The Official Website of the Sailing Federation 31 January 2002,
10:17 am Sailors Play Out Perfect First Day at Rolex Miami OCR
No ALT tag specified Stars on Day 1  Rolex Miami OCR  Yesterday
on Biscayne Bay today, 10-14 knots of breeze under sunny skies
set an awesome stage for over 400 sailors to collectively show
off their prowess in nine Olympic and two Paralympic classes.
The near-perfect conditions allowed Rolex Miami OCR organizers
to work in four races each for Ynglings, 49ers, Sonars and
Tornados and three races each for 470 (Men and Women), Mistral
(Men and Women), Star, Finn, Europe, Laser and 2.4 Metre. A
total of 282 boats representing 26 countries are sailing on six
race courses.  `It was ideal for the 49ers,' said that class's
lead skipper for the day David Fagan (Chesapeake, Va.). `Bora
(Gullari) and I were planing pretty much all the way around the
course and were both out on the trapeze.' The duo, which posted
race finishes of 2-1-4-3, is gunning for a spot on the US
Sailing Team and must fin