LAWRIE SMITH HEADS BRITAIN'S KEEL BOAT CONTESTANTS

Saturday 09 December 1995 00:02 GMT

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Sailing

Lawrie Smith heads a list of four confirmed contestants for the right to represent Great Britain in the two-man Star class keel boat at next year's Olympic Games in the United States. Trials will be restricted to regattas in Miami at the end of January and the beginning of March. The winner is likely to to face another elimination stage, as 20 contenders for the 13 places in the main event in Savannah will sail off at Lake Garda in April.

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