Bacardi Miami Sailing Week set for exciting finale



8:36 AM Sat 12 Mar 2011 GMT
'Reilly (Chicago, Ill.), with tactician Andy Burdick (Zenda, Wisc.) and Mike Kuschner, placed 4-2-3 today and 10 points leads the 27-strong fleet heading into the final day of racing (Saturday, March 12). - 2011 Bacardi Cup' Franco Pace
Bacardi Miami Sailing Week - The air temperature cooled slightly, but not the action, for the penultimate day of Bacardi Miami Sailing Week presented by EFG Bank. A north-northwesterly breeze and calmer weather on Biscayne Bay allowed the Star class, competing for the 84th Bacardi Cup, to add two races to their scoreline, while three additional races were completed by the Melges 24 and Melges 20 fleets, and four additional races by the Viper 640 and J/24 classes. With gusts, at times, to 20 knots, Sweden?s Fredrik L??f and Max Salmiren took the win in the first race for the ...


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by Jan Harley





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