Sail Sydney - Big names roll into town

1:43 AM Mon 6 Dec 2010 GMT

'Nathan Outteridge Iain Jensen (AUS) show their winning form at Sail Sydney 2009 - www harvpix com' Harvipix

Champions in the making will race alongside their idols when some of the biggest names in Olympic sailing hit Sydney Harbour from today until 9 December for the annual Sail Sydney regatta, organised by Yachting NSW. On the home front, triple Laser world champion Tom Slingsby, the reigning world champion in both the Laser dinghy and Etchells keelboat, will compete in the Laser 'Sail Sydney's a competitive event. It's always interesting sailing on the Harbour. I'm glad it moved away from the weekend though; it'll be a lot less traffic to worry about,' said Slingsby, the newly crowned ISAF Rolex ...

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