Skandia Sail For Gold: Vive la France!



8:24 PM Tue 10 Aug 2010 GMT
'Peter Burling and Blair Tuke (NZL) in action in the 49er class on day 2 of the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta.' onEdition &copy
It was forecast to be big Tuesday, at the Skandia Sail For Gold regatta, a couple of days ago - Doug Charko, the USA Team AlphaGraphics weather man told us on Sunday it would be 15-20 knots and gusting 25 - and so it was, with 49ers, Stars and Finns all sent back to the harbor early, and the SKUD-18's not racing at all. Unfortunately for Doug, when the fleet was greeted with a flat calm this morning, he wound back his weather forecast a few notches. It was the French that nailed it on the second day of Skandia ...


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