Despite multiple attempts at a start the wind failed to ever make a sustained appearance so unfortunately there was no action on the final day of the Etchells 2017 Florida State Championships hosted by the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, Miami. Steve Benjamin's near perfect day in Saturdays difficult conditions stood his team clear from the pack. The Florida State Champs was the third weekend of 4 counting towards The Biscayne Bay Series, the climax of which will be the Mid Winters East on the final weekend in February. This promises to be a great battle as they currently have a three way tie with Phil Lotz, Steve Benjamin and Peter Duncan, all discarding their worst weekend and taking through a 3rd and 1st into the non discardable final. Saskia caught up with some of the top Etchells sailors including, Andrew 'Dog' Palfry, Jud Smith, Steve Benjamin, Luis Doreste and Louisa Chafee.
Video Producer: VR Sport Media
Up Next in 2017
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O'Pen Bic North American Un-Regatta 2017
Hosted by Sarasota Youth Sailing in Miami, the O'Pen Bic North American Un-Regatta 2017. This is the qualifiers for the amazing America's Cup 2017 regatta in Bermuda - they do things differently in the O'Pen Bic - yes it's fun as well as building great skill in a boat!
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Going for a Li'l 49er Ride
49er action in Miami...
Video Producer: Penalty Box Productions
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Common Threads - US Sailing's Rolex Y...
A great film of the some of the biggest names in US sailing talking about their experiences and wise words - the list is long of champions including Steve Benjamin, Dennis Conner, Betsy Alison, Paul Cayard, Terry Hutchinson, Ken Read, JJ Fetter, Buddy Melges, Ted Turner, Jen French...
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