Commonwealth Sailing Championships

The inaugural Commonwealth Sailing Championships were held in Port Phillip, Melbourne in January 2003. Both the Commonwealth Games Federation and the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) approved the Inaugural Commonwealth Sailing Championships. The Championship venue was the Sandringham Yacht Club, which has also hosted the ISAF Grade 1 event (the Olympic & Invited Classes Regatta).

1st Commonwealth Sailing Championships
Event title
Edition1st
HostSandringham Yacht Club
Event details
VenueMelbourne, Australia
Dates18–23 January 2003

Classes

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The classes of competition were:[1]

  • Laser (men)
  • Laser Radial (women)
  • 470 (men)
  • 470 (women)
  • Mistral (men)
  • Mistral (women)
  • Hobie 16 (open)

Results

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[2][3]

Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Laser   Michael Blackburn   Ed Wright   Alastair Gair
470   Nathan Wilmot
  Malcolm Page
  Mathew Belcher
  Daniel Belcher
  Andrew Brown
  Jamie Hunt
Mistral

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Laser Radial   Debbie Hanna   Melanie Dennison   Megan De Lange
470 class   Jenny Armstrong
  Belinda Stowell
  Lisa Charlson
  Rike Ziegelmayer
  Shelley Hesson
  Linda Dickson
Mistral

Open events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Hobie 16 (open)   Robbie Lovig
  Glen Douglas
  Shayne Brodie
  Loren Gough
  Steve Fields
  Kieran Browne

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Australia53210
2  Northern Ireland1001
3  England0101
  Fiji0101
5  New Zealand0033
Totals (5 entries)65516

References

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  1. ^ "The Inaugural Commonwealth Sailing Championships". Sail-World Australia. 25 January 2003. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Sailing for the Commonwealth". The Daily Sail. 24 January 2003. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Wilmot/Page Win 470 Combined & Mens – Armstrong/Stowell Win Womens". Sail-World Australia. 23 January 2003. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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