Wearn Takes Silver at Enoshima Olympic Week
Western Australian sailor Matt Wearn has familiarised himself with the competition venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, earning a silver medal at the Enoshima Olympic Week regatta.
The 22 year-old who last week received a nomination for the 2017 WAIS Athlete of the Year award, underlined his credentials with a short, sharp campaign to finish ahead of reigning Olympic laser champion Tom Burton, who completed competition in fourth rank.
The regatta was taken out by Kiwi sailor Tom Saunders, with weather conditions presenting a few challenging questions for the competing sailors.
“It has been a very short but intense regatta here in Enoshima,” Wearn said.
“The weather has been rather bad and the sailing conditions not ideal, but it’s great to do some form of event on the Olympic waters and overall, I’m happy to come away with the silver medal,” he said.
The small contingent of Australian sailors competing in Enoshima, also included emerging WA talents Nia Jerwood and Monique De Vries.
The pair recorded a 10th placed effort in a 16 boat fleet as they continue to make confident strides in senior ranks.
Jerwood and De Vries were nominated for the Junior WAIS Athlete of the Year last week, following a campaign that saw them collect a silver medal at the Junior 470 World Championships which were also held in Japan.