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& 18th December 2011 - Laser Districts There was some great, if tough, conditions at Varuna for the Laser District Championships over the weekend. The northerly winter winds were definitely making their presence felt together with some fantastic waves to surf downwind on if you could survive! Both days saw the wind increase throughout the day taking it's toll on the competitors but also providing some great championship sailing conditions. The overnight results after Saturday left both fleets with some serious racing to do on the Sunday. In the combined Standard rig and Radial fleet, Kevin and Gareth were fighting it out for the lead and on equal points. In the 4.7 fleet it was even more competitive with 4 people in contention and very close on points. Sunday saw the wind strong from the first start, and Kevin showed his skills in the conditions to win the 3 races sailed, making a final race unnecessary -- some of the fleet retreated from using the full rig and put up smaller radial rigs to cope! The 4.7 fleet results were still open right into the final race of the day so there was no let up for the younger sailors -- they had to sail a final 8th race of the weekend to sort the results out. Eventually Khun Kwonkrut Praupong posted a great win overall, with Khun Sittisart Ponpun and Don Whitcraft making the other podium positions. Overall a great weekend of full on heavy weather racing -- thanks to all who braved the conditions!
Laser Standard & Radial Fleet Results
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