SARNIAN sailors proved they are among the best of British at the final qualifier for this summer’s Laser 4.7 World and European Championships.

AT THE season’s first national Laser 4.7 ranking event and first of three qualifiers for the British teams for the World and European Championships this summer, Gul Ladder 4 in Lymington, the four-strong Guernsey team pulled together a strong performance.

FOUR of the island bright’s young sailing talents are back on the water this weekend.

JOHANNA ASPLUND put together a fine sequence of results at the Laser National Championship in Mounts Bay, Cornwall.

AFTER a strong performance over two weekends in very challenging conditions, Johanna Asplund became only the second Guernsey sailor ever to qualify for the seven-strong British team for the Optimist European Championships.

BLACK flags spoilt top local junior sailor Johanna Asplund’s time at the Brassermeer International Optimist Easter Regatta in Holland.