Peter Janežič nadaljuje svoje priprave na svetovno prvenstvo. Nedavno je treniral skupaj z reprezentanco Singapurja in Nizozemske na kanarskem otoku Lanzarote. Prisotni so bili še reprezentanti iz Francije, Nemčije, Hong Konga in Norveške, ki so pod vodstvom trenerjev Gonzala Pollitzerja, Fernanda Alegra in Pima Stumpela trenirali v odličnih pogojih – lepem vremenu in vetru med 18 in 25 vozli. V tednu priprav so izvedli tri celodnevne treninge in tri dni regate, vključno z ekipnim tekmovanjem. V devetih plovih regate je zmagal naš Peter Janežič, drugo mesto je dosegel Bart Lambriex, tretje Gwendal Lamay in četrto Yukie Yokoyama.
Trener Gonzalo Pollitzer – Bocha je takole komentiral Petrovo jadranje: »… and one of the races he sailed extremely good, tacking at the right moment every time, winning until the very end, and in the last upwind, a very short one, he lost 2 or 3 places for a crazy shift…. He was sooooo pissed!! But in the last race he was first and confirmed his victory. I tell you that even though it was 22 sailors racing, the first 15 were so close together, all the time!!! Many different sailors winning races, many changes in positions on every leg. Singapore was doing “”worlds qualifying”” with this regatta, so those guys were sailing at their highest… really good practice and good for Peter for his confidence.«
Po vrnitvi domov sledi za Petra premor, zaključek osnovne šole, potem pa še regata Optimist D'Argento na Gardi pred svetovnim prvenstvom, ki bo julija v Dominikanski Republiki.
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