After successfully navigating the individual qualification series over the first three racing days, the Optimist World Championship today shifted its focus to the highly anticipated team racing competition.
Team Bermuda, comprising Emma Brown, Harry Brown, Thomas McBain, Heath Meyers, and Jesse Savage, took to the water with high hopes. The morning, however, began with a challenge. Morning clouds did not promise much wind, and while the race committee, hoping for an improvement, invited the sailors onto the water shortly after 11 AM, the light breeze soon disappeared completely. After an hour of waiting, the sailors were sent back to shore.
Fortune smiled in the afternoon as the crucial sea breeze finally stabilized at around a promising 6–7 knots. With conditions improving, 48 teams headed out to two race courses. To ensure that a substantial portion of the team races could be completed, the race committee made a strategic decision to replace the standard double elimination format with a more streamlined single elimination system. This change allows for the full first phase of the team races to be concluded.
Tomorrow, the organizers are once again expecting a reliable sea breeze and are hoping to end the day by crowning the 2025 Optimist Team Racing World Champions. Bermuda will be keen to make their mark on this exciting segment of the Championship.
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