Sail Melbourne Gold for Ainslie and Dell Karth Nico

5:57 AM Sat 18 Dec 2010 GMT

'Ben Ainslie in the Finn fleet - Sail Melbourne' Jeff Crow/ Sport the Library &copy

Sail Melbourne decided the first Sailing World Cup events, with Austria's Delle Karth Nico and Nikolaus Resch winning gold in the 49ers, and Olympic champion Ben Ainslie following suit in the Finns. In the 49ers, the Austrian pair finished second, overtaking the overnight leaders, New Zealand's Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, who finished a disappointing ninth. The winner of today's race was German's Lennart Briesenick-Pudenz and Julien Morten-Massman who made the most of the strong, blustery conditions. Aussie pairing Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen finished just out of the medals, with a third placing today leaving them fourth overall. In ...

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by Sail Melbourne