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Going into today's day 3 of racing at CIMA in France - the new leaders are Yvann Thelier and Gulllaume Holin (FRA) who posted two race wins from yesterday's two races.

With three days of racing now completed, the host venue of Tavira is delivering to its reputation as a fantastic sailing venue. Today's south-west winds delivered 9-20 knots of breeze to really test the sailors.

Moving up into first overall after two days' of racing at the Spanish 420 National Championships are Adrian Barcelo and Pedro Terrones who secured two race wins and a sixth place in today's three races.

Three races were held at yesterday's Coupe Internationale de l'Amitié in France, a selection event which will determine the teams going forwards to represent France at the 2011 420 Junior European Championships in Niewpoort, Belgium, the 2011 420 European Championships in Portugal and the 2011 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships in Croatia.

With only one race held on yesterday's opening day, today really sorted the fleet out and it is Gonçalo Pinho and Miguel Hipólito who found themselves remaining at the top.

After no wind forced all racing to be abandoned yesterday, racing got underway today, Wednesday, at the 2011 Spanish 420 National Championships in the Bay of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.

110 teams from eight nations have descended on Martigues in the South of France for the annual CIMA (Coupe Internationale Méditerranéenne de l’Amitié), the French 420 Class’ International Championship, taking place from 19-24 April 2011.

From 14-15 May 2011, the Club Nàutic El Balís in Barcelona, Spain will be hosting a new sailing event, the Mediterranean Sailing Meeting.

It was a test of nerves in the 420 class with points extremely close at the top of the fleet, but it was Craig Dibb (Warsash SC) and Charlie Cox (Royal Lymington Yacht Club) who stole the day's headlines as they finished their first three races in the top three including two bullets, to put themselves in fourth overall.

The 2011 RYA Volvo Youth National Championships got off to a flying start at Hayling Island Sailing Club, Hayling Island, Great Britain today (Monday 11 April) and witnessed some superb sail racing as the nation’s finest Youth sailors and windsurfers utilised the near perfect weather conditions.