World Championships beckon for young Tasmanians

3:16 PM Tue 20 Jul 2010 GMT

'420 Australian women's champion Lucy Shephard' Peter Campbell &copy Click Here to view large photo

Tasmania's champion young sailors will be competing in world championships in Scotland, Israel and Poland this week, with strong prospects of top placings against the best in the world in the International 420, Cadet and Laser Radial dinghy classes. Hobart lasses Lucy Shephard and Georgie Tower will compete in the International 420 class world women's championship in Haifa, Israel, with competition starting on Thursday night, Australian time. Lucy, 18, is the current Australian women's champion in the 420 class as well as holding the Tasmanian and NSW titles, with 16-year-old Georgie joining her for the first time in an international ...

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by Peter Campbell

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