Perth 2011 News
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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.
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17/12/11
Slingsby retains lead into Laser Medal Race
Fluky winds played havoc with the Laser Gold Fleet’s final two races on Day 15 of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, with two rank outsiders claiming victories — American Rob Crane and Croatian Milan Vujasinovic.
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17/12/11
Australian 49ers set to win a medal in the ISAF Worlds
World number one Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen (AUS) are one step closer to winning the gold medal in the 49er skiff competition at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships.
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16/12/11
Medal Day for Women’s Match Racing: ISAF Worlds Daily Wrap
USA were crowned Women’s Match Racing world champions while Brazil’s Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada are on the brink of gold medal victory heading into the Star Medal Race Saturday after Day 15 of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships on Friday.
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16/12/11
Brazil moves on up into Top 10 on leaderboard
Friday’s racing in the 470 Women’s fleet on Centre Course belonged to Brazil, as Martine Grael/Isabel Swan sailed a stunning two races to claim a race win and a 2nd and propel themselves up into the top 10 on the leaderboard after races 7 and 8. Racing was held on a windward/leeward course format with the finish coming right in close to the beach in Bather’s Bay under a blue sky and breeze of around 18 knots over the two races.
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16/12/11
Eleven Stars heading to London 2012
Story courtesy of ISAF
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16/12/11
Stars: Brazilian champions in a strong position ahead of Saturday’s Medal Race
Unless the unthinkable happens, defending world champions Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada (BRA) look set to win the 2011 Star World Championships with an 18 point overall lead going into Saturday’s (17 December) Star fleet Medal Race.
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16/12/11
Women’s Match Racing Gold for Anna Tunnicliffe
The USA’s Anna Tunnicliffe, Deborah Capozzi and Molly Vandemoer have taken the Women’s Match Racing gold medal in the final against Great Britain’s Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Kate Macgregor in front of a packed grandstand at Fremantle’s Inner Harbour.
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16/12/11
Women’s 470: Spanish sailors in a strong position after eight races
Women’s 470 fleet leaders Tara Pacheco and Berta Betanzos (ESP) lead by a solid 13 points going into Saturday’s final Gold fleet races at the ISAF Worlds, despite a fair day on the water on Friday.
