2011 Sail for Gold ~ First Day a long one for Canadians

1:53 PM Tue 7 Jun 2011 GMT

'Mens Two Handed (470) opening day of the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta. Weymouth, 6th June 2011..' Ian Roman

The first day of racing at the 2011 Sail for Gold Regatta is finally over after many postponements across all fleets as a persistent NW based breeze stuck around longer than anticipated, before skies cleared giving way to SW conditions that were idyllic albeit very late in the day. Luckily every course was successful in getting at least one race in for the day. Canadians are getting off to a good start with Star team Richard Clarke & Tyler Bjorn placing third in their one race of the day as well as Laser sailor David Wright placing third in the ...

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