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Suva pips Savusavu to win overall medals at Sailing

April 22, 2019 3:59 pm

The Suva Sailing team finished first in the Sailing competition at the Fiji Games at the National Sailing Centre in Laucala Bay.

Suva bagged three gold, one silver and a bronze.

Savusavu won two gold, five silver and three bronze while Kadavu settled in third place with one gold and Lautoka follows with a bronze.

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SAILING RESULTS

OPTIMIST FEMALE – 8 races

Gold – Frances, Savusavu.18 points

Silver – Salote Leca, Savusavu, 62 points

Female Optimist Winners Frances and Salote from Savusavu with Team Fji GM Wayne O’Connor

 

OPTIMIST – MALE – 8 races

Gold – Xiaoming, Suva, 7points

Silver – Tu, Savusavu, 19points

Bronze – Aeeb, Savusavu,28 points

Optimist Male Medal Winners Tu (Savusavu), Bronze; Xiaoming (Suva) Gold; and Areeb Savusavu (Bronze)

 

OPTIMIST OVERALL – 8 races

Gold – Xiaoming, Suva, 7 points

Silver – Frances, Savusavu. 18 points

Bronze – Tu, Savusavu, 19 points

Optimist Overall Winners

 

HOBBIE CAT – 10 races

Gold – Shayne & Torika Brodie – Kadavu, 8 points

Silver – Epelu &Josese – Suva, 15 points

Bronze – Saimoni &Solopua, Suva – 24 points

Hobbie Cat Gold Medalists Torika and Shayne (Kadavu), Silver, Epelu (Suva) and Saimoni & Solopua (Suva) Bronze

 

LASER 4.7 – 10 races

Gold – Nelle Leenders,Suva, 8 points

Silver – Paul Leca, Savusavu,19 points

Bronze – Navi, Lautoka, 24points

Laser 4.7 Class Winner Nelle Leenders (Suva) and Paul Leca silver (Savusavu) with National Coach

 

LASER STANDARD – 10 races

Gold -Amanu Simpson,Savusavu – 9 points

Silver – Mervyn Lepper,Savusavu – 12 points

Bronze – Viliame Ratului- Savusavu, 21 points

Laser Winners all from Savusavau Mervyn Lepper, Silver; Amanu Simpson (Gold) Viliame Ratului (Bronze) and Coach

 

Overall Summary of Medals:

3 Gold – 1 Silver – 1 Bronze. Suva
2 Gold – 5 Silver – 3 Bronze, Savusavu
1 Gold, Kadavu
1 Bronze, Lautoka