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July 2012

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The Australian "Sailor takes rocky road to golden waters"

THE biggest improvements you make are when you are forced outside your comfort zone. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/london-games/sailor-takes-rocky-road-to-golden-waters/story-fne3b3ke-1226419420285 That is the mantra that has driven Laser Radial sailor Krystal Weir for most of her journey to a second Olympic Games. It is a journey that, courtesy of her first coach Lex Bertrand, has sometimes been intentionally rocky and occasionally even gone backwards. "He was always about pushing the limits and doing things out of the box," Weir, 27, told The Weekend Australian. "We used to do a lot of crazy things. "The good thing about Port Phillip Bay is that it's quite big and you can tow out to the middle of the bay and no one can really see what you're doing. "Lex used to put a rope around my mast and tow...

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Donation to Krystal's Campaign to Olympic Gold

If you wish to join Team Krystal Sailing and help fund her to Olympic Gold. Please go to the Home page and on the Right hand side donate via paypal. Send Krystal an email and she will help you with the ASF Tax deductions Every contribution helps Krystal to get one step closer KRYSTAL CONTACT DETAILS [email protected]  ...

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Herald Sun "Glamour Girl of Australian Sailing"

"SHE is Australia's glamour girl in the world of sailing. But Olympic hope Krystal Weir says she discovered her inner calm while floundering in the wild waters of Port Phillip Bay" http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/london-olympics/krystal-weir-clear-on-golden-goal/story-fn9dheyx-1226416169771 ...

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