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Gordy Lamphere at Laser Worlds
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Aug 20, 2009 12:13 PDT
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D20's Gordy Lamphere is racing at the Laser Worlds in Halifax, Day 1 today =
had 4 general recalls with winds 15-18 and predicted to pick up to 24.=0A=
=0AGordy Lamphere has the third start today in the RED Fleet. Four days of =
qualification racing. Then three days of Gold, Silver and Bronze fleet raci=
ng. =0A=0AHurricane Bill is slated to hit the fleet on Monday the first day=
of Championship racing.=0A=0AHalifax, NS =E2=80=93 Under sunny skies and b=
risk winds, the first race of the 2009 Nautel Laser World Championships pro=
vided a tough start with four general recalls. A report from the race cours=
e indicates winds are from the southwest at 16 to 18 knots and expected to =
pick up to 24 by the second race of the day. There are 169 athletes from 51=
countries competing, including last year=E2=80=99s Olympic gold medalist P=
aul Goodison from Great Britain, and the 2007 and 2008 World champion Tom S=
lingsby from Australia. -30-=0A=0AThursday, 20 August 2009 11:14=0AThe blas=
t of the starter=E2=80=99s air horn will kick off the world=E2=80=99s bigg=
est sailing championship of 2009 this afternoon on the pristine waters of S=
t. Margaret=E2=80=99s Bay.=0A =0AWith 169 of the best single-handed dinghy =
sailors from 51 countries competing in the 2009 Nautel Laser Worlds, the se=
a of sails crossing the starting line will be so tightly bunched, the water=
will be barely visible; a stunning nautical panorama rarely seen.=0A=0ASup=
erb racing conditions are likely over the next seven days, despite a possib=
le brush with Hurricane Bill late this weekend and into Monday.=0A=0A The S=
t. Margaret Sailing Club was chosen to host this ultimate contest of the mo=
st popular boat on the planet because of extremely steady wind and waves in=
the nearby bay.=0A=0ACelebrating the fortieth anniversary of its design by=
Canadian Bruce Kirby, almost 200,000 Lasers are sailed worldwide by elite =
athletes and weekend cottage sailors alike.=0A=0Ahttp://can09.laserinternat=
ional.org/index.php/home-mainmenu-1=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A
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