Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia day two tricky conditions

8:23 PM Tue 5 Apr 2011 GMT

'Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia Mapfre 2011' Pedro Martinez

42nd Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia regatta's second day of racing in Palma offered the 1000 sailors racing in the 10 Olympic classes and the 2.4 Paralympic events, tricky conditions with moderate and shifty winds. Today's races were sailed in opposite wind directions, with the remaining North-Easterly opening the day but replaced in the afternoon by the expected sea breeze. The committee was able to complete a race for all classes in both winds in moderate conditions averaging 10 knots. The British team capitalized on yesterday's results to take top placing in three classes. Olympic Gold medal list and Sailing World ...

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by Corinne Rolland-McKenzie