The international sailing communities eyes are on Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club in Victoria this week, as their favourite little boats are flying around the bay during in the 2015 Moth Worlds.

11ft long and weighing less than 100kgs with the sailor on board, the little hydrofoiling dinghy is the most spectacular form of sailing you can buy for under a million bucks. World class sailors buy them as toys, and this week, they’re battling each other for the title of the worlds fastest Moth sailor.

One problem… There was no wind! Earlier in the week, winds in the 2-5 knot range meant the hydrofoils wouldn’t work, leaving sailors wallowing around a course that according to sailors “they shouldn’t have been racing in”. Even event favourite Nathan Outteridge was knocked out of the racing when he failed to finish within the time limit.

What a stark contrast to yesterdays conditions! It was a case of the ‘calm before the storm’ in Victoria, when conditions got serious for day four of racing. While the wind wasn’t exactly excessive, choppy conditions made hydrofoiling difficult (and it’s hard at the best of times!). Event organisers put it to a vote, and the sailors chose to go racing, but once arriving at the start line it became apparent that conditions weren’t conducive to fair sailing, and racing was postponed.

Good news for us at home however, because rough weather and Moths make for spectacular viewing! Beau Outteridge is covering the event, and took some spectacular footage of the crashes while sailors prepped for the start of day 4. Check it out below!

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