Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship- Day 1 tough at the top



12:18 AM Wed 1 Sep 2010 GMT
'Alexandre Tinoco & Gabriel Borges of Brazil, leading the pack' Ives Spritzer
The days racing for the Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient Champs looked bleak with the first start postponed due to a lack of wind. But a little patience and a move of the race course closer to shore by IRO David Sprague brought the Championship to flat waters with 9-11 knots of breeze and light but beautiful conditions. It's tough at the top and after only 2 races 1 point separates the top 3 and another tight spread in the next tier. Alexandre Tinoco and Gabriel Borges of Brazil started off the regatta rounding the weather mark in first and ...


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by Jerelyn Biehl




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