12:15 AM Sun 22 Aug 2010 GMT
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'Howie Hamlin and crew Paul Allen front and Matt Noble center didn't flip all week one key to their win - 18ft Skiff International Regatta'
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Australia was their birthplace but San Francisco is a pilgrimage for the 18-foot skiffs that test some of the world's most talented and bravest sailors. They'll be competing in the ninth annual 18ft Skiff International Regatta starting Sunday, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club. 'I always wanted to do this event,' said Michael Coxon, who has never sailed here but placed second this year in the JJ Giltinan Trophy regatta at Sydney that crowns the class's world championship. 'Everybody says how good it is.' John Winning Sr., a longtime winner on the world circuit, has been spreading the word
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by Rich Roberts
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