Olympic gold for Coal Point sailor Will Ryan is celebrated across the seas in Newcastle

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Updated August 4 2021 - 8:00pm, first published 7:00pm
JUBILANT: Mandy and Frank Ryan, Will Ryan's parents embrace, as his grandfather, John Peschar, centre, and the crowd react to the Coal Point sailor winning an Olympic gold medal. Picture: Marina Neil
JUBILANT: Mandy and Frank Ryan, Will Ryan's parents embrace, as his grandfather, John Peschar, centre, and the crowd react to the Coal Point sailor winning an Olympic gold medal. Picture: Marina Neil

NEWCASTLE Cruising Yacht Club had called it the "Olympic Happy Hour", but for the 50 or so in the harbourside bar this was the golden hour.

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Scott Bevan is a senior writer for The Newcastle Herald. He has also worked in radio and television and is the author of six books.

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