Thursday, February 14, 2008

Tom Slingsby crowned Laser World Champion



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Slingsby, who finished on 27 points, has won the Championship from Argentina’s Julio Alsogaray by two points, the Argentinean not having the opportunity to turn the tables. Javier Hernandez from Spain finished third with 39 points.

“It hasn’t sunk in yet,” said Slingsby in the boat park, where sailors were readying to make their way out to the race area. “It’s a weird feeling when they (race committee) pull up the AP flag – it’s a strange way to win a Championship, but I’m over the moon, especially to win on my local waters.”

Slingsby has not sailed at Terrigal, where he is a member of Championship host venue Gosford Sailing Club, since November. “The weather was very different then,” he said. Full Story Here