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Second day of racing today in Torbole for the J\/70 Mixed Plus World Championship. Although the \u201cOra\u201d breeze was lighter than yesterday, it didn\u2019t disappoint: it blew steadily enough to deliver three fair, fun, and hard-fought races.<\/p>\n
Holding on to the top of the leaderboard is the Spanish team\u00a0Yupi<\/em>, with Joan Cardona at the helm. A strong, consistent day for them, steadily improving with scores of 3-2-1 \u2014 always inside the top three. Chasing six points behind is\u00a0Vamos<\/em>\u00a0from Australia, who started the day strong with victories in the first two races. In third place, the Swedish team\u00a0Sailracing<\/em>, led by Anton Dahlberg, posted a 2-5-3 and are now tied on points with the Australians.<\/p>\n Just off the podium is Joel Ronning\u2019s\u00a0Catapult<\/em>, trailing the leaders by ten points. One point further back is\u00a0J-Curve<\/em>, skippered by Mauro Roversi. The incredibly high level of the fleet is clear when you consider that\u00a0To Nessa<\/em>\u00a0from Brazil \u2014 a team featuring no fewer than\u00a0nine Olympic medals<\/span>\u00a0\u2014 currently sits in sixth place overall.<\/p>\n The top Corinthian team is\u00a0DSP<\/em>\u00a0by Douglas Struth, in eleventh place overall. Close behind are the Americans on\u00a0Dime<\/em>, helmed by Andrew Loe, just two points adrift, followed by\u00a0Piccinina<\/em>\u00a0from Italy with Stefano Roberti, just one point further back.<\/p>\n It was a day that confirmed the intensity of this championship \u2014 and with five races still to go, the excitement is far from over.<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Second day of racing today in Torbole for the J\/70 Mixed Plus World Championship. Although the \u201cOra\u201d breeze was lighter than yesterday, it didn\u2019t disappoint: it blew steadily enough to deliver three fair, fun, and hard-fought races. Holding on to the top of the leaderboard is the Spanish team\u00a0Yupi, with Joan Cardona at the helm. A strong, consistent day for<\/p>\n