Etchells World Championship battle for final podium places



8:26 AM Sun 12 Jun 2011 GMT
'Etchells World Championship 2011' Tim Wilkes &copy
San Diego has been anticipating this week's Etchells World Championship with a year-long series of competitive sailing battles off the shores of Point Loma California. On a day when the 2011 Championship had already been sealed and the skipper and crew from USA 979 respectfully declined to race and watched the action from a spectator boat, many other outcomes of the regatta were still up for grabs including a 3 point spread between Australia's 1026 Noel Drennan and USA's 1227 Vince Brun. Brun and crew started the regatta with four top 4 finishes, but their momentum slowed with finishes of ...


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