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Audio- Dan Slater previews first race of Olympics

by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World on 8 Aug 2008
Dan Slater - first up for the Kiwis tomorrow in the Finn class. Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz

NZ Olympic Finn representative, Dan Slater previews the first race of the Olympic Regatta, covering the conditions over the past week, who he believes his main opposition will be in the Finn class and reveals some of the secret developments that have been achieved by North sails and Southern Spars.

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