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ORC International World Championship - Offshore Race |
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With an 8th and a 6th place in corrected time George Andreadis Meliti managed to climb in the second place overall, securing a strong Greek lead. The first Italian is in third place, Comet 45 "Libertine", with Francesco De Angelis calling tactics and Lorenzo Bodini at the helm, ahead of another Greek, the other Farr 52 "Brave". Pierobon's Grand Soleil 37 "Sagola" slipped from first to 6th, but still maintains the leadership in the small boats division, ahead of the other strong Italian contingent of small boats, the M37 "Escandalo" and the X-37 "Squalo Bianco".
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The
offshore race of the ORCi
Championship started on schedule on
June 24th, under a meltemi, the
northerly wind that usually blows in
July and August, that pushed the
fleet around a course back and forth
in the Saronic Gulf of Athens. The
first around the course was the Farr
52 "Superfast", who managed to
maintain an average speed in excess
of 10 knots, while the X-332
"Virus", the smallest of the fleet
reached a remarkable average of 7
knots. Superfast was able to save
their time and lead in corrected
time, and stretched their lead in
the second part of the race, winning
in corrected time also the complete
race so getting in the lead in the
overall standings.|
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