Melges 24 North American Championship - Burns and Filter fighting

3:14 AM Sat 25 Sep 2010 GMT

'517 - Melges 24 North Americans 2010 Day Two' Fiona Brown &copy

Melges 24 North American Championship 2010 - Melges 24 racing just doesn't get better than this! Day two of the 2010 Melges 24 North American Championship in Rochester was a humdinger with three more amazing races in glorious sunshine and south-westerly winds ranging from 18-25 knots with occasional gusts up towards 30. The offshore wind ensured flat water and on the downwind legs the boats were flying. Overnight leader Adam Burns, sailing USA378 Presto got the day off to a steady start with a sixth followed by a third, while Alan Field, sailing USA811 WTF, who was lying second overnight ...

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