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40 knots winds and 5 meter waves cause suspension of third day
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| Barcelon Olympic Sailing Week - 40 knots winds and 5 meter waves cause suspension of third day |
| BARCELONA, SPAIN-(27-3-2004) Today the beginning of the Barcelona Olympic Week of Vela with the celebration of the first tests was predicted, but the almost total lack of wind and rain caused that near 400 crews of 45 countries they remained in the Olympic Port.
To the 15.45 hours the Director of Competition, Manuel Pedreira, raised the flag of definitive cancellation see you tomorrow. The forecast of Canal Méteo was that to first hour wind of the northeast blew, was the one that blew during the day and from mid-morning rain it made formal appearance that accompanied to the regatistas during all the day.
The committees of regatta of the different areas left last the noon to high seas, but when not entering wind first hour of afternoon they returned to port. For morning Sunday, second day of the Barcelon Olympic Week, they will be tried to dispute the three first tests, although the meteorological forecasts are of East wind.
For morning the beginning of the tests to the 13 hours is predicted.
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Source: Event Media |
