8:31 PM Wed 8 Sep 2010 GMT 'Alpha Division runner-up, Beluga Sailing Team (GER) with jury-rigged mainsail - ORCi World Championship' FSC/Ute Wiethaup ORCi World Championship. Yesterday's strong easterly breeze built up to be even stronger today in the 44-mile middle-distance offshore race, hosted by the Flensburger Segler Club (FSC), as the fleet withstood winds of 25-30 knots, gusting to near 40 knots. Race managers kept the 55-boat fleet away from even stronger wind out in the Baltic by choosing a course that included a lap within the inner Flensburger Forde for shoreside observers to see firsthand the spectacle of high-speed sailing as boat speeds reached and even exceeded 20 knots. Benefiting from the high percentage of jib reaches and runs in this ...   Click here for full story. by Offshore Racing Congress

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