Sail Melbourne - Great day for Great Britain until squall hits

8:26 AM Fri 17 Dec 2010 GMT

'Nick Thompson of Great Britain leads the Laser fleet - Sail Melbourne' Jeff Crow

Sail Melbourne - Earlier today, British sailors Nick Thompson and Ben Ainslie virtually assured themselves of Gold medals at Sail Melbourne in shifty, overcast and very English conditions with only the medal races left to sail. However, the opening round of the ISAF Sailing World Cup was thrown into chaos when a severe rain squall accompanied by 40 knot winds came out of nowhere and spread-eagled the fleets. Moderating as quickly as it began, the squall left a 2.4mR boat sunk, RS:X boards damaged and several sailors in the hands of the medical staff. The Principal Race Officer, Ross Wilson, ...

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by Craig Heydon