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Optimist World Champion Sailor of the Month
www.Optimist.co.za: The 2007 Optimist World Champion, Chris Steele from Wakatere Boating Club in New Zealand is the September Sailor of the month for Seahorse Magazine.
The 2007 Optimist World Championships were sailed in Cagliari, Sardinia.
The 2007 Optimist World Champion title is the first ever for New Zealand. Chris Steele is from Wakatere Boating Club in Auckland, the same yacht club as 2004 silver medallist Paul Snow-Hansen who recently won a silver medal at this years ISAF Youth World Championships in the 29er class. Steele was consistent throughout the regatta with six top three finishes over the thirteen races sailed. He finished with 62 points, five points ahead of Benjamin Grez of Chile.
Other awards that Chris won at his home club in 2006 include the Waterwise Cup for Junior Sportsmanship, which was awarded for maturity in the face of adversity at the Opti Worlds Uruaguay. In the same year Chris also won the Opti Club Champ Cup and a Gold Medal in the Open Class.
Well done Chris from your mates in South Africa.
