Flora sets sail for World Championships in Israel

Flora started her journey from her home sailing club on the Solway via Glasgow and Heathrow to Tel Aviv. The team had a early rendezvous at Terminal 5 and a 5 hour flight to Israel. They will arrive in Haifa this evening. The first task tomorrow morning will be to unpack the boats that have travelled from the UK to Israel by  shipping container – a 3 week journey !! The forecast is 30 degrees celsius with 11 knot winds coming in at lunchtime