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2025 South American Championship at Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro – Day 3

by ISCYRA 7 Dec 2025 00:56 PST December 3-7, 2025

On Day Three of the 2025 Star South American Championship, Brazilian Olympic legend Robert Scheidt, sailing with reigning World Champion Frithjof Kleen, clinched the championship title with a day and a race to spare. Today's conditions were sunny and warm, featuring a steady southerly breeze of 15-18 knots and current, providing excellent, but challenging, sailing conditions.

Scheidt and Kleen secured victory after a fierce competition with World Champion skipper Paul Cayard (USA) and Scheidt's historic crew, Bruno Prada (BRA). They won the first race of the day, while

Cayard and Prada claimed victory in the second, enabling them to climb the rankings. They are now tied for second place with the Argentinian brothers Leandro and Lucas Altolaguirre, who experienced their toughest day of the championship.

Currently in fourth, just two points behind, are Daniel Glomb with Pedro Trouche (BRA). Fabio Prada and Antonio Moreira (BRA) are in fifth place, with a bigger margin to fill from the leading pack. With one more race left today, the focus shifts to determining the overall rankings from second place onward.

Full results, photo and video galleries available at: sa.starchampionships.org.

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