GBR crews set for EUROSAF series opener in Garda
Written by RYA | 06 May 2014
British Sailing Team represented in three classes at Garda Trentino Olympic Week
The EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup series kicks off this week with the Garda Trentino Olympic Week, Italy, where 12 British Sailing Team members will be in action across three classes (7-11 May).
Five-time World Champions and Paralympic bronze medallists Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell will be in competition in the SKUD class for the first time since their Miami World Cup triumph in January, while three British Sailing Team crews will contest the 49erFX event on the picturesque Lake Garda.
Palma World Cup bronze medallists Charlotte Dobson-Sophie Ainsworth, plus world number three pair Frances Peters-Nicola Groves and Kate Macgregor-Katrina Best are among the 27-boat women's skiff fleet, spanning four continents.
The Laser class will see the biggest entry, with 89 boats including the British Sailing Team’s Nick Thompson, Alex Mills Barton, Elliot Hanson and Jack Wetherell.
The EUROSAF series, now in its second year, complements the ISAF Sailing World Cup series and Class Championships by providing quality competition in the Olympic and Paralympic Classes.
Racing at Garda Trentino Olympic Week gets underway on Wednesday 7 May, with medal races scheduled for Sunday 11 May.
Click here for more regatta information, with race updates during the event on Twitter @BritishSailing or on our Facebook page.
The EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup series next heads to the Delta Lloyd Regatta, Netherland from 20-24 May, followed by the Sail for Gold Regatta on the Olympic and Paralympic waters at Weymouth and Portland (2-6 June) before heading to Kiel Week, Germany, for the final leg (21-25 June).
Entries are still open for all remaining stages of the series - click on the event links for more details and to enter.