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Regatta Reports
This Article Last Updated: Oct 14th, 2010 - 15:13:49
Photos by Fried Elliott of the Opening Ceremony and Darke de Mattos race.
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Violent thunder storms swept through Rio on Thursday night (Jan. 14). The heavy downpour cooled Rio down and left some streets flooded. Friday morning, it is overcast with flat seas and a nice breeze. The local forecast calls for more rain.
The Opening Ceremony starts at 10:00 am and will be followed by a practice race, which is not a traditional course. Instead, Friday's race offers a first-class training opportunity in one of Brazil's most iconic events, the 66th Darke de Mattos Regatta, oldest Star sailing race of the country. This special course will start in front of the Yacht Club of Rio de Janeiro and takes the boats out to Copacabana beach and back to the club in Urca, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles (approx. 19.3 km).
Photos by Barbara Beigel Vosbury:
 | | Sugerloaf |
 | | Part of outside race course and Copacabana Beach |
 | | Inside Race Course |
 | | View of Iate Club do Rio de Janeiro and the Redeemer |
 | | Graphics of Rio de Janeiro on boat |
 | | Alfredo, Claude Bonanni, Rick Burgess, Fried Elliott |
 | | Cezar Castro, his Snipe crew and Afonso Montezuma |
 | | Measurement consultation |
Photos by Fried Elliott:
 | | Flags at the Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro |
 | | Opening Ceremony |
 | | Opening Ceremony |
 | | Darke de Mattos race |
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