Rolex Swan Cup - Swan 45s prepare for final battle

8:05 PM Fri 17 Sep 2010 GMT

'Swan 45 fleet at the start line - Rolex Swan Cup' &copy Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi

Rolex Swan Cup racing continued today for the Swan 45 one-design participants competing for the title of Rolex Swan 45 World Champion 2010. Sustained light and shifty breezes meant that organizers the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda were only able to get one windward-leeward race in before sending the boats back to port to join the rest of the 92-boat fleet who were enjoying a lay day following yesterday's long distance race. Vittorio Codecasa's Jeroboam Ca'Nova (ITA) took her first bullet of the series but Earlybird (GER), owned by Hendrik Brandis, remains firmly anchored in the top spot overall. Racing will ...

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