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Beira rowing regatta compresses schedule after heavy monsoon window

By Ravi Kumar

May 8, 2026 8:59 AM GMT+0 Updated 3 d ago

Sprint heats collapse into stacked afternoon session to beat forecast squalls. THELEDGER/KUMAR Purchase Licensing Rights ↗

May 8 (TheLedger) - Race organisers halved turnaround buffers between sprint heats Wednesday after BOM radar hinted at escalating squalls after 1630hrs.

Crews adapted launch staging to alternate dock fingers to shave swap time.

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