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Neither rain, nor gale, nor lack of power will stop the 300 athletes from around the world competing at the 2009 Nautel Laser Masters Worlds. Opening ceremonies were postponed last night because of heavy rain and are rescehduled as Welcoming Ceremonies for Tuesday evening.
Then higher than forecast wind gusts overnight knocked out power to the St. Margaret Sailing Club when an event tent blew down and wrapped around a power line. Undaunted, organizers set up an emergency generator early this morning to provide enough power to get the fleets organized and sailors on the water.
Under clear skies the radial fleets are sailing off Crouchers' Point and the Standard fleets are being towed to Queensland to staart racing. Winds are about 10 knots and dropping.
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Due to poor forecasted weather conditions as a result of Tropical Storm Danny, the Masters opening ceremonies scheduled for tonight have been postponed. They will be rescheduled for Tuesday night at 6:30pm, at St. Margaret Sailing Club.
Return busses to the Atlantica Hotel will run at 4:00pm and 6:00pm today as a result of the schedule change.
An official notice related to this can be found on the official notice board. |
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In preparation for Tropical Storm Danny, all competitors are asked to be off the water by 1600h. Boats are to be stored in the assigned parking spots, turned upside down with the dolly on top.
Opening ceremonies are scheduled for 1830h at the St. Margaret Sailing Club, tickets for non-competitors are available for purchase at Merchandise or in the athletes' tent.
Registration and measurement continues in the athletes' tent through Saturday. Please arrive as early as possible.
The St. Margaret Sailing Club is providing Apres-Sail each evening after racing from 1730h to 2030h in the clubhouse, live music.
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Registraton and measurement for competitors in the 2009 Nautel Laser Masters Worlds continues at the St. Margaret Sailing Club today.
Opening ceremonies are Saturday, 29 August, beginning at 6:30 at the club. Additional tickets for the opening ceremony can be purchased from the merchandise shop in the clubhouse.
The St. Margaret Sailing Club is holding an "Apres-Sail" from 5:30 to 8:30 in the evening following each day of competition beginning Sunday. Each night will feature live music and pub food. All are welcome.
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There’s a new Laser World Champion. Olympic gold medalist Paul Goodison of Great Britain hung on in the final day of competition to take first place at the 2009 Nautel Laser World Championships on St. Margaret’s Bay in Nova Scotia.
Coming into the competition, the chief rival of 32-year-old Goodison was 21-year-old Australian Tom Slingsby who won the 2007 and 2008 Worlds. Slingsby came in 17th.
Michael Bullot of New Zealand took second, with Goodison’s country-mate Nick Thompson in third in the gold fleet. Argentinean Julio Alsogaray took fourth. Top Canadians were David Wright in 6th, and Michael Leigh in 10th.
"The final race was classic with Goodison and Bullot hunting each other at the start," said event manager Duncan Enman. "It was a mesmerizing dance along the start line as each athlete tried to outplay the other. Amazing sailing, amazing sport, as one would expect at a World championship."
Full results are available through the link to the left on this homepage.
Registration for the Masters begins Thursday morning with racing beginning on Sunday. |
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Final Results are in!
Olympic gold medalist Paul Goodison (GBR) has claimed his first long awaited Laser World Championship victory. With a total of 24.5 points, Goodison's nearest rival was New Zealand's Michael Bullot with 31 points. The two put on an impressive show, aggressively dueling under the watchful eyes of the jury. More to come... |
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