Dun Laoghaire Harbour skiff sailor Saskia Tidey of the Royal Irish Yacht Club has resumed her GBR campaign for Tokyo 2021 at Kiel Week in Germany this weekend and is lying third overall with Scottish partner Charlotte Dobson from the Clyde.
The pair who are confirmed as the Team GBR reps in the 49erfx are currently 15 points off the lead held by the home nation’s Tina Lutz and Susann Beucke.
Arising from the week, Lutz and Beucke have won their selection trials and will race in Tokyo. Kieler Woche is the third leg of the German national trials and since they were already leading the trials have mathematically locked up Olympic selection. The German duo are long time campaigners but have yet to attend a games. They won the 2017 European Championship in Kiel, so clearly they are comfortable in the Kiel waters
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