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The VII South American Games are being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 1-11 August 2002. Attracting sailors from 9 countries, the South American Games are a major multi-sport event for the region, including five separate events in the sailing regatta.

Originally scheduled to be held in Argentina, the Games was moved at fairly short notice to Brazil.

After 4 days of racing it is the host nation, Brazil, whose sailors are dominating in 3 of the 5 events and leading overall.

The opening day commenced with early morning rain on Copacabana Beach, followed by very strong north winds. The wind then decreased to 5 to 7 knots, before gradually increasing to 10 knots, with two races completed in each event. With four races constituting a series, the second day of racing saw the Lightning and Snipe finishing a further two races to have a valid championship. After 5 races, the discard will come into play.

Overall Results:

Snipe - 8 Entries
With 6 races completed, it is the Brazilian pairing of Alexandre de Paradeda/Flavio Fernandes who lead the fleet with a narrow 3 point margin.

1. Alexandre Paradeda/Flavio Fernandes (BRA) - 2, (3), 1, 2, 1, 2 - 8
2. Carlos Henrique Wanderley/Richard Zietemann (BRA) - 1, 1, 3, 4, 2, (5) - 11
3. Adrian Marcatelli/Ariel Villalba (ARG) - 4, 2, 4, 3, (4), 1 - 14

Lightning - 6 entries
1. Mário, Telma e Mark Buckup (BRA) - 2, 1, (4), 2, 1, 3 - 9
2. Enrico Francavilla, Samaia Francavilla e Fábio Bodra (BRA) - 2, 4, 3, 1, 3, (4) - 12
3. Alberto Gonzalez, Claus Engell e Fernando Gallyas (CHI) - 4, 2, 2, 4, (4), 2 - 14

Laser Standard - 19 entries
With a dominating start to the series, Andre Streppel has not pulled the punches in races 4 and 5, but still holds a clear margin.
1. André Streppel (BRA) - 2, 2, 2, 4, (10) - 10
2. Matia Del Solar (CHI) - 1, 7, (14), 3, 2 - 13
3. Julio Alsogary (VEN) - 3, 5, 5, (7), 1 - 14

Laser Radial Women - 6 entries
With three bullets in 5 races, Maria Reves looks confident at the top.
1. Maria Vanessa Reyes (VEN) - (4), 1, 2, 1, 1 - 5
2. Carla Villena (ECU) - 1, (5), 1, 3, 4 - 9
3. Caroline Bejár (BRA) - 3, 2, (4), 2, 3 - 10

Mistral Men - 7 entries
1. Marcos Galvan (ARG) - 1, 1, (3), 1, 1 - 4
2. Mariano Reutemann (ARG) - 2, 2, 2, 2, (2) - 8
3. Ricardo Winicki (BRA) - 3, 6, 1, (6), 3 - 13