French Flyers take the lead as Qualifier 2 roars into action at the 2025 Offshore Double Handed World Championships

在2025近海双人帆船世锦赛资格赛第二轮激烈开赛之际，法国"飞行者"队率先确立领先优势

After the start, the international fleet raced on a short sharp beat to the East Bramble mark. First to round was Théa Khelif/Thomas Andre (FRA), followed by Megan Thomson/Oakley Marsh (NZL 2) then Onur Tok/Hamide Sevda Ersezer (TUR). The front runners double-headed to the spreader mark, Paul Heys before hoisting spinnakers.

起航后，国际船队迎着短促的逆风向东布兰布尔航标疾驰。法国组合泰亚·凯利夫/托马斯·安德烈率先绕标，新西兰2号梅根·汤姆森/奥克利·马什紧随其后，土耳其选手奥努尔·托克/哈米德·塞夫达·埃尔塞泽位列第三。领先船队在展开双前帆抵达保罗·海斯散布标后，纷纷升起球型帆。

Heading into the Western Solent, FRA 1 showed good speed on the VMG run, extending their lead. Both NZL 2 and TUR chose to follow the mainland shore with the Kiwis notably sailing goose-winged to hold their lane.

进入西索伦特海域后，法国1号船队在VMG航段展现出良好航速，持续扩大领先优势。新西兰2号与土耳其船队均选择沿大陆海岸线航行，其中新西兰船队特别采用大三角帆顺风航行技术坚守航道。

Alec Coleman/Savannah Taylor (USA), Liz Wardley/Lincoln Dews (AUS 2) and Alec Coleman/Savannah Taylor (CAN) chose the island shore in the Western Solent and looked to make gains.

美国组合亚历克·科尔曼/萨凡纳·泰勒、澳大利亚2号莉兹·沃德利/林肯·杜斯以及加拿大船队选择沿岛屿海岸线穿越西索伦特海域，试图借此实现航位突破。

First to round the Needles Fairway Buoy was FRA 1,closely followed by NZL 2 and AUS 2.

法国1号船队率先绕行尼德尔斯航道浮标，新西兰2号与澳大利亚2号船队紧随其后。

Only the top five finishers from this qualifier will earn a direct place in the World Championship Final, making every move critical.

只有资格赛的前五名选手才能直接进入世界锦标赛决赛，因此每一步都至关重要。

Live Race Tracking – Follow Every Move All boats are fitted with YB Trackers so fans can follow the fleet in real time across the Solent and English Channel.

实时赛道追踪——全程掌握每步航迹 所有赛船均配备YB追踪器，让粉丝能够实时跟随船队穿越索伦特海峡与英吉利海峡。

Watch for free at https://yb.tl/odhwc2025 or via the YB Races App, available on app stores.

在https://yb.tl/odhwc2025或通过应用商店提供的YB Races应用程序免费观看。

The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), in collaboration with Cap-Regatta and supported by LGL and Jeanneau, is proud to host the 2025 Offshore Double Handed World Championships from 22 September to 1 October from Cowes, Isle of Wight.

英国皇家海洋竞赛俱乐部（RORC）携手Cap-Regatta公司，并获LGL集团及Jeanneau帆船制造商支持，将于9月22日至10月1日在怀特岛考斯港隆重举办2025近海双人帆船世界锦标赛。

Text and images courtesy of RORC.org. Read more here.

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