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9 October 2003, 10:02 am

Preview And Warm Up Regatta

2003 J/80 World Championship

Fort Worth, Texas

Twenty J/80's, including several out-of-town boats raced last weekend at the Fort Worth Boat Club's Old Man of The Sea Regatta - a warm up event before the 2003 J/80 World Championship.

Two races were completed on Saturday in light and variable winds. Thunderstorms rolled in Sunday morning but two races were sailed in the rain and light breeze. Glenn DARDEN and his team aboard Le Glide finished one-two on Sunday to stage a come from behind victory. Dave HAMMETT on DnA and Bernie NAUTA with his crew on Weekend at Bernies rounded out the top three.

49 boats from four nations, Denmark, France, Sweden and the USA are registered to compete at the 2003 J/80 World Championships, which kicks off on Saturday. The event will be hosted by the Fort Worth Boat Club in Texas USA. The entries include defending champions Pascal and Laurent ABIGNOLI, the only team from France whose impressive team also includes Xavier ROHART, the 2003 Star World Champion who claimed his title at the recent ISAF World Championship in Cadiz.
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A practice race is scheduled for Monday with championship racing taking place from Tuesday to Friday.

Complete results from the Old Man of The Sea Regatta can be found at the club's website listed below.

Event Media (As Amended by ISAF Secretariat)

World Sailing TV

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