Belgian pair Demesmaeker-Tas rule F18 fleet on Day 1 at F18 Worlds in Formia, Gulf of Gaeta

Patrick Demesmaeker & Gilles Tas (2,1,1), imperious in front of the F18 fleet – Picture by Gianluca Di Fazio

Pretty tough conditions in Formia for Day 1 at 2021 F18 Worlds, when many teams were just going back to racing after months of lockdown at home, and when even top guys had to improve their ability to recover after capsize…

None on board ?

Actually, one could have thought to be four years back in Vallensbaek, Denmark, where 2017 Worlds have been sailed, with these very same teams (Jolbert Van Dijk-Frank De Waard, Mitch & Ruben Booth, Iordanis Paschalidis, Cruz Gonzalez Smith – Mariano Heuser, Helge & Christian Sach, …) were competing at the front.

Just add Agustin Krevisky – Nicolas Aragones, and French youngsters Léo Champroux – Yvon Guillaume to get the provisional top seven…

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More impressions from Day 1, thanks to Gianluca Di Fazio:

A good-natured opening ceremony closed a close to perfect first racing day in Formia, Gulf of Gaeta…