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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE July 24, 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release Contact: Laura Jeffers [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] International Lightning Class Association ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2011 Lightning South American and International Masters' Championships Buzios, Brazil ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Buzios, Brazil - Sunday July 24, 2011 - The International Lightning Class Association South American and International Master Championships concluded with three races on Friday, July 22, 2011. The Iate Clube Armacao Buzios - ICAB hosted beautiful sailing conditions with winds ranging from 14-21kts during the series. 28 boats representing 7 Countries took to the line. Tito Gonzalez sailing with his son Diego Gonzalez Parro and Cristian Herman Sanhueza continued their excellent form and won all three races the final day to take the South American Championship for the third year in a row with 4 points, the first South American Team to ever win this title three years in a row. Gonzalez won this event for a 9th time. The Brazilian team of Claudio Biekarck, Gunner Ficker and Marcelo Batista da Silva also sailing well in the final day with a 2, 5, 2 stayed in second and finished with 8 points. Maintaining third position, another Brazilian team of Thomas Sumner, Felipe Brito and Fillipe Gil sailed strong with a 3, 2, 4 to finish with 11 points. The Chilian Team of Felipe Robles, Pablo Lorca and Andres Guevara moved up a spot to 4th overall, with a 4, 3 and 16, which was discarded, to finish with 22 points. The family team from USA, Rob Ruhlman, Abby Ruhlman and Ryan Ruhlman pulled into 5th position with a 3rd in the final race to finish with 28 total points. The International Masters Championship is sailed concurrently with the South American Championship but is scored seperately. Claudio Biekarck, Gunner Ficker and Marcelo Batista da Silva dominated the regatta winning all 5 races. The family team from the USA of ILCA President, Rob Ruhlman sailing with his wife Abby and son Ryan moved into 2nd place overall with a 4, 2, 2 in the final day to finish with 11 points. Right behind them with 13 total points is another family team from Brazil, Mario Buckup, Telma Buckup and Marc Buckup. The USA team of Steve Davis, Tom Allen Jr and Laura Jeffers overcame a capsize in the final race and took a 2, 4, 8 the final day to move into 4th place with 18 total points. Rounding out the top 5 was another USA team, David Spira, Randy Shore and Ty Whitman that moved up in the standings and finished with a 8, 7, 3 the last day with 22 total points. The International Lightning Class Association World Championship begin on Sunday, July 24th. Watch the website, www.lightningclass.org for live racing coverage. The events have been made possible by support and grants received by the following sponsors: * Brazilian Sailing Federation - CBVM sponsored by Bradesco Bank, CPFL, Travel Ace and Tamoyo. * Rio de Janeiro Sailing Federation - FEVERJ * City of Búzios Sports and Tourism Secretary's * Segurigraff HG - High Security Holograms * Sercon Ltda. A Steris Company * Saturno Tintas * Glassit Fiberglass * Bombril * Niagara Industrial * Cerveja Germânia SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL RESULTS [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vb8lawcab&et=1106748309203&s=1881&e=001aUPb21X3jYSmESsCbYishB2vyfpkGR-KT2VTSTIJ_V1tp24ZP8xgLlpDI-slS7iFmRT7GcWrCUsLuwX9QzQVaKpD_5maXrllpPwimZS_JdS68NGE0i2m4X6r90SxeY4MImoxKxZPfI2CPq3DmE5EjYsCPb7m0v85LbItYTlCPToOjVkg69NR_A==] INTERNATIONAL MASTER CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL RESULTS [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vb8lawcab&et=1106748309203&s=1881&e=001aUPb21X3jYRor-DwjreCYEK99ydwq0Rts4zPscxMs69vCeheywg7YgZY6FM8P3VFdeG9nx9b62c06KEFBzY3jKiVJUhCCc2uFSsuLvATKRmC8IlLj142NgkU0lJDEDhuxq7j1ePoowT5OAVBdJ53BFQwboJGDRTjBU8L4AeeS_CDs3DywRSUbw==] Photos courtesy of Nelson Veiga - Chopp Germania Bow # 11 - Tito Gonzalez Mas, Diego Gonzalez Parro and Cristian Herman Sanhueza Bow #3 - Claudio Biekarck, Gunner Ficker, Marcelo Batista da Silva - International Masters Champions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Lightning, a 19-foot trailerable centerboard sloop, designed by Sparkman & Stephens has evolved into one of the most popular and competitive one-design racing classes in the world. 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