Luke's patience pays off

Published 23 Sep 2009 14:43

HELENSBURGH sailor Luke Patience insists the hard work has only just begun for him as he set about proving their World Championship heroics were no fluke.

The 23-year-old joined forces with Stuart Bithell for the first time just two weeks before travelling to Denmark in August and upsetting the 470 field to claim silver on the Copenhagen shores.

Patience - a former Hermitage Academy pupil - is no stranger to the world stage having competed every time since 2005 but has only ever managed a best of 18th alongside Chris Grube in Melbourne last year.

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