Brothers Torben and Lars Grael on board of TELEMAR to win the Ilhabela Sailing Week

Ilhabela (SP) - On board of Telemar, the Grael brothers win the fifth race to win the most important big boats regatta in Brazil. The event held in one of the most beautiful spots of Brazil, the Ilhabela island, had more than 130 boats registered with more than 1000 sailors. With this result, Teleman finished first with 6 points. In second place was Telefonica Celular that won the regatta last year.

The crew of Telemar, third place in 2000, celebrated the victory: "It was a great race! We were the first boat to cross the finish line, winning in the real time as well as in the corrected time. We had an excellet start, winning the race since then. The tactics that my brother Torben called made the difference", said Lars Grael.

Also sailing with the Grael brothers were Star world champion Alan Adler, gold medallist Eduardo Penido and Torben's wife Andrea Grael.