Best Juniors Racing on the Limit
A Flex and a Wink
After three breezy races to end qualifying, the fleet headed back to the base. Daniel Nybork and Sebastian Olsen (DEN) sailed brilliantly with a 2, 1, 1 and upon reaching shore with their first ever lead in a 49er championship, Sebastian dropped everything to sprint back into the water and rescue their team mates who were capsizing on the ramp. Giving a flex and a wink to those on shore once the boat was upright again, he knew it had been a good day. Good moves on the water, good citizens off the water, these Danes were in their element!
Game On
Today is the day the regatta truly began, with four races for one side of the 49er draw and 3 races on the other. After a slow start the 2018 Junior Worlds are up to full speed! The 49er fleet started first under deep blue skies, flat water, and 16 knots of breeze. The wind build through the day so that by the time the 49erFX and Nacra 17 launched in the early afternoon they were racing in almost 20 knots.
Daniel and Sebastian have been racing together for a couple years and did a full season this summer with Kiel, the Euros and Worlds. With finishes outside the top 50, they are clearly in the development phase of their careers, but here against their peers they are showing some progress.
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