The 2.4mR World Championship was held at Malcesine, Lake Garda from 9-12 October with 55 competitors.
For the first 3 days racing was held in the afternoon after the southerly wind filled in with the wind still very light for most of the racing. The most number of races and the overall event was won by Jeff Linton from USA, despite receiving a black flag disqualification (along with myself and a big chunk of the fleet) on the seventh race.
Megan and Urs finished second and third. On the final day of racing we started at 9am to catch the wind before it died as it always does at midday.
The wind was a good bit stronger and it was a lot choppier. Someone remarked to me afterwards that was the Garda everyone is always talking about.
Megan got a second and a first and ended up tied on points with Jeff, but Jeff won the event as he had more first places.
I finished 41st with my best races being 22, 23, 25 and 27. It was a great event to be part of and a great learning experience and I am looking forward to next year.
Patrick Hassett
