It was a busy day today for Team Bermuda that consist of Chase Cooper, Campbell Patton, Benn Smith, Ceci Wollmann and Mikey Wollmann who are preparing to compete in the World Optimist Championships in Italy.
Measurement followed by registration this morning, which the team breezed through with no issues. This was followed by a little work on the boats to get ready for racing.
The winds picked up and were quite gusty in the afternoon and National High Performance Coach Martin Jenkins thought it best to let the kids rest rather than tire them out in the practice race.
They rented pedal bikes for an hour, cruising around and then headed back to the hotel to get ready for the opening ceremony.
The opening ceremony began with Benn Smith and Ceci Wollmann carrying the Bermuda big flag while everyone else waved mini Bermuda flags.
The teams lined up by country and were marched through the old town of Riva into the main square where the countries were introduced and speeches were given by officials. The atmosphere was festive with people of the town hanging out of their windows , spectating and cheering the sailors on. The kids had a great time waving Bermuda flags and giving out mini flags to the spectators.
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