470 World titles - Australians extend their lead

3:19 AM Sat 17 Jul 2010 GMT

'Belcher and Page racing on day five of 2010 470 World Championship' Delta Lloyd 470 World Championships Click Here to view large photo

The Australian Sailing Team's Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page have extended their lead at the 2010 470 World Championship in The Netherlands on the first day of finals series racing. Belcher and Page finished day five of racing with two sevenths and a first to open up a six point lead over second placed Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell of Great Britain with local crew Sven and Kalle Coster a point further back in third. 'We had pretty good wind today, up around the 20 knot mark on the course,' said Page. 'We struggled to get the first work right ...

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