Sail Melbourne Australians crash, as USA, Europeans, Asians surge



7:38 AM Thu 16 Dec 2010 GMT
'Austrians Vogl and Flatscher leading the fleet - Sail Melbourne' Jeff Crow
Sail Melbourne - With just three races to sail before Saturday's double-points medal race, the leader boards closed up at Sail Melbourne today. Steady morning winds faded during the day, making conditions tricky and catching some of the big names out. The biggest upset has been in the 470 class, where world champions Mat Belcher and Malcolm Page dropped from first to fourth place after their 'worst day in two years'. Stuart McNay and Graham Biehl of the USA and Matthias Schmid and Florian Reichstaedter of Austria share the lead after a win each today. Sam Kivell and Will Ryan, ...


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