Olivia Price & Evie Haseldine backed up their solid opening day performance with another three keeper scores in the 49erFX to finish day two of the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships in 3rd place.

“We had a fun day out there, with 15 kts & a bunch of swell, as there was wind against tide to begin with,” said Price after racing.

“The starts were key for us, making sure we got off the line early & on time. If you were late back with the tide pushing you against the course then you were on the back foot from the beginning.”

The FX fleet has one more day of qualifying races before breaking into gold & silver fleets. In additional to chasing the World Championship podium, the team from Sydney are also seeking to qualify Australia for the 2024 Olympic Games as nation qualification quota spots are available to the top ten nations in the 49er and 49erFX classes.

“Obviously it’s a consideration,” said Haseldine regarding the nation qualification quota. “But coming into the regatta our team decided that it was going to be heads-down performance-wise & let’s see what we can do and not put too much emphasis on the result.

“We know what we are capable of & at the end of the day we are here to put together a professional performance.”