Arafura Games Sailing
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The Arafura Games Sailing events concluded on 25 May with medal presentations on the lawns of the Darwin Sailing Club.

The last race of the regatta was sailed in strong tides and light winds and a number of competitors failed to finish in the allotted time however this did not affect the final placing. Medals were well distributed amongst the competitors with Gold Medals going to The Australian Defense Force in Tasar Open, New South Wales in Laser Open and Northern Territory in Laser Radial Open.

All competitors agreed the event was a great success and vowed to return to Darwin for the next Arafura Games in 2003.

Final results

Tasar Open
1st Gold Medal Richard Longbottom & Paul Kinghorn ADF
2nd Silver Medal Sean Kirkjian & Jeremy Pearce NSW
3rd Bronze Medal Thomas Winter & Gareth Jackson NT

Laser Open
1st Gold Medal Barry Pownall NSW
2nd Silver Medal Toby Wharton NT
3rd Bronze Medal Mark Henger VIC

Laser Radial Open
1st Gold Medal Tim Jensen NT
2nd Silver Medal Gary Martin NT
Equal third Bronze Medal Brian Conolly NSW and Sam Heames NT

By: Gary Martin Date: Tuesday, 29 May 2001

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