Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship - Day One in Istanbul

7:40 PM Sun 11 Jul 2010 GMT

'Alex Maloney and Sam Bullock from New Zealand competing in the 29er class on day 1 of the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships 2010, in Istanbul, Turkey' David Neale

In contrast to the wet and unstable conditions of the practice race the opening days racing provided a light breeze of 5 - 7 knots from the north-west and warm dry conditions once the early clouds had dispersed. The first starts were scheduled for 12:00 local time (15:00) UTC but most fleet were only able to complete two races with the breeze fading during the afternoon. The 29ers however did manage to complete the schedule of three short races. At the end of the day there are eight different nations leading each of the eight classes and the battle for ...

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by Sophie Luther