SAP 505 World Championships preview

10:37 PM Thu 29 Jul 2010 GMT

'Aarhus, Denmark: 2010 SAP 505 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - 126 competitors are competing for the World Championship trophy at the regatta which is held at Kaloe Vig Boat Club, just outside Aarhus, Denmark. Light winds prevail during the Pre-Worlds.' mick anderson

Having just won the 505 Pre-Worlds Regatta in Aarhus, Denmark, Jorgen and Jacob Bojsen-M?ller are looking to continue their winning ways in the SAP 505 World Championships which start tomorrow. The Danish brothers came agonisingly close to winning the 1978 Worlds, which also happened to take place in Denmark, in Copenhagen. Jorgen recalls those painful memories: 'We were leading the regatta going into the last race, but we had been on the shore for the previous two days because of too much wind. Sitting around, I think it allowed our nerves to set in. Anyway, it was decided to have ...

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