2008 WA Laser State Championships
April 30th, 2008
Wrap up report from Western Australian Laser sailor Tristan Brown
The WA State Laser Championships were held at Geographe Bay Yacht Club over the ANZAC Day long weekend, with 73 boats competing across the three different laser fleets. All fleets saw lead changes across the three days, with the conditions making it very hard to maintain consistency for the entire championships.
On the first day, everyone encountered challenging light breezes which struggled to stay in the one spot, with numerous changes in angle and strength. Race One got underway in these same conditions, and before too long the fleets spread massively. Some were able to take advantage of these massive changes whilst others struggled their way around the course. After over an hour of fickle breezes, the opening race of the regatta was abandoned.
Once the breeze stabilized later on in the afternoon, Race One was resailed. This time there was no abandonment, and results stood. In the Full Rig fleet, Paul Slaughter (who was leading the earlier race when it was abandoned) proved there was justice after all, and sailed very well to win. In the Radial fleet, Michael Taylor proved he would be hard to beat in the lighter conditions, taking the win, over fleet newcomer David Mooney in second and Tom Lovelady third. In the 4.7 fleet, Zac Evangelisti took control of the race to be leading the 4.7 fleet after the first day.
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