WOW Cap Istanbul 4th leg - Lobato leads at Samos gate



10:52 AM Sat 9 Oct 2010 GMT
'Cap Istanbul 2010 Leg 4' Jacques Vapillon / Cap Istanbul ?
The fourth leg of the WOW Cap Istanbul race is the 185 miles from Didim to Bozcaada. Samos, Khios and Lesbos islands to the east of the Aegian will serve as marks for the leg. The fleet made a good start. Francisco Lobato (Roff Tempo Team), Eric Drouglazet (Luisina) and Mika?l Mergui (TPM Hy?res) left the start line pretty well. Jeanne Gr?goire (Banque Populaire), S?bastien Josse (Vend?e) and Gildas Morvan (Cercle Vert) chose to hug the starboard of the course. The northern winds are increasingly difficult, the temperature is rapidly falling, the cheerful and eager expressions on the racers faces ...


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by WOW Cap Istanbul/Sail-World.com




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