Skandia Sail for Gold - Gold for Aussie Skud-18 team



10:13 PM Fri 13 Aug 2010 GMT
'Rachael Cox and Daniel Fitzgibbon (AUS) in action before finishing in 1st overall in the Skud-18 class on day 5 of the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta.' onEdition &copy
Skandia Sail for Gold created its first 2010 Champions today in three classes - the Skud-18, Sonar and 2.4mR. In the Skud-18 it was the Australian pair of Daniel Fitzgibbon and Rachael Cox that have dominated the class with seven first places and two seconds. The Beijing silver medalists beat the British team of Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell into second place - which made it silver in successive years at Skandia Sail for Gold for Rickham and Birrell. We spoke to Daniel Fitzgibbon afterwards, 'It's been a good week for us guys, a long week but it's been a ...


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by Lucy Harwood




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