Australian Sailing Team crews dominate at Sail Sydney

9:02 PM Tue 8 Dec 2009 GMT

'Belcher and Page on the final day of Sail Sydney' Craig Heydon

The Australian Sailing Team has dominated the 2009 Sail Sydney regatta, winning all classes that athletes were entered in.

A lack of wind kept the crews on shore for the morning but when the wind filled in there was close racing throughout the fleets, making for an exciting end to the regatta.

Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page took out the 470 men's class, putting the final touches to their Sail Melbourne preparation under the watchful eye of AST Head Coach Victor Kovalenko.

Australian Sailing Development Squad sailors Sam Kivell and Will Ryan finished second while ASDS crew Stacey Omay and Chelsea Hall won the 470 women's class.

Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen made it a perfect five from five regattas, winning the 49ers with a first and second placing on the final day, opening out a nine point lead on New Zealanders Peter Burling and Blair Tuke with Euan McNicol and Tim Austin third.

In the RS:X class Jessica Crisp had a perfect final day, winning both races, making it five race wins straight to claim victory by nine points of Japan's Yasuko Kosuge.

Dual Laser World Champion Tom Slingsby finished third in the one and only Laser race of the day, enough to claim the class win from Kiwis Sam Meech and Andy Maloney.

The Australian Sailing Team crews now head to Melbourne for round one of the 2009/2010 ISAF Sailing World Cup, Sail Melbourne, beginning on Monday, December 14.

by Craig Heydon

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