Sailing World on Water April 14.23 ETNZ Close Up, Palma, Skate Class,, Marit and Micky

Highlights of what happened globally in the sport of sailing in the last 7 days.
In Auckland, independant snapper Justin Mitchell was there to capture the Emirates Team New Zealand AC 75 head on. We zoomed in to the footage for a better look-see.

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Here is this weeks, weekly Sailing highlights show the World on Water, for April 14, 2023.

Good, reliable easter sea-breezes on the Bay of Palma allowed rapid progress to be made through an ambitious roster of Medal deciding contests as the record sized 52 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca, Iberostar regatta, reached a thrilling conclusion. Here is the Medal Race.

As a matter of backgroung, while we’ve had or viewers saying that the coverage of the teams in the 37th Americas cup is “Bland” all the teams have capsized their AC 40s. Not a good look. When the youth a women teams get them it should be interesting as the pros capsize them often.

Jon Emmett, British Olympic coach, interviews the wonderful new-mum Marit Bouwmeester and Micky Beckett the Princessa Sofia both 2023 Ilka 7 champions.

The Skate skiff class, is one of Australias’ popular dinghy designs and following the pandamic it is feeling a renewal in regattas and entries. The boats have adapted to new materials and are being updated all the time. Owners are up to and into their 70’s.

The 2nd National Regatta of the RS Aero class ended in Limone sul Garda on Easter Sunday.
Seven regattas were held over the first two days: podiums still to be decided, especially in the RS Aero 6 category.

Silver gongs for Thomson, Burton and Paul in Palma.
It was a breakthrough kind of day for Australian sailors in Palma , with Zoe Thomson (ILCA 6), and Tom Burton OAM ,and Max Paul (49er), both claiming silver medals, in personal best international performances, that highlight their intentions for the Paris 2024 Olympics.