ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères: Ryan Pesch and Trevor Burd Take On Europe (video)

Hyeres 2013: Ryan Pesch and Trevor Burd Take On Europe (video)
Interviewed by Will Ricketson/US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider - www.sailingteams.ussailing.org

Sailing World Cup 2013 - Hyeres: "Two days of fickle breeze at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères brought the Qualification Series to a close as the world's best sailors positioned themselves at the top ahead of three days of Final Series racing. In a breeze that stabilised later on in the day, peaking at 10 knots, Ivan Pastor (ESP) and Charline Picon (FRA) were the star performers in the Men's and Women's RS:X on the second day of racing in Hyères to take a clean score through to the Final Series."

Regatta Details:

Start Date  20 April 2013

End Date   27 April 2013

Venue Hyeres, France

Results: http://swc.ffvoile.com/swc2013gbr/race-information/racing-chart.aspx

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