Melges 24 World Championship 2010 - Grip tightens on top spot

7:42 PM Mon 9 Aug 2010 GMT

'Day 3 fleet - Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship 2010' Pierrick Contin

Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship 2010, day three had relief all round when the Baltic waters off Tallin, Estonia finally delivered wind conditions worthy of this World Championship. Breezes quickly built from eight knots this morning up to eighteen knots at times this afternoon, enabling the seventy-nine-boat fleet to complete three exciting races. Lorenzo Bressani on Uka Uka Racing continues to lead the Championship after another stellar day which saw him follow a sixth in the first race of the day with a first and a second in the next two races. Bressani now holds a fifteen-point lead over fellow ...

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