The MYA at the International One Metre Worlds 2024
Competing in the IOM Worlds is the pinnacle of our sport for many and the list of previous winners includes some of the legends of radio sailing with a number of these representing GBR when they have competed. We are now just a few days away from the start of the 2024 event and the MYA will yet again be supporting GBR skippers.
Although the event is being held over 10,000miles away in Gladstone, Queensland, Australia, there will be 6 MYA members to add to the list of entries from around the world.
At the recent IOM ranking weekend the MYA presented these skippers with shirts and hats to wear at the event, although it wasn’t quite the weather to model the shirts the skippers did pose for a group photo.
(L-R) Ben Harker- Huntingdon RYC, Rob Wilson and Tim Hand – Lincoln RYC, Nigel Barrow – Frensham Pond RSG, Dave Lindsay – Hampton Court MYC.
The sixth member Shaun Priestley – Fleetwood MY&PBC was not sailing.
The MYA thanks Dave Green of Huntingdon RYC and TPS Visual Communications for assisting in printing the shirts for our skippers to proudly wear at the opening and closing ceremonies.
Nigel Barrow kindly modelled his shirt a few days later for you all to see the details.
The event takes place from Sunday 20th October to Monday 28th October 2024, with racing being between Tuesday 22nd and Monday 28th October.
There is plenty of information about the event online with a dedicated website, listing competitors, showing results and the promise of live racing feeds.
The link below will take you to the website:
https://www.iomworlds.com/
Racing will be shown live on:
(47) IOM World Championships – Gladstone24 – YouTube
Facebook Feed
https://www.facebook.com/IOMWorlds24
Our own Racing Officer, Nigel will also be sending updates and news back via the MYA Downwind group on Facebook. Please join if you haven’t already subscribed to the group.
Good luck to all competitors, but particularly the MYA skippers…