GBR crews take gold and bronze at 49er Europeans



4:00 AM Sun 11 Jul 2010 GMT
'GBR Crews Take 49er Europeans' Paul Wyeth / RYA
49er European Championship 2010. This European gold marks the first major title for Chris Draper and Peter Greenhalgh since they teamed up in 2009 on their return to the class. The Skandia Team GBR pair made steady progress throughout the regatta to edge into the overall lead on Friday's penultimate day and went into Saturday's medal race with a six point lead. Draper, the 2004 Olympic bronze medallist, and Greenhalgh finished third in the final double points scoring race, which was enough to hand them their first regatta win together, and Draper's first European title since 2005. 'We're really, really ...


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