Sailing: Gold medal for Megan Pascoe in Miami

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Britain’s sailors scooped two medals for Skandia Team GBR on the waters of Biscayne Bay on Friday, with Megan Pascoe securing the top spot in the 2.4mR Paralympic class and Nick Dempsey sealing silver in the Men’s RS:X Windsurfing class.

With a streamlined GBR team of only nine sailors competing in Miami, 26-year-old Pascoe led the charge for Great Britain posting six second place finishes and two race wins on the final day of racing to clinch the gold medal ahead of Canadian Allan Leibel.

“It’s a great way to start the season, Miami has always been quite dry for me in terms of medals so it’s nice to get back on top in America and add a second gold to the one which I won in back in 2007,” said Pascoe.

She continued: “I was competing against four of the best competitors in the world out in Miami which made it a very exciting regatta. The weather we had out in Biscayne Bay was just spectacular, it played out beautifully with sunshine and a nice consistent breeze. I haven’t had a week like that in Miami for a very long time.”

In the Women’s RS:X class Bryony Shaw finished her regatta one place off the podium in fourth while rising stars Elliot Carney and Izzy Hamilton both secured sixth place finishes behind their GBR counterparts.

Bianca Fermi, Sportsister

The Women’s Sports Magazine

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