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USA has lost their grip on the Optimist UK National Championship

Young sailor, Alex Mothersele (15) from Hampshire has moved up from sixth to poll position at the end of day three of the UK Optimist National Championship, after posting a fifth and second in the two races. The leader board has shifted around as both the senior and junior fleets have finished six races, allowing the sailors to discard their worst result from the past three days. This has also allowed Team America to dominate the top three places in the junior fleet.

The conditions in Weymouth Bay were not quite as “perfect” as the previous days with the breeze dying in the late afternoon, making the racing difficult. “It was very shifty out there, making it hard to know which side of the race course was the right one to choose. But I like it in the light breeze as I think the UK sailors are better in these conditions. It looks like it will stay like this for the rest of the week,” said Jamie Diamond (12), who is currently eighth in the junior fleet. ...more


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