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20 April 2003, 06:27 pm

Pampero Ends Optimist South Americans

Optimist South American Championship

Montevideo

Pampero winds of up to 36 knots prevented further sailing on Saturday, the final day, to leave the championship decided on the basis of just six races.

Argentina's Tomás Agrimbau took the title ahead of Sebastian Peri Brusa also from Argentina. Third place went to Eric Brockman from Mexico with Victoria Travascio (ARG) picking up the prize for first girl after finishing in 6th place overall.

163 sailors from 15 countries participated in the regatta.

Individual racing was interrupted on Wednesday and Thursday in favour of the team racing events.

In the South American Championship Peru, with a team drawn entirely from the Lima Yacht Club and three times world champions in recent years, defeated the more heterogenous Argentinians in the final.

In the unofficial Copa de Naciones, open to teams from outside South America the ranking order finished as:

1. Bermuda
2. Mexico
3. U.S.A.

Position	Nation	Helm	Total Points
1	ARG	Tomás Agrimbau	23
2	ARG	Sebastian Peri Brusa	25
3	MEX	Erik Brockmann	32
4	ARG	Juan Pipkin	34
5	BER	Jesse Kirkland	37
6	ARG	Victoria Travascio	42
7	ECU	Juan Pablo Cucalon	42
8	BRA	Juliana Siqueira Senfft	44
9	ECU	Rafael Quintero	44
10	BRA	Marco Soffiati Grael	45