505 Worlds Day 2 Preview Crash and Burn expected



1:31 AM Sun 27 Mar 2011 GMT
'2011 SAP 505 World Championship Day One' Christophe Favreau ?
505 Worlds - There will be plenty of crash and burn on Day 2 of the SAP 505 World Championships if weather forecasters predictions of south east winds ranging from 18 to 30 plus knots for Hamilton Island come to pass. With a tidal low at 12:47 local time Race Officer Kevin Wilson has moved the start time of 2011 SAP 505 World Championship Race 3 forward from 2.00pm local time to 1.00pm to reduce the wind against tide effect, with the tidal flow flooding south into the Whitsunday Islands and on Catseye Bay south east. Wilson, experienced in running ...


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