Optimist.co.za: Worlds Championships Report No. 7
Posted on Monday, January 08 @ 09:36:53 SAST by Alan
07/01/2007 (Racing day 6)
The penultimate race day dawned! The team was fired up and ready to go.
Launching was at 10am and the breeze started off at about 6 knots NE, swung
around NNE, and ended up at about 15 knots SE at the end of the day. However,
the current became progressively stronger, and when it reached 3 knots the
sailors couldn’t get around the gybe mark without tacking. The third flight of
race 2 was abandoned as the sailors couldn’t get to the top mark in time as the
current was so strong. In the last race the current swept the sailors down the
start. Despite all this, 3 races (with three flights per race were completed)
The boys came off the water and were treated to South American Samba dancing &
drumming whilst eating dinner. Imagine the size of their eyes (and all the
dads!) when a scantily clad, (g-string & bra) beautiful South American dancer
gyrated before their dinner plates. See photos for more details. Early as
possible to bed …. And 1 MORE RACE TO GO!
Top Ten Results after 14 races
1. Singapore – Griselda Khng
2. Germany -Julian Autenreich
3. Ecuador – Edgar Diminich
4. Peru – Stephanie Zimmerman
5. Malaysia – Rufina Tan Hong Mui
6. Ecuador – Jonathan Martinetti
7. New Zealand – Marcus Hansen
8. China – Benjamin Grez
9. Singapore – Russell Kan
10. Singapore – Sean Lee
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