World O'pen Cup - 5 countries racing in the trade winds

1:42 PM Fri 7 Jan 2011 GMT

'World O?pen Cup' Bic Sport

World O?pen Cup - From the 27th to the 30th December, 34 young racers from five countries came together at Trois Ilets on the island of Martinique for the third World O?pen Cup. A total of 13 races were run in exceptionally beautiful weather conditions. Water and air temperature of 28?, and a steady wind blowing between force 3 and 5 must have made everyone stuck back in glacial Europe jealous enough! In fact, 12 other competitors didn?t make the trip, flights cancelled following the big snowfalls just beforehandaccross northern Europe. After a 2009 World O?pen Cup dominated by Dutch ...

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by Benoit Tr?guilly

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