Two Australian crews at the top of World Sailing Rankings



6:35 AM Thu 10 Feb 2011 GMT
'Tom Slingsby,AUS 197541' Paul Wyeth
Australian sailors sit on top of the world in two classes following the latest ISAF World Sailing Rankings that were released last night. The Australian Sailing Team?s two reigning world champion crews, 470 sailors Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page, and Laser competitor Tom Slingsby, ended the latest cycle at the top of the respective classes. Both crews held onto their number one rankings after beginning 2011 at the top of their classes with Belcher and Page leading the 470 rankings since August last year and Slingsby since September. With less than a year and a half remaining until the 2012 ...


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