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Volvo Youth Worlds - Australians have first taste of conditions

11:57 PM Sat 10 Jul 2010 GMT

'Courtesy of Volvo Ocean Race

The Opening Ceremony at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships 2010 in Istanbul, Turkey' Dave Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race &copy

The OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Sailing Team members have had their first taste of the sailing conditions in Istanbul, Turkey, after picking up their allocated boat for the 2010 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship. The 12 Australian sailors and three coaches have been acclimatising in Istanbul since arriving last weekend and hit the water for their first practice session on Friday. Laser Radial competitor Ben Franklin enjoyed his first taste of sailing on foreign waters and the Queenslander is looking forward to racing beginning on Sunday. 'The sailing conditions were great today, it was windy, quite shifty and ...

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