Registration was completed today for the inaugural South American Championships, hosted in Sao Paulo, Brasil, by the Sao Paulo State Sailing Federation.  [more]Competitors from Argentina and Brasil will start racing tomorrow for the continental title.

The event is also the continental qualifier for junior racers in Techno 293 for the first Youth Olympic Games.

Everyone will be hoping for a change in the weather for the start of racing – a signicant feature of the past 2 days of preparation has been the amount of rain.  Thunderstorms and heavy rainfall have punctuated the days’ activities – the forecast looks good!