Laser Masters- Thom Wins, so does Orams

by Richard Gladwell on 9 Oct 2005 Former ISAF Youth rep, New Zealnder Murray Thom has done it again - almost thirty years on, winning the Masters division at the 2005 Laser Masters Worlds in Fontaleza, Brazil.

Thom won the tenth race in the regatta, to slip over the two discard threshold which cuts in after Race 10, and is in an unbeatable position on points with two races left in the regatat. Second will be the Australian Peter Conde, however Conde now cannot win the series even if he won both remaining races and Thom did not start - attracting maximum points.

In the Laser Radial Apprentice division, Kiwi Mark Orams, has achieved a similar feat with two races to go. Second overall will be Stephen Cockerill (GBR).

There are 180 competitors in the regatta. The Masters division is the largest with 53 competitors from over 20 countries represented.

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