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Perth 2011 images - Training time

by Shauna McGee Kinney on 21 Nov 2011
USA 470 team of Erin Maxwell and Isabelle Farrar are excited about the wind and upcoming Perth 2011 regatta - Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships Shauna McGee Kinney
Perth 2011, the ISAF Sailing World Championships, is fast approaching and the USA and Canadian teams out training for the event.

Sail-World.com's on-the-spot reporter Shauna McGee Kinney took theses images of team members during a recent training session.

USA 470 skipper Stu McNay looking forward to the racing - Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships © Shauna McGee Kinney
USA 470 skipper Stu McNay looking forward to the racing - Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships © Shauna McGee Kinney


USA 470 skipper Erin Maxwell rigging her boat for the 2011 Zhik 470 Australian National Championship event - Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships © Shauna McGee Kinney
USA 470 skipper Erin Maxwell rigging her boat for the 2011 Zhik 470 Australian National Championship event - Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships © Shauna McGee Kinney


USA 470 crew Graham Biehl talking with the coach before the 2011 Zhik 470 Australian National Championships - Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships © Shauna McGee Kinney
USA 470 crew Graham Biehl talking with the coach before the 2011 Zhik 470 Australian National Championships - Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships © Shauna McGee Kinney


Getting out of the channel is hard enough with the tight wind angle, but even harder when a yacht is blocking the way - Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships © Shauna McGee Kinney
Getting out of the channel is hard enough with the tight wind angle, but even harder when a yacht is blocking the way - Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships © Shauna McGee Kinney


USA RS:X sailor Ben Barger gets ready for afternoon training at Fremantle Sailing Club - Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships © Shauna McGee Kinney
USA RS:X sailor Ben Barger gets ready for afternoon training at Fremantle Sailing Club - Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships © Shauna McGee Kinney


CAN RS:X sailor Nikola Girke rigging for the Pre-Worlds training - Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships © Shauna McGee Kinney
CAN RS:X sailor Nikola Girke rigging for the Pre-Worlds training - Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships © Shauna McGee Kinney

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