SAILING NEWS
News 21
MEET THE
SKANDIA SQUAD
YOUR GUIDE TO THE STARS OF TEAM GBR
WITH the Beijing 2008 Olympics fast approaching, Sailing News is featuring a different member of Skandia Team GBR in
each edition leading up to the Games. This month we put world Laser Number 1 PAUL GOODISON under the spotlight
Picture: Richard Langdon/Skandia
T
eam GBR
WORLD CLAS: Paul Goodison at the Princess Sofia Regatta, Palma in April 2006
PAUL GOODISON
Class: Laser
World Ranking: Number One (as of 12 February 2007)
DOB: 29 November 1977
Born: Sheffield, Yorkshire
Currently living: Rotherham and Weymouth, Dorset
Started sailing: With my father at age four in an N12
Duration in current class: Since 1994
Greatest strengths in sailing: Downwind sailing tactics
Greatest weakness in sailing: Not telling
Biggest goal: To win Olympic gold
Who has been the most influential person in your
sailing career: Ben Ainslie, as we trained together before
WINNING WAYS: Paul in July’s Laser
Sydney and I got to see what was needed to get gold World Sailing Championships 2007
Other interests away from sailing: Windsurfing
Pictures: Richard Langdon/Skandia Team GBR
Sponsors: Volvo Car UK
Sailing career to date:
2007 – Rolex Miami OCR - 5
2006 – Skandia RYA Sail For Gold Regatta – Gold Medal
2006 – Laser World Championship - 8
2006 – Qingdao International Regatta - Test Event –
Gold Medal
2006 – Laser European Championship – Gold Medal
2006 – Kiel Week – Gold Medal
2006 – Holland Regatta – Silver Medal
2006 – Olympic Classes Week, Hyères - 16
2006 – HRH Princess Sofia Trophy – Silver Medal
2006 – Rolex Miami OCR – Gold Medal
2005 – World Championship - 12
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