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BACK ON TRACK: Paul Goodison was ‘reasonably happy’ with his 7th place Picture: Richard Langdon/Skandia Team GBR
4 Entrance into the competitions PAUL Goodison admitted he was “rea-
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sonably happy” after putting three months
Goodison is satisfied
5 All prizewinners will be notified
of injury misery behind him to finish
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seventh at the 2008 World Laser Standard
6 No cash alternative to any prize
Championships in Australia.
as Laser Worlds close
is available
Sheffield-born Goodison broke his
wrist in a mountain biking accident late
7 Unless otherwise stated competi-
race six had made for a tricky ally been sat on my backside for two-and-
last year and after having a screw inserted
Championships, 30-year-old Goodison, a-half months. I was disqualified from a
tion entries, marked with the
in his wrist only sat in a boat again on
who won his comeback regatta at Sail fourth in race six and had I won the
competition name, should be sent
January 7, having been banned from tak- Melbourne, insisted he was now just protest I would have finished the regatta
to (competition) Sailing News, ing part in any post-operation physical excited about the prospect of kicking on in the top five when I came here not real-
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activity. with his fitness programme in the build up ly expecting great things. This regatta was
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Australian Tom Slingsby was crowned to the Olympics. just about doing some racing for me and
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2008 World Champion at Terrigal, NSW, A buoyant Goodison said: “Overall I getting back into the swing of things, I
competition entries can be
after the final two races of the regatta was reasonably pleased with how things had no great expectations.”
returned
planned for the last day were abandoned went. It was quite a good regatta with The Weymouth-based sailor added:
due to difficult southerly winds. long races of about 1 hour 20 minutes as “Now I’m really looking forward to get-
But although admitting heavy winds, opposed to the normal 60 or so minutes ting back into my fitness training.
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postponements, large swell and a disqual- and I was happy I was able to compete
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ification for a start line infringement in over races of that length when I had liter- WORLD GLORY DOWN UNDER – P11
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