US Sailing's Rolex Miami OCR starts today
US Sailing's Rolex Miami OCR has a record 443 sailors on 323 boats set to start sailing today, I see them in the bay right now, in fact.The event is a lead up for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls. This is the second of seven stops for the World Cup.
The sailors will be racing until the end of the week.
Sarah Lihan of Ft. Lauderdale, has been very promising and was just named to the newly launched US Sailing Team -- U23 (Under 23). The 20-year-old Laser Radial sailor said her 42-boat fleet (the second largest behind Laser, with 66 boats) is not quite as international as she had expected "but it's strong nevertheless."
The Star class is showing great promise with Brazil's Bruno Prada, who is crewing for local sailor and world champion Augie Diaz from Miami.
The 10 Olympic classes competing at US Sailing's 2009 Rolex Miami OCR are: Laser Radial, Laser, Finn, Men's RS:X, Women's RS:X, 49er, Men's 470, Women's 470, Star, and the SB3 Laser (replacing the Elliott 6m only at this regatta, for the new women's match racing discipline). The three Paralympic classes are: 2.4mR, SKUD-18 and Sonar.
A complete and final roster can be viewed at www.rolexmiamiocr.org, where regatta results, photos and updates will be posted daily once racing begins
Photo courtesy: Rolex / Dan Nerney and Rolex website
posted by Tom Falco at 11:30 AM
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