Hayling Island SC counting down to Laser World Championships



6:05 PM Mon 23 Aug 2010 GMT
Hayling Island SC
Laser World Championships beings in one week, hosts Hayling Island Sailing Club are primed and ready to play their role in delivering one of the biggest and most prestigious Olympic class World Championships each year. The Laser World Championships have grown substantially since they were last held in the United Kingdom, in Falmouth in 1988 when there were 88 entries from 24 different countries and Glenn Bourke (AUS) won the first of his three back-to-back Laser world titles. Hayling Island sees an entry of 160 men qualified to represent 51 different countries as well as an entry of 137 Juniors ...


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by Lindsey Bell




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