- Title: VENEZUELA: BOARDSAILING
- Date: 24th May 1997
- Summary: MARGARITA ISLAND, VENEZUELA (MAY 24, 1997) 1. MARGARITA ISLAND (VARIOUS) 2. WOMAN WALKING THROUGH WINDSURF BOARDS 3. WINDSURF PREPARATION (VARIOUS) 4. RICARDO WINIKI (JUNIORS CHAMPION) SAILS BY 5. RODOLFO BIEDER, FROM VENEZUELA, SAILS BY A BUOY 6. MARCELO LASERA (GRAN MASTERS CHAMPION) AND GERMAN RODRIGUEZ, FROM VENEZUELA, SAIL BY 7. FINISH LINE OF ONE OF THE RACES, EDUARDO SCHULTZ (BRAZIL) COMES IN FIRST PLACE AND LEO GADALETA (ARGENTINA) COMES IN SECOND 8. LEO GADALETA, ALEXIS CAMACHE (BRAZIL), AND DANIEL HOUMEN (BRAZIL) RACE BY 9. HUGO CALO (ARGENTINA) AND SERGIO MEHL (OPEN CHAMPION) RACE BY 10. RACE (VARIOUS) 11. SCHULTZ, PAULO RAMOS (BRAZIL), AND RODRIGO DAURA (BRAZIL) RACE BY 12. FINISH LINE OF ONE OF THE RACES, ADOLFO FERNANDEZ (VENEZUELA) COMES IN FIRST, VICTOR MARTIN (VENEZUELA) COMES IN SECOND, AND MARCUS LEITE (MASTERS CHAMPION) COMES IN THIRD Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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- Location: MARGARITA ISLAND, VENEZUELA
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- Country: Venezuela LATIN AMERICA
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- Story Text: - INTRO: Brazil dominated the South American windsurfing championships on Saturday (May 24) but an Argentinian took the top honour in this year's contest.
The glittering waters off Venezuela's Margarita Island provided the appropriate setting for some sparkling action in the eleventh South American Windsurfing Championships.
Hundreds of spectators travelled to the tropical island off Venezuela's north coast to watch the 125 contestants compete, scoring points in a series of slalom races.
Brazilian windsurfers dominated the competition, but the major prize eluded them, with Argentinian Sergio Mehl claiming the open title.
But it was the men from Brazil who swept every other event.
Ricardo Winiki claimed the junior title, Marcus Leite won the masters section and Marcelo Lasera the grand masters.
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