Sail Melbourne - Forecast favourable for racing today



1:55 AM Tue 14 Dec 2010 GMT
'Austrian 49er crew Nico and Resch on day one of Sail Melbourne' Jeff Crow
Sail Melbourne - There is a new urgency in the rigging area at Sandringham Yacht Club this morning as many of the 425 competitors from 42 countries prepare for an 11am start to the ISAF World Cup. 470 World Champions Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page were looking relaxed as they chatted with Mat's wife, Friedericke, who is also competing in the 470 class. 'We had to set the alarm today,' said Malcolm, referring to their early start time which compares with the very late start yesterday when their class didn't get underway until after 6pm. The forecast for today's racing ...


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