DEMPSEY'S HOPES ARE GONE WITH THE WIND; DAY 12 IN BEIJING BUST-UPS, DRAMA AND RECRIMINATIONS.

Byline: MIKE WALTERS

WINDSURFER Nick Dempsey lost more than a medal yesterday - he lost his surname into the bargain.

Dempsey and his fiancee Sarah Ayton Sarah Ayton (born 9 April, 1980 in Ashford, Kent) is a British professional sailor.

She won a gold medal in the Yngling sailling class in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Shirley Robertson and Sarah Webb. External link

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, of Britain's triumphant Three Blondes in a Boat crew, agreed that whoever won gold would keep their name when they marry next month. Dempsey, 28, is now in danger of becoming Mr Nick Ayton after finishing seventh in the RSX RSX Reality Synthesizer (Sony PlayStation)
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The race was shortened because of light winds and Dempsey said: "Because it was so close, you had to go for it. I went for it and got punished."

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Title Annotation:	Sport
Publication:	The Mirror (London, England)
Date:	Aug 21, 2008
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