Rio de Janeiro, January, 31, 2013. Results after 6 races (1 descard)

1. Bruno Bethlem & Dante Bianchi, tot. 14

2. Mario Tinoco & Gabriel Borges, tot. 24

3. Alexandre Tinoco & Victor Sabino, tot. 33

4. Alexandre Paradeda & Gabriel Kieling, tot. 35

5. Henrique Haddad & Rodrigo Lins, tot. 38

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(Photo courtesy Fred Hoffmann)

Rio de Janeiro, January 30, 2013. Results after 4 races.

1. Bruno Bethlem & Dante Bianchi, tot. 10

2. Mateus Tavares & Daniel Seixas Claro, tot. 20

3. Mario Tinoco & Gabriel Borges, tot. 22

4. Henrique Haddad & Rodrigo Lins, tot. 31

5. Alexandre Paradeda & Gabriel Kieling, tot. 41

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(Photo courtesy Fred Hoffmann)

Rio de Janeiro, January 29, 2013. Two races completed.

1. Bruno Bethlem & Dante Bianchi, tot. 3

2. Paulo Santos & Thiago Sanginetto, tot. 4

3. Henrique Haddad & Rodrigo Lins, tot. 6

Photo courtesy Fred Hoffmann

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ST: 2012 was a great year for you. Brazilians, Don Q, Nassau, US Nationals and Western Hemisphere & Orient. At the begining of the year did you expect a incredible season like this? 

Bruno: The first good surprise was our Nationals in January. Now there is a tie between us and Xandi [Paradeda] that got it 8 times. And that is so good because Xandi was a mirror for me for a long time. Some years ago when I got the title for the first time I could not imagine that I could get it 8 times. Don Q and US Nationals was also hard as a good training for the WH&O. The WH&O was tough because, as usual, during the most important regattas the sailing conditions were totally different from the practice week.

ST: How did you prepare this last sailing season? Did you choose a particular regatta as your main goal? Family and work ... Do you have time for training regularly?

Bruno: Our main goal was the WH&O because it qualifies for the Worlds in Rio. We've chosen important events in US because US fleet is very strong. We are old now and unfortunately we need to work. And I'm also married but my wife gives me a great support for sailing at a high level. She is behind me cheering for me. We are always trying to get some time for training but sometimes it is impossible to train and race the regattas. So we are more interested in racing big regattas than training.

1. Bruno Bethlem & Dante Bianchi

2. Alexandre Tinoco & Gabriel Borges

3. Mateus Tavares & Gabriel Kieling

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Bruno Bethlem de Amorim: Hj foi um dia especial. Eu e Dante conquistamos o octacampeonato Brasileiro da Classe Snipe! Feliz demais!!

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Results after 6 races

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Brazilian Naionals in Aracaju.

Results after 4 races:

Results, after 2 races (read more and see attached file), and video.

(http://www.snipebr.org/site/) Ricardo Lobato

Sob céu nublado e muito calor foi realizada nessa segunda-feira (30), a regata de abertura do 63º Campeonato Brasileiro da Classe Snipe, batizada Regata Fernando Ávila. A largada foi dada às 15h e contou com a participação de 52 duplas inscritas na competição. Entre os competidores estavam alguns dos principais nomes da categoria no país, como Alexandre Tinoco e Gabriel Borges (RJ), dupla campeã no Mundial da Classe Snipe de 2011, evento realizado na Dinamarca. Nesse mesmo ano, eles também conquistaram duas medalhas de ouro: Jogos Panamericano, no México, e Sulamericano, no Equador. “É a segunda vez que participo de um Brasileiro em Aracaju, a primeira foi em 2005, quando estreei no barco como comandante”, disse o velejador Alexandre Tinoco. “Aracaju é um lugar grandioso para se velejar por causa do encontro do rio com o mar. O nível técnico dos competidores é muito grande, mas tenho fé que eu e o Gabriel possamos manter a nossa atuação”, finaliza.