Etchells World Championships - The mystery of the Malahide



1:42 PM Wed 15 Sep 2010 GMT
''Great location, lots of tactical analysis.'' Ingrid Abery &copy Copyright
Etchells World Championships update: 'Tis just a short story about a place that is full of folk law and local knowledge mysteries. We were told that there would be things going on out there on the racetrack. Things that only bearded wizards from the dark ages could possibly understand and that basically, unless you had years of local sailing experience, you were in big trouble. Over the years, I have sailed plenty of tidal tracks. This year, prior to the Worlds, I sailed several major championships in serious tidal conditions, each time becoming more switched on to the intricacies of ...


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by Jake Gunther



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