Argo Group Gold Cup - Good-bye Igor, hello world



9:01 PM Wed 22 Sep 2010 GMT
'Racing on the penultimate day of the Argo Group Gold Cup, Bermuda' World Match Racing Tour Click Here to view large photo
Argo Group Gold Cup Organizers breathed a big sigh of relief as Hurricane Igor faded from a Cat 4 to a Cat 1 storm and passed fifty miles to the west of Bermuda. Trees were downed and power interrupted but the International One Design (IOD) sailboats used in the World Match Racing Tour's penultimate event weathered the storm nicely. 'Everything will be fine for practice on Monday, 4 October and racing the round robin competition starting the next day,' said Royal Bermuda YC Commodore Peter Shrubb. 'We were certainly in Igor's bulls eye for a long time and were lucky ...


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by Talbot Wilson




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