Around the World of Sailing

21 August 2002

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This weeks features boat is a 1983 S2 10.3. Gear includes
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Short Tack: Trans Erie
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Date: August 16th 2002

Summary: The race was an upwind race from Erie PA to the
Pelee passage, and then a reach to the finish at the
Northwest end of Lake Erie. The sailors encountered winds
from 6kts to 25kts with much of the race sailed in winds in
the upper teens.

1st to Finish: Nice Pair Bruce Geffen 21 H 37 M

1st Overall Gus

Links:
2002 Results
http://www.provide.net/~transerie/2002_results.htm

Short Tack: 2002 Star Worlds
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Race 1: Light and shifty, winners Szabo and Perry beat
time limit by 3 minutes.

Race 2: 8 to 10 knots winds in which past world champion
Torben Grael excels and takes a bullet.

Race 3: Winds up to 15 knots as 2000 Finn gold medallist
Iain Percy with crew Steve Mitchell are the winners.

Top 3 through 3 races. 6 races scheduled, discard worst race
after 5 races.

1 Grael, Torben / Ferreira, Marcelo 3 1 5 9.
2 Rohart, Xavier / Adde, Yannick 6 8 2 16.
3 Cayard, Paul / Haenel, Hal 7 9 4 20.

Links:
Event Site
http://www.starworlds2002.com