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Miami Grand Prix

Day 3, Race 2, First Mark

by Joy on Mar.06, 2010, under 1 : USA Sailing Series, Miami Grand Prix

Right side has pressure…
Delta just ahead of Bliksem…
The breeze just went way right… Big shift.

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Day 3, Race 4, The Start

by Joy on Mar.06, 2010, under 1 : USA Sailing Series, Miami Grand Prix

Course 4, 010, 1.7nm

Massive number of boats called over early… among them Full Throttle, Taboo and Samba Pa Ti…

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Day 3, Race 1, The Finish

by Joy on Mar.06, 2010, under 1 : USA Sailing Series, Miami Grand Prix

Breeze is pretty light for the finish…
Calvi looks to have slipped back to fourth…
The finish will be close between Bliksem and Teasing Machine…

Teasing Machine
Bliksem
Volpe
Calvi
Full Throttle
Red
Taboo

Breeze is up 12-15 for the finish…

Fantastica
Heartbreaker
Arethusa
Leenabarca

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Day 3, Race 1, Last Mark

by Joy on Mar.06, 2010, under 1 : USA Sailing Series, Miami Grand Prix

Majority of the fleet is left for pressure…

Calvi and Teasing Machine fight into the mark, Bliksem trailing…

Around first…

Teasing Machine
Calvi Network
Bliksem
Volpe
Full Throttle

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Day 3, Race 1, First Mark

by Joy on Mar.06, 2010, under 1 : USA Sailing Series, Miami Grand Prix

Teasing Machine looking great out on the right. Bliksem looking strong too.
Calvi, Taboo, Volpe looking HOT!

Coming up to the mark it’s…

Calvi Network just slides in ahead of
Bliksem
Teasing Machine
Volpe
Fantastica

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Day 3, Race 1, The Start

by Joy on Mar.06, 2010, under 1 : USA Sailing Series, Miami Grand Prix

Great start for the fleet with an immediate duel between Leenabarca force tacking Full Throttle mid-course…

FT now with a nice lane out on the left…

Kilroy working overtime to weather on Arethusa. Creeping forward…

Better pressure on the left, now a little lifted…

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Day 3, Prelude

by Joy on Mar.06, 2010, under 1 : USA Sailing Series, Miami Grand Prix

Beautiful conditions are on tap for day 3 in Miami! Melges 32s go racing here shortly. Lots of sunshine, slightly warmer temps than yesterday, breeze is supposed to be out of the NNW @ 10-20…

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Melges 32 Miami Videos Now Online

by Joy on Mar.06, 2010, under 1 : USA Sailing Series, Miami Grand Prix

View more interviews with John Porter, Charlie McKee, Carlo Alberini, Michele Paoletti and Jean-Francois Cruette at the 2010 Miami Grand Prix on the Official Melges 32 You Tube Channel.

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Day 2, Race 2, The Finish

by Joy on Mar.05, 2010, under 1 : USA Sailing Series, Miami Grand Prix

Breeze is getting lighter for the last upwind sprint to the finish…

Star
Bliksem
Ninkasi
Yasha Samurai

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