Sail Melbourne 2010 - Asian nations pump to the top in RS:X



8:29 AM Tue 14 Dec 2010 GMT
'RSX men’s on day two of Sail Melbourne 1 - Photo Jeff Crow - 2010 Sail Melbourne' Jeff Crow/ Sport the Library &copy
Sail Melbourne, the first leg of the 2011 ISAF World Cup - The light conditions on Port Phillip Bay suited the Chinese and Hong Kong windsurfers, who completed almost a clean sweep of the RS:X men's and women's events today. In light conditions windsurfers 'pump' their sails to get forward momentum. It's a technique that requires skill and plenty of energy, which means that when conditions are light only two races are ever sailed in one day. Only Jessica Crisp of Australia was able to break the Chinese stranglehold on the event today. Hualz Zhu and Qiubin Chen of China ...


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by Craig Heydon





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