Jade O'Connor Moves Up Kiteboard World Rankings in China

21st November 2013

#kitesurfing – The skies of Bo'ao, Hainan, China have never looked so busy after two days of solid racing as 140 plus sailors from 45 countries compete at the Kiteboard Racing World Championships.Irish Sailor Jade O'Connor moved up the rankings of the ladies ﬂeet today. She's currently positioned 12th overall with an improving scoreline, posting a 10th and 7th in race 5 & 6 respectively.

ISAF Sailors Of The Year nominees Erica & Johnny Heineken stamp their authority with an obvious speed and angle advantage. The remaining places are hard fought amongst the worlds best kite racers in testing conditions with solid winds over 20 knots for the last two days and set to continue for the remainder of the event.

O'connor declared after racing today – 'Super happy!!! I'm riding like i'm on fire, a couple of shockers when I get taken out on the start by other sailors or trash in the water catching my fins but that's racing, and the same for everyone else. After 2 days I'm 12th overall at the World Championships with a scoreline of 15, 26, 16, 14, 10, 7, 14'.

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