1:50 PM Wed 28 Jul 2010 GMT 'Ella Connor and Hannah Chadwick racing on the River Derwent.' Peter Campbell &copy Click Here to view large photo International Cadet World championship update: At the age of 15, Hobart lass Ella Connor has obviously inherited the sailing skills of her David Connor, a former world champion as crew in the Fireball class and Olympian in the Flying Dutchman class. One difference is that Ella is quickly making her name as a helmsperson rather than crew, overnight steering her boat back into third place overall in the International Cadet World championship at Puck, Poland. Her father crewed with Gary Smith in the Fireballs and in the Flying Dutchman at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. In a day of mixed ...   Click here for full story. by Peter Campbell

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