Audi Melges 20 Gold Cup - Three races on Lake Garda

4:57 AM Fri 23 Jul 2010 GMT

'Audi Melges 20 Gold Cup' Meredith Block ?

Audi Melges 20 Gold Cup opening day of the inaugural event was the kind of day that makes visiting sailors relocate to Lake Garda. A sunny, clear, and calm day greeted 37 teams from six countries during the skipper's briefing this morning at the Fraglia Vela Malcesine. By the time Principal Race Officer Fabio Barrasso completed his comments and the sailors gorged themselves on a lavish lunch buffet, Garda's reliable summer Ora wind filled the lake with a moderate 10-12 knot breeze. 'This is simply sailor paradise,' said Bacio team manager Toby Kiss from ashore, as husband Michael headed to ...

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