SAP 505 Worlds 2011 - racing abandoned for another day

2:53 AM Mon 28 Mar 2011 GMT

'The Palms are more than swaying in the breeze today - SAP 505 Worlds 2011 Day 3' Christophe Favreau ?

SAP 505 World Championship 2011.Conditions have worsened at Hamilton Island, with 25-30 knot winds sweeping the course, so Race officer Kevin Wilson has had no alternative but to abandon racing for a second consecutive day at 11.00am, declaring the course area 'too dangerous to send the competitors out on.' Wilson said the plan is to run two races back-to-back tomorrow, with the first warning signal set for 10.00am. Event organiser, Carter Jackson commented: 'We?re all disappointed we can?t go racing, but the waves are in excess of three metres and it?ll get worse at 12.40pm local time, when the tide ...

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