For an Olympic gold medalist yachtsman of six years ago, the third-place bronze seemed a bit small, as did the 19-ft. Lightning he raced in the European Lightning Sailing Championships in his own home waters off Piraeus. Tanned and smiling, Greece's King Constantine, 26, had a casual rationale for being that far behind: "I haven't been training in Lightnings for the last two years." Besides, the King of the Hellenes had the satisfaction of presenting the winner's silver cup to a countryman, George Andreadis. Later, Constantine exchanged his striped boating shirt and sneakers...
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