Laser Worlds 2020, Sandringham, Australia by Jake Farren-Price

The 2020 Laser World Championships was held in Sandringham, Melbourne, Australia in February. All the big names were here competing for the prestigious title, and the fact it is the year of the Olympics, everyone wanted to make their stamp on the world stage ahead of the games. For the top Brits it was also another selection event for the spot for Tokyo. This selection process had been going on for almost a year now and still hard to call as they can all win medals on their day.

Port Philip Bay was famous for its strong sea breezes in the Summer and it delivered. Almost every day we had a strong breeze come in during the early afternoon and stick around for the rest of the day. The week of racing was tough with two days of 3 races in winds gusting over 20 knots consistently. But we got the full schedule of races in and by the end of it the man on top was Phillip Buhl from Germany.

Well done to Elliot Hanson who finished 5 th overall meaning he gets selected to represent GBR for the games in the Summer.