Fifth place for Josh Junior in Melbourne

Fifth place for Josh Junior in Melbourne

Josh Junior has beaten ISAF sailor of the year and World Laser number one Tom Slingsby to finish third in the final race of round one of the ISAF World Cup, held in Melbourne from December 12 to December 19. The twenty-year-old Wellingtonian struggled in very light winds on Thursday, but stepped up his light-weather performance for Saturday’s ten-boat final. On overall points, he finished fifth in the sixty-six-strong fleet.

Notes for editors

The ISAF Sailing World Cup is a series of seven regattas featuring the yachts sailed in the Olympic Games. ISAF World Cup events are held in Australia, USA, France, Spain, Holland, Germany and England.

Josh Junior is Wellington born and raised. He represents two Wellington yacht clubs: the Worser Bay Boating Club and the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club. He hopes to represent New Zealand in the Laser Class at the 2012 Olympic Games.

The Laser is a one-person sailing dinghy.

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