Nacra 2010 International Championship day two - Capsize!

11:18 PM Tue 15 Jun 2010 GMT

'Larsen and Van Leeuwen ready to hoist - Nacra 2010 International Championship' Claire Matches &copy

Nacra 2010 International Championship, being held as part of Zwitserleven Sailing Week, day two was sailed in challenging conditions along the Texel coast in the Netherlands. The northern breeze had an average strength of 15-16 knots, gusting up to 18-22 knots, and there was a big swell. The overall leaders in the Nacra Infusion class, Gunnar Larsen and Jeroen van Leeuwen (NED), extended their lead. The Dutch F18 World Champions Coen de Koning and Thijs Visser capsized in the surf, but made a winning comeback. Not everybody had the guts to fight today's circumstances. Almost half of the Infusion fleet ...

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