New Zealand Sailors Ready for Athens Test Event
New Zealand Sailors Ready for Athens Test Event
Athens 2003 Regatta
20 - 28 August 2003
Athens,
Greece
The countdown is on with the 2004 Olympics now only 360 days away and the world's top sailors are gathered at the sailing venue, the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre in the Saronic Gulf, waiting for the first day of racing in the second test event, officially called the Athens 2003 Regatta.
Each competing Country has been allocated one entry per class, presenting the selected sailors with the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the weather and conditions likely for the 2004 Olympic Games, while benchmarking themselves against the world's best.
The New Zealand representatives are:
- Mistral Women - Barbara
Kendall
- Mistral Men - Jon Paul Tobin
- Finn -
Clifton Webb
- Laser - Robbie McMillan
- 470 Women -
Shelley Hesson / Linda Dickson
- 470 Men -
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underline; font-size: 11px; } Yachting New Zealand
acknowledges the generosity of contributing organisations
and companies: SPARC - New Zealand Academy of Sport - Toyota
New Zealand - P&O Nedlloyd - Water Safety New Zealand - Line
7 - New Zealand Olympic Committee
We would also like to thank Yachting New Zealand Future Champion's Academy Supporters: A Foster & Co - Aquapro - Clipper Club Underwriters - Davies Customs Agency - PDQ Print - Southern Ocean Ropes - TP Cookson Boatbuilders - Yamaha Motor New Zealand