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Six Teams Advance to Quarter-Final Round, Two yet to be Determined

Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brasil: A light southeasterly sea breeze stayed long enough through the late morning and afternoon to provide suitable conditions for the finish of Round Robin action here at the Brasil Sailing Cup, the first event on the 2008 World Match Racing Tour. The top three teams from Groups A and B have qualified to advance to the next Quarter Final stage, while the remaining two are yet to be determined in the unfinished Repechage stage.

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David and I seem to be settling into the groove with things now as we are starting to find the right balance between sailing, navigating, sleeping and eating. Incredibly there is no time for anything else until literally now when I’ve sat down at the computer to write this update. I have been averaging about 4 hours sleep enough which is just enough to see you through the day although David said he got a fright when he couldn’t wake me this morning despite shouting into my ear seven times!

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Racing in Whitsunday with Ullman Sails Fiberpath
Australia’s Whitsunday Sailing Club had ‘champagne’ sailing conditions Wednesday night for its twilight racing with blue skies and 7-10 knots of breeze. Ullman Sails customer Harold Menelaus and his team on SeaQuest 36 “Treasure VIII” not only finished first on line with almost seven minutes in front of a Pacific 36 competitor, but they won the race on corrected time as well. Menelaus’ “Treasure VIII” competed with brand new FibrePath Double Taffeta Technora sails. Ullman Sails’ FiberPath technology provides lighter, stronger sails.

For more information on FiberPath technology, visit www.ullmansails.com or contact a local Ullman Sails loft

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