Slingsby takes bronze at Laser Europeans



10:57 PM Fri 11 Jun 2010 GMT
'Slingsby round the final mark at the 2010 Laser European Championship - Michael Blackburn' Michael Blackburn Click Here to view large photo
The Australian Sailing Team's Tom Slingsby has staged a dramatic last race fight back to claim the Bronze medal at the 2010 Laser European Championship in Estonia. Slingsby entered the final day outside the medals in fourth position, knowing that he'd have his work cut out for him to chase down the leaders. The day didn't get off to the best start with the dual Laser World Champion finishing the opening race in 25th and slipped to eighth overall. Slingsby turned it on in the final race of the regatta with an emphatic last race win to jump up the ...


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by Craig Heydon





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