Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2011 day three 35+ knots

6:19 PM Thu 9 Jun 2011 GMT

'Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2011, Porto Cervo. Marie' Carlo Borlenghi ?

Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2011 has now experienced wind gusts well above 35 knots. The high winds have kept the fleet of superyachts from competing in the port for the duration of today's second scheduled race day. The Principal Race Officer Peter Craig was keen to get the boats out racing today but due to the very strong winds blowing off the north-east coast of Sardinia, the Race Committee was forced to abandon racing at approximately 11.30. 'All five forecasts that we regularly consult did not look promising, they all gave more than 30 knots of wind but you always ...

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by Jill Campbell