Australian sailors win Silver in Busan Cup match racing regatta

11:15 PM Sun 31 Oct 2010 GMT

'Spithill and crew competing in Korea - Busan Cup 2010' Busan Cup - Event Photographer

Australian sailor Katie Spithill and her crew have won the Silver medal at the 2010 Busan Cup Women's International Match Race in Korea. The Australian Women's Match Racing Team trio of Spithill, Nina Curtis and Angela Farrell were joined by fellow Australians Amanda Scrivenor and Maryann Thomas with the crew losing three wins to one in the final against French skipper Claire Leroy. 'The final against the French was close fought but we found ourselves two races down early and managed to come back with a solid win,' said Angela Farrell. 'All of the races had spit tacks because the ...

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by Craig Heydon