Kiel Week Day 5: GBR's Wright clinches gold in medal race

1:13 AM Thu 23 Jun 2011 GMT

'Ed Wright (GBR) Kieler Woche 2011.' Kiel Week ?

After trailing the front runners all week, in the seventh round of the ISAF World Sailing Cup, world champion Ed Wright (GBR) turned it around with a third place in the medal race to win the Finn class in Kiel Week. The top three were only split on count back with each tied on 30 points. Jonathan Lobert (FRA) ended up second while the leader this morning, Zach Railey (USA) had to settle for third. The race win went to Deniss Karpak (EST), who placed fourth overall. After opening with strong, damp conditions, and then losing the fourth day because ...

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by Robert Deaves