42 Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia Mapfre Finn class early lead to Scott

9:30 PM Mon 4 Apr 2011 GMT

'42 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mapfre - Finn Class' Jesus Renedo ?

The 42 Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia Mapfre began Monday in Palma and challenging conditions tested the Finn fleet. 20-30 knot winds tested the preparedness of the Finn fleet to the full. The wind on day one was averaging 24 knots and gusting 30 before the start of race one, though the forecast said much less. The offshore wind meant that the waves were not very big, but very short so the boats were travelling faster than the waves This made downwind sailing quite tricky and about 18 sailors never even made it down to the start. Top Russian sailor Eduard ...

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by Robert Deaves