Muller closes on Dragon victory

6th September 2007

By a narrow margin of 2.3 points clubhouse leader Thomas Muller may be a race away from lifting the Aberdeen Dragon World title this afternoon (Friday) following the abandonment of race seven yesterday due to lack of wind.

The Royal St. George Yacht Club organisers are determined, however, to try and complete the full programme of eight races that would allow a second discard.

Light winds are forecast again for tomorrow (Friday) so there are doubts how two races could be held today if one could not be achieved yesterday.

After a postponement of two hours Race officer Alan Crosbie took the 68-boat fleet to sea yesterday, prepared a course and a starting sequence before concluding that a fitful sea breeze would not materialise.

In a further complication for the race team, the rules of the event also state no race may start later than 2pm today.

ENDS

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