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The penultimate day of the Böklunder Melges 24 European Championship in Aarhus, Denmark, saw three excellent races sailed in light but predominantly consistent breezes ranging from 5 - 9 knots.

Day 3 of the 2011 Böklunder Melges 24 European Championship saw the weather gods eventually deign to smile upon the 80 international teams competing at the regatta in Aarhus, Denmark.

Despite the presence of an encouraging 6 - 8 knot breeze on the racecourse early on the morning of Day 2 of the 2011 BöklunderMelges 24 European Championship, sadly by the time the 80 boat international fleet had arrived at the starting area, the wind had faded a little and was becoming increasingly

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The 2011 Böklunder Melges 24 European Championship hosted by the Aarhus Sailing Club in Denmark got underway in spectacular style with 3 breezy races on Day 1.

A top quality fleet of 80 teams has assembled at Aarhus Sailing Club in Denmark on the eve of the start of racing at the 2011 BöklunderMelges 24 European Championship. The championship runs from July 22 - 28 and has attracted entries from 16 nations across Europe and even as far afield as Japan.