Sail Brisbane - Light winds challenge sailors on first day

4:04 PM Mon 29 Nov 2010 GMT

'Laser / Ryan Palk
2010 Sail Down Under Series - Sail Brisbane / RQYS
Manly Queensland /' Jeff Crow/ Sport the Library &copy

Light winds challenged sailors on first day of Sail Brisbane. A shifting breeze of 8-10 knots greeted the 103 crews from nine countries competing in the first leg of the 2010 Sail Down Under Series at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron today. Although race officials had to change the courses several times to allow for the changing wind direction, the sailors handled conditions brilliantly to set up some exciting finishes. In the Laser Standard class, Australian Sailing Development Squad member Ryan Palk, fresh from a successful tour of Europe, shared the honours with his RQYS club mate Klade Hauschildt. Palk hit ...

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