ORCi World Championship - Bohemia Express and Patent 3 maintain lead

8:31 PM Wed 8 Sep 2010 GMT

'Alpha Division runner-up, Beluga Sailing Team (GER) with jury-rigged mainsail - ORCi World Championship' FSC/Ute Wiethaup

ORCi World Championship. Yesterday's strong easterly breeze built up to be even stronger today in the 44-mile middle-distance offshore race, hosted by the Flensburger Segler Club (FSC), as the fleet withstood winds of 25-30 knots, gusting to near 40 knots. Race managers kept the 55-boat fleet away from even stronger wind out in the Baltic by choosing a course that included a lap within the inner Flensburger Forde for shoreside observers to see firsthand the spectacle of high-speed sailing as boat speeds reached and even exceeded 20 knots. Benefiting from the high percentage of jib reaches and runs in this ...

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