Delta Lloyd 470 World Championships - wind up, but early home



9:06 PM Wed 14 Jul 2010 GMT
'Belcher and Page racing in Holland - 470 World Championship 2010' Thom Touw &copy
Delta Lloyd 470 World Championships 2010 - For the first day so far, the wind conditions at sea in front of The Hague allowed racing to get away on time for the three groups in the Men's division and the two in the Women's. Welcome respite from yesterday's light winds and powerful tides, today the wind was typically above 10 knots, gusting up to 18 on the men's course, the tide still pushing the doublehanders over the start line early. Showing that this World Championship is set to be a high scoring affair, in the Men's Division France's Pierre LeBoucher ...


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