Delta Lloyd 470 World Championships - calm before the storm

8:46 PM Mon 12 Jul 2010 GMT

'Practice Race - conditions transpired against the possibility of racing - Delta Lloyd 470 World Championships' Delta Lloyd 470 World Championships

Delta Lloyd 470 World Championships opening day conditions transpired against the possibility of racing, taking place off the Hague, Holland. The final tally of entries taking part in this resort town, best known for being the home of the International Court of Justice, comes to 119 men and 62 women. Chilean sailors, Aurelia Zulueta and Josefina Eluchans have had to stand down, but there has been an 11th hour entry in the 470 Men's class from India in Pushparajan Muttu and Nijeesh Bhaskaran so there are still 39 nations competing. After a delay ashore until 2pm (local), the Men's and ...

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by James Boyd