The 2019 ILCA Laser Radial Youth World Championships took place at the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour in Kingston from July 24th to 31st. This high competition event welcomed over 208 sailors from around the world for 6 consecutive days of racing.
The event kicked off with beautiful weather and light winds, but that slowly changed as the week progressed. With a home water advantage, Hunter was able to place a bullet in the first race of day two pushing her up the scoreboard for the rest of the event.
Finishing 9th place overall, she was the highest Canadian finisher in the girls fleet, she comments,
