Late afternoon races at Grolsch Int. 505 Worlds |
FRAMANTLE, AUSTRALIA-(12-12-2002) Grolsch International 505 Worlds 2002 |
Framantle, Australia - It is 19:15 as I start writing this report; It has been a very long day. We launched before noon for a 13:00 start and two races. |
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Report of race 4 of Grolsch Int. 505 Worlds |
FREMANTLE, AUSTRALIA-(10-12-2002) Grolsch International 505 Worlds 2002 |
Fremantle, Australia - Only one race was scheduled for today, but we nearly sailed two. After a postponement, we went with a gate start in very light air. |
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Another fabulous day racing 505s |
FREMANTLE, AUSTRALIA-(9-12-2002) Grolsch International 505 Worlds |
Another warm sunny day in Fremantle. It blew overnight, and the morning offshore breeze was very well established and quite strong. |
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race 2 & 3 |
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A Fabulous first day racing at Grolsch 505 Worlds |
FREMANTLE, AUSTRALIA-(9-12-2002) Grolsch International 505 World Championship |
Fremantle, Australia - If one was free to start a new religion, 505 sailors here would be very tempted to start with
`There is but one God, and he is John Westell` |
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International sailors meet the Doctor |
FREMANTLE, AUS-(4-12-2002) Grolsch 505 World Championship |
Fremantle, AUS - Matt Hansen, Grolsch Worlds 505 Championship organiser, sailing `Crimson Autograph`, commented that the wild conditions in 30 knot winds gusting up to 40 knots certainly tested out the skills of the international contingent from twelve countries. |
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Practicing in Fremantle; Race 1 of the Australian Nationals Tomorrow |
FREMANTLE, AUS-(2-12-2002) Grolsch 505 World Championshsip 2002 |
Fremantle, AUS - Today has been slightly different from previous days in that there were a
few small clouds in the sky this morning. |
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Grolsch 505 World Sailing Championships 2002 Preview |
FREMANTLE, AUS-(14-11-2002) Grolsch 505 World Sailing Championships 2002 |
Fremantle, AUS - Celebrity sailors expected to be among the first at the top mark at the Grolsch International 505 World championships in Fremantle Australia will be five time world champion Krister Bergstrom from Sweden and fresh from “Orm”, Swedens’s bid for the America’s Cup, champion crew Johan Barne, with skipper Tom Swift heading here from Antigua, from a stint on a Swan 56.. From the USA, Howie Hamlin, current 18 ft skiff world champ and former world 505 champ. From the UK, Ian Pinnell, world champ in Fireball, Enterprise and several times UK 505 champ and
Ian Barker, former 505 world champ and Olympic Silver Medallist, 49-er. |
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