Skandia Sail for Gold 2010 - Australian 470 sailors on fire



7:49 PM Wed 11 Aug 2010 GMT
'Mat Belcher and Malcolm Page' Mat Belcher Click Here to view large photo
Skandia Sail for Gold 2010 - Australian 470 sailors Mat Belcher and Malcolm Page posted two second place finishes to their scoreline today to move into the Finals of Skandia Sail for Gold in second place. With today's performance, they whittled France's Pierre Leboucher's and Vincent Garos' lead to two points. The highlight of the Australian Men's 470 squad's day came in the first race. Sam Kivell and Will Ryan, Belcher/Page's training partners, led throughout the race. Despite Belcher/Page's efforts to pass them on the final run, Kivell/Ryan held on for the win. Kivell/Ryan go into the Gold Fleet in ...


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by Lynn Fitzpatrick




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