Perth 2011 News
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18/12/11
Slingsby magic turns all to gold....
Sensational Australian Tom Slingsby sailed to his fourth world Laser crown on Sunday (18 December), cruising home comfortably to win the Medal race for a 19-point victory at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships.
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18/12/11
A new world champion in Men’s RS:X windsurfing
Just 16 days ago, Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED) was ranked 10th in the world in Men’s RS:X windsurfing.
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18/12/11
Australian World 49er champions add to the pot of gold
Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen (AUS) have confirmed their world number one ranking in the 49er skiff fleet, winning the gold medal at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships on Sunday, 18 December.3
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18/12/11
Spanish sailors wear the Women’s 470 world crown
Spain’s Tara Pacheco and Berta Betanzos are the new world champions in the Women’s 470 competition after the Medal race Sunday, 18 December, at the Perth 2011 ISAF World Championships.
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17/12/11
Star Gold Medal Wrap - Day 15 ISAF Worlds
Brazil’s Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada doused themselves and all those around them with champagne after winning gold in the Star class on the penultimate day of competition at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships on Saturday.
For competitors in the remaining Gold fleets, it was their last chance to make the top 10 and secure a place in the remaining four Medal Races - Women's 470, 49er, Men's RS:X and Laser.
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17/12/11
Star Gold goes to Brazil’s world champion sailors
World champions Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada took the gold medal in Saturday’s (17 December) Star keelboat class at the ISAF Worlds to rapturous applause from the spectators stand.
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17/12/11
Women’s 470: Top 10 decided for Sunday’s Medal Race
Spain’s Tara Pacheco and Berta Betanzos, leading the fleet on 49 points, look certain to finish on the podium after the Women’s 470 Medal Race on Sunday 18 December.
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17/12/11
Men’s RS:X Day 15: Close at the top for windsurfing gold
There was fast wind and equally fast windsurfing in the Men’s RS:X Gold fleet racing Saturday, with Piotr Myszka (POL), Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED) and Przemyslaw Miarczynski (POL) filling the top three places overall.
