Saskia boosts her Olympic hopes by making World Championship history

12:48pm Sunday 20th May 2012 in County Sport By Simon Spurgeon

Saskia boosts her Olympic hopes by making World Championship history Saskia boosts her Olympic hopes by making World Championship history

Saskia clark gave her Olympic Games hopes a huge boost as the West Mersea sailor and Hannah Mills made history by becoming Britain's first-ever 470 Womens's World champions.

The duo came back from the disappointment of getting disqualified in the opening race of the 13-race series to claim the gold medals in Barcelona.

See the Gazette on Monday for more on this story and reaction to Saskia Clark's history-making achievement.

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