Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta 2011 - Slingsby wins Gold



3:09 PM Sat 11 Jun 2011 GMT
'The Mens Singlehander (Laser) gets underway on Day 2 of the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta 2011' onEdition &copy Click Here to view large photo
Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta 2011 is the the penultimate regatta on the ISAF Sailing World Cup series. On the final day of the regatta Tom Slingsby strengthened his standings lead. Australia's Tom Slingsby brought an eight point lead into the final day and after finishing second in the Medal Race he comfortably won the gold medal. The Australian was the favourite coming into the Medal Race with Andrew Murdoch (NZL) and Paul Goodison (GBR) hoping that Slingsby would slip up. But Slingsby remained at the front of the fleet throughout the Medal Race to sail to his second consecutive ...


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