420 World Championships 2011 wrap



4:26 PM Fri 7 Jan 2011 GMT
'Start - 420 World Championships 2011' Claudio Cambria Click Here to view large photo
420 World Championships 2011, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event that was held in South America has come to a successful conclusion. With 97 boats (56 Open and 41 Ladies), there were 194 sailors from eighteen countries, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Uruguay the US Virgin Islands and United States. The racing conditions were challenging certainly, with the wind consistently higher than normally predicted on the Rio de la Plata, until the last day, when the competitors had to adjust their approach for lighter winds and the potentially greater ...


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