Sail Sydney day 1 - Tricky, light and patchy



11:42 AM Mon 6 Dec 2010 GMT
'49er downwind action - Jeff Crow pic - Sail Sydney 2010' Jeff Crow/ Sport the Library &copy
Sail Sydney day one. Tricky light and patchy conditions opened the first day of racing at Sail Sydney, with the fleet leaving the ramp at the Woollahra Sailing Club in a light easterly of eight knots for what many described as 'a tough day on the Harbour.' Some surprise leaders after the first day of sailing. Alexandra South, a 2010 ISAF Youth World Championship representative from NSW tops the Laser Radial board with a win and a sixth place. Seventeen year-old South is one point ahead of the world ranked No.1 Marit Bouwmeester (NED), who opened her regatta with 6-2 ...


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