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District 7 Regatta Report | Fri Nov 12th, 2004 through Mon Nov 15th, 2004 |
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Scheidt and Prada win 2005 7th District Championship Out of seven races sailed on Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada had 5 firsts, a second and a third to take the Star Class 7th District Championship/Taca Royal Thames from 21 other boats Nov. 13-15, 2004. Scheidt, ISAF World Sailor of the Year in 2004 and two time gold Olympic gold medallist in the Laser, discarded his worst finish, a 3rd on Saturday, and finished 11 points ahead of Peter Fickler/Marcelo Jordao and Olympic medallist Lars Grael/Marco Lagoa. Peter and Jordao, with a first place, took the tie breaker to become the Vice Champions of the district. This was Scheidt/Prada’s first regatta in a Star, after sailing the boat only two months. They are aiming for the 2005 Star World Championship in January in Argentina. Other Brazilian competitors in the district championship were Gastão Brun / Ubiratan Mattos, Lars Grael / Marco Lagoa, Admar Gonzaga Neto / Renato Tinha Moura e Peter Ficker / Marcelo Jordão. Absent from the regatta were the two time Olympic Star gold medallists Torben Grael / Marcelo Ferreira, as was Star World Champion Alan Adler and crew Ricardo Ermel. |
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