Australian Laser Champions - Burton, Wearn, Weir, Walkemeyer, Bennett



11:57 PM Tue 4 Jan 2011 GMT
'The Jury look on intently as the Radials line up to start' ALCA Media Click Here to view large photo
The champions were crowned at the Australian Laser Championship after a spectacular, nail biting finally on Botany Bay. The final two races in the Laser Standard fleet were gripping for the spectators, coaches and jury on the water as match races took place between the leaders, Tom Burton and Christoph Bottoni and Australian Sailing Development Squad team mates, Ashley Brunning and Ryan Palk who were fighting for funding results. Shaking his head with disbelief at the events of the day, Ashley Brunning confessed, 'It didn?t even occur to me to match race Palk today, I was aiming to beat Rutger ...


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by Laura Baldwin





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