International Fireball Australian Championships winner decided



9:29 AM Mon 3 Jan 2011 GMT
Fireball Association
International Fireball Australian Championships, Gippsland Lakes. With a pleasant 10-14 knots from the South East, the fleet left the beach, with the battle between Michael Thomson/Eddy Alder and Lauren Thredgold/ Beth Fawcett to claim first overall in the final race remaining. The fleet pushed the start hard with three boats recorded OCS, with only one of them restarting. ?Lauren/ Beth showed they meant business by taking an early lead. ?They were followed closely by Thomo/Eddy who only had to finish near them to secure first. ? Lauren/Beth pulled away to win comfortably, but Thomo/ Eddy held on to second and ...


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by Chris Payne





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