Italian Youth and Women team continues to impress in Cagliari

More crash and burn conditions were expected for day two in Cagliari. The weather gods had a different plan – but the racing amongst the eight boat fleet was still hugely entertaining nevertheless.

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Disaster struck the British GB1 team while Dylan Fletcher’s crew were warming up prior to racing, when a problem with the hydraulic system controlling one of the foil flaps developed a serious malfunction. Despite the best efforts of the shore crew, the problem could not be resolved on the water and the team headed back to the dock, never to return.