Denmark has been a pretty windy venue for Irish Olympic 49erfx campaigners Andrea Brewster and Saskia Tidey judging by this photo sequence taken after the Rio trialists crossed the finising line this week. Posting the pictures on Facebook, crew Tidey wrote of the 'graceful cartwheel pitchpole'. '...Not sure how Andrea didn't break a leg in that foot strap and that our mast didn't snap in two but thankfully neither happened and we are fighting fit ready for another day', she said.
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