Wednesday: GSGP Day 0 Aug 4, 04:37
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Wednesday morning in the "Gorch Fock" room at the Hotel Steigenberger, the "organizing committee" from BMW ORACLE Racing, Shosholoza and United Internet Team Germany crossing the t's and dotting the i's on preparations for the German Sailing Grand Prix which gets underway here Thursday.
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Wednesday afternoon the sailing team arrived from Valencia. Our Chef d' Mission for this event is Mark Bradford (AUS, sailing team). Shortly after everyone was settled in, Mark called a team meeting in the Hotel Steigenberger lounge.
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GER 72, RSA 48 and USA 71 have been launched and brought around to the basin at the "GSPS Village" along the promenade fronting on the Kiel Fjord in downtown Kiel. The yachts will be "wet-sailed" (left in the water) for the duration of the event.
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The venue includes an attractive public exhibition area with a stage and large-screen TV (the event will have live TV coverage!), a spacious VIP hospitality lounge and deck, a sail loft, and team "compound" area shared by the three teams making for a friendly, fun and festive atmosphere.
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The tented sail loft which is also shared by the teams.
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Kiel | by TFE
