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11:02 PM Wed 11 Aug 2010 GMT

'Team Tunnicliffe - Skandia Sail for Gold 2010' Ingrid Abery &copy Copyright

For years, the sailing world has looked to Anna Tunnicliffe, 27, as one of the leading lights in American sailing. Not female American sailing, mind you, but American sailing. And with good reason: few American sailors have proved as dominant on racecourses the world over recently than Tunnicliffe, who won a Gold medal in the Laser Radial class in the 2008 Olympics, held in Qingdao, China. This performance not only made her a household name (she was already a known-and much feared-element in college sailing and in the Laser Radial class), but it also earned her the proud title of ...

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