Sailing World Championships: Great Britain win four medals in final weekend in Netherlands
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Formula Kite and iQFOiL are both new Olympic Sailing classes
Michael Beckett won silver as Great Britain added four medals on the final weekend of the Sailing World Championships in the Netherlands.
Beckett was second in the men's dinghy medal race on Sunday to finish behind Australian gold medallist Matt Wearn.
Eleanor Aldridge and Lily Young claimed silver and bronze, respectively, in the Women's Formula Kite on Saturday, while Emma Wilson won bronze in the iQFOiL.
GB's John Gimson and Anna Burnet won silver in the Nacra Class on Thursday.
"It was really fun," said Aldridge, who finished second to dominant Frenchwoman Lauriane Nolot.
"It was bit choppy, a bit wavy, very up and down, but we were all on 15m kites, so just full power.
"It's so exciting. Any four of us British girls could have qualified, we're all up in the top 10. I'm super happy and I'm so proud of everyone to have all the girls up there and all the Brits fighting it out."
Formula Kite and iQFOiL will appear at the Olympic Games for the first time in Paris next year, and the two classes provided a day of excellent entertainment for fans in The Hague.
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