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IN QINGDAO
Five firsts and a silver for Britain’s stars
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SHORTLIST: Pippa, Sarah and Sarah
Our Yngling
girls miss
out on title
SKANDIA Team GBR’s golden Yngling
girls have narrowly missed out on win-
ning the prestigious ISAF Rolex World
Sailor of the Year Award.
The trio of Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb
and Pippa Wilson were on the shortlist for
the much-vaunted accolade after an
amazing year that saw them clinch gold at
the ISAF World Championships in
Portugal in July before replicating that
success at the Olympic Test Event in
China a month later.
However, the judges felt that French
GOLDEN MOMENT: Paul Goodison proudly shows off his golden gong – one of five for Skandia Team GBR – in China
sailor Claire Leroy’s remarkable season
made her a more worthy winner.
GREAT Britain’s Yngling and Laser sailors Joe Glanfield adding silver in the 470 men’s Goodison lost sight of his rival and the
America’s Ed Baird took the men’s
added two more gold medals to the British event. Swede pulled away to put himself in the gold
title.
stockpile at the 2007 Olympic Test Event in But the following, and, final day Laser medal position early in the race.
Launched in 1994, the Rolex World
Qingdao, with the nation’s final medal count European Champion Paul Goodison and But the Yorkshireman, who also clinched
Sailor of the Year Award is widely-regard-
standing at five gold and one silver. Yngling World Champions Sarah Ayton, gold at the 2006 Olympic Test Event, fought
ed as the pinnacle award a sailor
Double Olympic gold medallist Ben Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson ensured that back on the second upwind leg to put just one
Ainslie, 49er World Champions Stevie the golden run continued for Skandia Team boat between himself and Myrgren and retain
can receive in recognition of his or her out-
Morrison and Ben Rhodes, and windsurfer GBR at the 2008 Olympic sailing venue. the overall lead. “It was a pretty stressful
Bryony Shaw set the standard on the first of Heading into the medal race four points
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