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The Semaine Olympique - the fourth ISAF World Cup event 2011 - begins today in the Bay of Hyères with a record participation of 1200 sailors from 63 nations. After four training days with a fresh Easterly wind, the forecasts announce a decrease during this Sunday with 12 kn around noon deminishing to 6 kn late in the afternoon. The remainder of the week will not be much windier. A number of teams start with their 2012 Olympics selections, e.g. France To mention among the competitors the super-stars and multiple Olympic and World Champions Ben Ainslie GBR (Finn), Torben Grael/Marcello Ferreira BRA (Star) and Robert Scheidt/Bruno Prada BRA (Star).
Please check our yesterdays news for a preview on the US team. The official preview and the entry lists.