Australian Youth Olympic Sailing Team update

by Australian Youth Olympic Sailing Team on 23 Aug 2010 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games update on Mark Spearman and Madison Kennedy from Australian coach Ben Callard.

Saturday saw the end of the fourth day of competition at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. Unfortunately, it was spent on shore at Singapore’s National Sailing Centre as the breeze faded away to nothing early in the day and failed to return. This leaves the competitors having completed six races and now down two. It looks unlikely that we will complete the scheduled 16 races.

Both Madison Kennedy (QLD) and Mark Spearman (WA) have had moments of brilliance, each having several good races. The light and shifty winds and the world class competition make it difficult to be consistent with even the regatta leaders having bad races and bad results outside the top ten.

Tomorrow is a lay day on which no racing is allowed so the teams will be enjoying the cultural education experiences at the Youth Olympic Village and exploring the sights and sounds of Singapore.

With three days of racing to go, the competition is still very wide open and the Aussie sailors are keen to improve their overall results with a strong finish.

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