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L’Hydroptere: Evaluation of the First Sailing Sessions

Since the launching in the Meditarranean, Alain Thebault and his crew train and sail between Marseille and Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, as wind conditions permit. After the first sailing sessions, the time has come to make the first evaluation

The speed version of l’Hydroptere is an entirely new boat
For this reason, Alain Thebault and his crew have taken the time to proceed with the necessary adjustments and to take control of the boat. “Following the speed configuration works, we have to re-acquaint ourselves with the boat, discover new sensations and, little by little, tame this spirited boat. We must re-discover everything, each gesture, each action”, says Alain Thebault.

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Algae Threat Allayed
A massive algae bloom that threatened the Olympic Games sailing venue at the Chinese coastal resort of Qingdao has now almost been cleared, state media reported on Wednesday.

“The sailing event, which will be held in more than 20 days, will not be threatened by the algae,” Wang Wei, vice president of the Qingdao Sailing Committee, said.

Sailing events are scheduled to start on August 9. More than 1,400 boats and 10,000 troops and volunteers were dispatched to help clean-up efforts at one stage, and 1 million tonnes of algae had been cleared, Xinhua added. “There’s so little algae out there now that I really don’t think it’ll be a problem,” said Morgan Reeser, a coach with the British sailing team. Qingdao authorities, however, warned officials not to be complacent. — Deccan Herald, www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jul172008/sports2008071679212.asp

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Light Airs For Mid-Way In ACCBank Cork Week Series

A finely balanced leader-board at the front of the Super Zero class at ACCBank Cork Week was outcome of the third day of racing that sees Niklas Zennstrom’s TP52 Ran maintain a one-point lead over Dan Meyer’s Judel Vrolijk 66 Numbers. Both boats had a win apiece on the Windward-Leeward course in the light airs.

On the same course, Richard Matthews’ GP42 Oystercatcher XXVI has extended its lead of Class Zero leaving Dun Laoghaire entry Tiamat in second place. The Mills 43 features a Cork afterguard with Maurice O’Connell and Mark Mansfield joining owner Tim Costello for the week.

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