Special celebration for Southport teenager

2:48 AM Mon 28 Mar 2011 GMT

'Sophie Lahey and Joel Turner' Ian Grant Click Here to view large photo

Southport Yacht Club's Sophie Lahey enjoyed a special celebration on the eve of her 16th birthday yesterday (March 27th). The vibrant teenager daughter of successful Southport Broadwater sailors Peter and Veronica Lahey achieved a major career milestone when she crewed with Canadian Olympian Katie Abbott, Tara McCall and Angela Farrell to win the Harken International Women?s match racing trophy on Sydney Harbour last Friday. Remarkably the crew who had never sailed together before overcame enormous odds to win the Gold Medal by a narrow three second margin in the final. For Sophie this was a highlight to a career which ...

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