done.”
“There’ll be at least eight Olympic medallists, three Moth world champions and 15 America’s Cup sailors,” Ashby said.
Other Artemis entries are Loick Peyron (FRA and 2008 Beijing Laser gold medallist Paul Goodison (GBR).
Oracle Team members include Tom Slingsby (AUS), Philippe Presti (FRA), Rome Kirby (USA) and Joey Newton (AUS).