Britain’s Hannah Snellgrove said there’s “room for improvement” after an impressive top 10 finish at the ILCA 6 World Championship.
Snellgrove finished tenth out of 101 athletes from across the globe, improving on her 11th place at the 2023 Worlds.
The 33-year-old said she was happy with the result, the second world top 10 finish of her career, but was “excited” at the prospect of improving further.
The six-day regatta, held in Argentinian resort Mar del Plata, saw stormy weather play havoc with the racing schedule, resulting in some long, challenging days on the water.
Snellgrove was part of a four-boat British squad which included fellow senior athletes Matilda Nicholls and Daisy Collingridge, as well as Molly Sacker, a member of the British Sailing Squad, the British Sailing Team’s development arm.
“It’s been a big old week in Argentina,” said Snellgrove, from Lymington, Hants. “It’s been a really challenging week both mentally and physically.
“There were a few missed opportunities from the week which I’m sad about, but a week ago I would have jumped at the chance to make top 10 as I was pretty poorly after the long-haul flight and didn’t have the ideal build up.
“It’s my second ever top 10 at a world championship so I can’t not be happy with that, but it’s also exciting that I felt that there were plenty of points left out on the racecourse and therefore room for improvement.”
The British Sailing Team’s attention now turns to Down Under for the ILCA 7 World Championships in Adelaide, starting on January 26.
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