The girls are back for 2017 with their Women's International Match Racing Series and in Helsinki for the World's. The race committee and teams faced challenges all day as light and shifty winds dominated the first day of the round robin stage in the beautiful waters of Helsinki Harbour. The local teams seemed to take to the conditions a little better than some of the higher-ranked international teams as the local Pen & Hammer Sailing Team skippered by Mikaela Fors (FIN) took an early win over the current World Champions, Team Anna, skippered by Anna Östling (SWE).
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2017 Women’s Match Racing World Champ...
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2017 Women’s Match Racing World Champ...
The girls are back for 2017 with their Women's International Match Racing Series and in Helsinki for the World's. Eight of the top teams in the world will move on to the second stage and keep their dreams of a World Championship title alive while six teams had their hopes defeated. Lucy Macgrego...
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2017 Women’s Match Racing World Champ...
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