12:18 AM Wed 1 Sep 2010 GMT 'Alexandre Tinoco & Gabriel Borges of Brazil, leading the pack' Ives Spritzer The days racing for the Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient Champs looked bleak with the first start postponed due to a lack of wind. But a little patience and a move of the race course closer to shore by IRO David Sprague brought the Championship to flat waters with 9-11 knots of breeze and light but beautiful conditions. It's tough at the top and after only 2 races 1 point separates the top 3 and another tight spread in the next tier. Alexandre Tinoco and Gabriel Borges of Brazil started off the regatta rounding the weather mark in first and ...   Click here for full story. by Jerelyn Biehl

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