The inaugural Dubai Duty Free SB20 Sailing Asia Pacific Championships kicked off Friday at the Dubai Offshore Sailing Club (DOSC).
Over the next two days, 38 boats, including 7 youth teams, will engage in exhilarating races off Jumeirah Beach.
After four races Charlotte Borghesi UAE (1 1 3 4) leads with 9 pts from Hendrik Witzmann UAE (2 5 5 1) with 13 pts and John Pollard GBR (8 2 1 3) with 14 pts.
Charlotte, crewed by Pippa Kenton-Page, Goncalo Lopes and Artem Basalkin said, “We are here to do our best, keep practising, have fun, learn a few things and keep the flow. There are some great sailors out there”.
Addressing the weather conditions for the day, Alan Ruigrok, Race Director, commented:
“With 18 – 22 knots of wind on average, it’s been a really challenging day for the sailors with very little room for error. The race management team led by Roger Wilson did a fantastic job as did the teams”.
SB20 Asia Pacific Championships 2024 – Leaders after 4 races (38 entries)
1st UAE 3818 Charlotte Borghesi – – 1 1 3 4 – – 9 pts
2nd UAE 3703 Hendrik Witzmann – – 2 5 5 1 – – 13 pts
3rd GBR 3814 John Pollard – – 8 2 1 3 – – 14 pts
4th UAE 3727 Arsen Chubarkov – – 5 4 2 5 – – 16 pts
5th SGP 3748 Michael Buchanan – – 6 3 4 7 – – 20 pts
6th FRA 3763 Edward Russo – – 4 9 7 6 – – 26 pts
7th NED 3716 Ronald Veraar – – 12 8 8 9 – – 37 pts
8th UAE 3823 Bekky Britton – – 11 12 10 10 – – 43 pts
9th UAE 3828 Rachel Blackburn – – 13 15 11 13 – – 52 pts
10th SGP 3750 Nils Razmilovic – – 3 6 39 11 – – 59 pts
11th UAE 3363 Michal Pajak – – 10 7 6 39 – – 62 pts
12th SGP 3800 Agoston Sipos – – 9 10 9 39 – – 67 pts
13th UAE 3561 Neil Corder – – 15 22 12 19 – – 68 pts
14th UAE 3114 Paul Wright – – 21 18 15 18 – – 72 pts
15th UAE 3235 Gareth Owen – – 26 20 14 17 – – 77 pts
16th UAE 3426 Glauco Cossettini – – 22 19 17 20 – – 78 pts
17th UAE 3369 Daniel Sanders – – 14 13 39 15 – – 81 pts
18th UAE 3246 Oscar Smith – – 20 21 18 22 – – 81 pts
19th AUS 3827 Paul Mccartney – – 7 39 39 2 – – 87 pts
20th UAE 727 Mike Hart – – 19 17 39 12 – – 87 pts
