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Round 7 Day 1 - Highlights (Kieler-Woche)


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Kieler-Woche (Kiel), Germany --- Australian sailors have made a great start to the final round of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Germany, with Aussie crews ending day one in the top three in five different classes. Reigning World and ISAF Sailing World Cup Champions Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page lead the way in the 470 class after a strong opening day. Victorian brothers Sam and Will Phillips lead the 49er class after the first four races with two race wins, a fifth and a second leaving them two points ahead of second. The two Australian Women’s Match Racing Team crews competing in Kiel ended day one second and third overall in the 11 team field. Olivia Price and crew are second overall following five wins and two losses while the crew skippered by Nicky Souter is in a four way tie for third position following four wins and two losses. In the Laser Radial class Krystal Weir is third overall following an eighth, a second and a third, with fellow Australians Gabrielle King and Ashley Stoddart seventh and ninth respectively.

What is ISAF Sailing World Cup?

The ISAF Sailing World Cup is a world-class annual series for Olympic sailing.

It is open to the sailing events chosen for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Competitions.

The ISAF Sailing World Cup brings together the existing major regattas on the Olympic sailing circuit, starting in Melbourne Australia, before moving to the USA and finishing in Europe.

By scoring competitors across all regattas included in the season, the ISAF Sailing World Cup offers a definitive guide to the best-of-the-best in the Olympic sailing world.

WCSN's coverage is thanks to Yachting Australia and the Australia Sailing Team.