Delta Lloyd Regatta - Big breeze sailors on a dramatic day

8:02 PM Sat 28 May 2011 GMT

'Matt Belcher and Malcolm Page in action during day five 470 racing - Delta Lloyd Regatta 2011' Delta Lloyd Regatta

Delta Lloyd Regatta's racing went on late into the day with winds going as high as 28 knots. The Laser, 470 Men and Star fleet were the only able to brave the steep waves for a single race and in the Laser radial two races were sailed in breezes of 30 knots. The RS:X men were allowed to complete two more races which makes them the only class of sailors to fully complete their schedule. In Women's Match racing, the quarter finals were able to finish and proceed on to the semi-finals. The defending champion Tom Slingsby of Australia added ...

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by Corinne Rolland-McKenzie