470 World Championships - Racing in challenging conditions

11:10 PM Tue 13 Jul 2010 GMT

'Mens 470 World Championship 2010' Thom Touw &copy

After a first day lost initially to too little wind and then too much, it was with considerable relief that three races for the Men and two for the Women could be held off the Hague today at the Delta Lloyd 470 World Championship. But with breeze that ranged from 4-8 knots and shut down altogether at the start of the third race for the men, and the north-flowing tide building to 2-3 knots over the course of the afternoon, conditions were highly challenging. Class act of the day was certainly Beijing Gold medallist Malcolm Page (AUS) and his new ...

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