A Brazilian team from Rio de Janeiro won the third race of the Soling Worlds at Veleiros do Sul Brazil yesterday.

Renato Cunha Faria, Ricardo Ermel and Eduardo Cunha Faria managed to break through fellow Brazilians Ernesto Neugebauer, Luiz Henrique Passow and Lucas Ostergen on the last leg to secure first place. Commenting on their race Neugebauer the helmsman said: “We had a very nice start and sailed well on all legs. However, at the last windward mark the wind changed and we ended in fourth place.”

The overall leaders with three results in the top three are the Argentines, Gustavo Warburg, Hernan Celedoni and Maximo Smith. Ricardo Pedebos

Results

1 ARG 32 Gustavo Warburg Hernan Celedoni Maximo Smith CNSI 7 3 2 2

2 BRA 55 Ernesto Neugebauer Luis Henrique Passow Lucas Ostergren VDS 14 7 3 4

3 BRA 68 Renato Cunha Faria Ricardo Ermel Eduardo Cunha I.C.R.J. 15 1 13 1

4 HUN 1 Balazs Gyenese Gyula Andres Monus Karoly Vezer BYC 16 6 1 9

5 HUN 77 George Wossala Lazslo Kovasci Peter Nemeth BYC 16 2 6 8

6 BRA 73 George Nehm Marcos Pinto Ribeiro Lucio Pinto Ribeiro VDS 16 8 5 3

7 ARG 34 Martin Busch Pablo Noceti Andres Ezcurra CNSI 16 4 7 5

8 BRA 78 Daniel Augusto Glomb Caio Vergo Andre Liedke Gick VDS 25 5 10 10

9 BRA 1 Paulo Roberto Ribeiro Ricardo Titoff Salvador Jonathan Heit Camara VDS 27 9 4 14

10 BRA 29 Michael Weinschenck Rene Garrafielo Alexandre Hartmann CDJ 33 10 8 15