Australians nominated for ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year

2:13 AM Wed 29 Sep 2010 GMT

'Belcher and Page after winning the 2010 470 World Championship' Craig Heydon Click Here to view large photo

ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year. Two Australian Sailing Team crews have been announced as finalists in the prestigious ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award, recognising their outstanding achievements in the last year. Australian 470 crew Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page, and Laser sailor Tom Slingsby are finalists in the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award with the winner to be announced on November 9, 2010, in Athens, Greece. Belcher, from the Gold Coast, and Page, from Sydney's Northern Beaches, were nominated following their stellar year which saw them win the 470 World Championship, the ...

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by Craig Heydon