Kieler Woche 2011 day one

9:17 AM Sun 19 Jun 2011 GMT

'Jonathan Lobert (FRA) Finn' Jean Marie Liot &copy

Kieler Woche 2011 is being held from 18 to 26 June 2011 in Kiel, Germany. The regatta is the seventh and final event of the ISAF Sailing World Cup. Day one started in full gear with three difficult races sailed in shifty and wet conditions in Kiel. Jonathan Lobert (FRA), scored a near perfect day with a fifth in the first race followed by two bullets in heavy showers. Only a week after a seventh place at the Sail For Gold regatta and a tough selection for the Olympic test event, the french doesn't stop there, keen to better his ...

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by Corinne Rolland-McKenzie