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6:59 PM Fri 14 Jan 2011 GMT
'2010 PUMA Moth Worlds Day 3 Race 5. SIMON PAYNE (GBR 5) and BORA GULARI (USA 1) at top mark' Thierry Martinez ?
Few boats are as pyrotechnic as the foiling Moth, a tiny dinghy that packs a lot of interesting technology and physics into a tidy, open-class package. The class has been enjoying its Worlds just finishing on Australia?s Lake Macquarie, with big breeze being the key feature. Steady winds of 24 knots?with puffs punching up to 27?pummeled the fleet, with big carnage everywhere. Irrespective of fleet standings or class rankings, swimming was the game, with Mother Nature again demonstrating the true meaning of the term 'equal opportunity'. Bora Gulari had a great second last day, taking one bullet. 'I love it ...


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by David Schmidt, Sail-World USA Editor





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