Aussie claims title on water

AUSTRALIAN sailor Harry Price won a nerve-testing final to claim the youth match racing world championship title off California.

Price prevailed 3-2 over Italy’s Ettore Botticini yesterday.

With excellent pre-starts and classic match race tactics, Botticini went up 2-1 early but Price led wire-to-wire to win the fourth race.

In the fifth and final match, Botticini made an unforced error at the start that ultimately cost him the championship.