49erFX Crew Saskia Tidey Sustains Bruising in Lake Garda Capsize

11th May 2014

#49erfx – A promising mid–fleet performance for Ireland's newest Olympic sailing duo came to a dramatic halt on Lake Garda, Italy yesterday when a race course crash put paid to a stronger performance for 49erFX pair, Andrea Brewster and Saskia Tidey in the ladies skiff class.

Luckily a suspected broken arm for crew Saskia Tidey has turned out to be only heavy bruising following a crash in yesterday's high winds at the climax of the Italian Olympic regatta.

The team tweet as below:

Forstay to the face and banged up arm ... Hectic day at the office #skiffracing pic.twitter.com/ZHt5rd4JAm
— Saskia Tidey (@SaskiaTidey) May 10, 2014

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