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Price and crew fifth at Women’s Match Racing World Championship
Australian sailors Olivia Price, Nina Curtis and Lucinda Whitty have finished fifth at the 2012 ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship in challenging conditions in Gottenburg, Sweden.
On Friday the Australian trio took on the top seven crews in a round robin to decide the semi-finalists for the final Women’s Match Racing event ahead of next month’s London 2012 Olympic Games.
Price and crew finished the day with three wins and four losses to be fifth overall, narrowly missing out on a spot in the semi-finals, – a single race win against either Ekaterina Skudina, Claire Leroy, Silja Lehtinen or Sally Barkow being the difference.
Strong southeasterly winds gusting up to 30 knots tested the top eight crews with the flat seas allowing the Elliot 6’s to speed downwind.
The strong gusts resulted in a number of broaches and damaged boats throughout the day, with the crews pushed hard all day.
Price and crew started the day with a win against Russia’s Ekaterina Skudina before losses against Claire Leroy of France, Silja Lehtinen of Finland and the two American crews of Anna Tunnicliffe and Sally Barkow.
Price, Curtis and Whitty finished their regatta on a high with wins against Great Britain’s Lucy Macgregor and Renee Groeneveld of the Netherlands.
The next time the Australians will be in action is when they make their Olympic debut at the end of July.
Full results can be found at www.gkss.se/en/Events/WMRWC/Section/Results.
For more information on the Australian Sailing Team visit www.australiansailingteam.com.au and follow the team on Twitter at www.twitter.com/AusSailingTeam.
