Finn World Masters day one: The thrill of the race

9:48 PM Mon 13 Jun 2011 GMT

'Finn World Masters Championship 2011 day one' Marina Prinzivalli Click Here to view large photo

Finn World Masters Championship 2011's first day has turned out well with everyone enjoying themselves with smiles on their faces. There smiles all around the event in Tuscany, Italy which got off to the perfect start with eight fantastic heats in absolutely fabulous sailing conditions. Team GBR's Allen Burrell and defending champion Michael Maier (CZE) easily won both their heats to head up the 283 boat fleet overnight, while in third overall is Uli Breuer (GER), who picked up a first and a second. At the briefing this morning the competitors were warned that the racing ...

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by Robert Deaves