A perfect third racing day for the Mackenzie 8 Metre World Championshi

2:21 PM Wed 25 Aug 2010 GMT

'Lafayette taking care of business' Becky Damore Sail22 Click Here to view large photo

Toronto, Ontario, August 24, 2010 - Toronto delivered perfect late summer sailing conditions for the third day of racing at the Mackenzie 8 Metre World Championships - the 8 Metres showed both their true beauty and strength! With two metre swells and 15 knots of easterly breeze, the sailors raced two nearly 10 mile races today. ' It was a hard day of sailing but a lot of fun', says Rob Roy, North American 8 Metre Class President. Lafayette of Great Britain is at the top of the leader board with a first and a second in the races today. ...

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