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Light Winds, But Still Hot Action
Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brasil: An unusually light and shifty northerly breeze today prevented the intended completion of round robin action for both Groups A and B in Day Two of the Brasil Sailing Cup. Only the six skippers and teams from Group B were able to race today, and a bailer problem with one of the SM40’s used in the competition kept two pairs from racing to conclude this round.

But the outcome one of these matches will determine the winner of the round robin, and therefore the placings of the top three teams who will advance to the Quarter Finals, along with the top two who will emerge from the Repechage in order to advance. World Match Racing Tour veteran Paolo Cian (ITA) and his Team Shosholoza, who finished with four wins in this round, are hoping Peter Wibroe (DEN), the reigning European Match Race Champion, defeats another WMRT veteran Bjorn Hansen (SWE) and his Alandia Sailing Team, as Hansen today defeated Cian, and would therefore win a tie-break.

Round robin action continues tomorrow, along with the start of the Repechage.

Results after Day Two:

Group A (unchanged from Day One):

Ian Williams, Team Pindar 3-0
Magnus Holmberg, Victory Challenge 3-0
Torvar Mirsky, Mirsky Racing Team 2-1
Adam Minoprio, Emirates Team New Zealand, BlackMatch Racing 1-2
Daniel Glomb, Team Bravissimo 0-3
Juan Grimaldi, Tag Heuer Sailing Team 0-3

Group B

Paolo Cian, Team Shosholoza 4-1
Bjorn Hansen, Alandia Sailing Team 3-1
Mattias Rahm, Stenna Bulk Sailing Team 2-2
Henrique Haddad, Giant Sailing Team 2-3
Peter Wibroe, Wibroe Sailing Team 1-3
Pierre Antoine Morvan, Equipe de France espoir de match racing 1-3

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