10:50 PM Fri 13 Aug 2010 GMT
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'Rachael Cox and Daniel Fitzgibbon (AUS) in action before finishing in 1st overall in the Skud-18 class on day 5 of the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta.'
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The Australian Sailing Team's Skud 18 crew of Daniel Fitzgibbon and Rachael Cox have won the country's first Gold medal at the 2010 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in Weymouth, England. The pair dominated the Skud 18 fleet in just their second regatta together since the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, winning seven of the event's 10 races to take a 3.7 point victory over the World Champion Great Britain crew. 'We're both thrilled that we won this regatta, it's our breakthrough win and we're really happy with the result,' said skipper Fitzgibbon. 'I think we're sailing better now than we
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by Craig Heydon
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