Sailing is both a technical and tactical sport. Athletes need to be masters of their boats, getting the most out of them in terms of speed and performance.
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Sailing is both a technical and tactical sport. Athletes need to be masters of their boats, getting the most out of them in terms of speed and performance.
Yesterday, day two at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta was a challenging one with non-stop rain, shifts in wind and very poor visibility across the race courses in Weymouth and Portland.
Britain’s sailors got off to a solid start at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta this bank holiday Monday with 470 crews Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark (pictured) and 2.4mR sailor Megan Pascoe making the most of the light and fickle conditions at the 2012 sailing venue.
Great Britain’s Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark have been crowned the first ever British World Champions in the 470 women’s class in Barcelona.
Great Britain is the most successful nation in Olympic sailing history, with more gold medals won than any other nation. With that in mind, this year’s Team GB sailors have a lot to live up to.
The third day of the World Cup series sailing in Palma, and British boats are still occupying many of the top spots in the women’s events.
Light wind conditions gave rise to a delayed start on day one of the Palma World Cup regatta, but up and coming 470 women’s duo Sophie Weguelin and Sophie Ainsworth, and 2.4mR sailor Helena Lucas took an early lead in their respective fleets, when racing finally got underway yesterday.
Hannah Mills insists there is still more to come from her despite leading the 470 women’s ranks with just two fleet races to go at this week’s Weymouth and Portland International Regatta.
Sportsister caught up with Olympic sailors Sarah Ayton and Saskia Clark at the National Sailing Academy at Weymouth for the Volvo Musto Optimist British National and Open Championship.