Weather wrecks Kiwi sailor's medal chance at Laser World ChampionshipsLaserworlds2017.com Sam Meech had to settle for 12th at the Laser World Championships in Croatia. Weather had the final say for Kiwi sailors Tom Saunders and Sam Meech on the last day of the Laser world championships in Croatia on Wednesday morning (NZ time), with both races cancelled due to thunder and lightning. READ MORE: Kiwi sailor still podium chance"I was a bit slow to start but I was happy with my composure and ability to climb the leaderboard as the event went on. "I'm a bit disappointed, really, with my result although I was really happy with the first half of the regatta," he said. That's sailing, and you don't always have great days, but it's disappointing because I felt I was sailing really well at the start.

Source: Stuff September 19, 2017 19:30 UTC