Optimist Asian Championship - First Race

7:37 AM Tue 6 Jul 2010 GMT

'Optimist Asian Championship' International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA)

Optimist Asian Championship, Pattaya, Thailand from July 3rd to 11th. July 5th - First Day of Racing. The Asian Opti fleet launched from the Royal Varuna on glorious sunny day with a gentle six to eight knot wind blowing. There was a short postponement before the RC started the proceedings. For the first Flight there were two general recalls under the I flag before the RC went into the Black Flag procedure - they meant business!. The next start got away cleanly as did the start for the second flight. Suddenly looming on the left side of the course there ...

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