O'pen Skiff - 2022 World Championships - DAY06

After visiting Sardinia in 2021, the O’pen Skiff World Championships 2022 is back to France, running from 19th to 23rd July at Carcans Maubuisson in the hot south-west.

The sailing club here is located on the south side of the lake at Carcans, a few kilometres inland from the Atlantic Ocean and the famous surf spot of Lacanau. 250 skippers from 10 countries are present, the best ever entry level for this class at its World Championships.

This year sees the welcome return of the Japanese, New Zealand and Australian teams, who hadn’t been able to travel for competitions for the last two seasons
because of Covid. A return that is very much appreciated but also feared by other skippers, especially with the added presence of Russell Coutts in his role as special coach to the New Zealand team !