SAILING NEWS
News 11
Olympics beckon Britain’s finest sailors
Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson, Yngling, above, and right, Paul Goodison, Laser, all pictured at
the Pre-Olympic Test Event 2007, Qingdao, China, 10-24 Picture: Richard Langdon/Skandia Team GBR
RYA unveils its first
Beijing nominations
FOLLOWING the first phase of its Olympic
TEAMWORK:
trials process, the Royal Yachting
Stevie Morrison
Association has named the first phase of
and Ben Rhodes,
sailors it will recommend to the British
49er, winning
Olympic Association to compete at the
Gold at the
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Pre-Olympic Test
Tim Hancock, Chairman of the RYA’s
Event 2007,
Olympic Steering Group and a member of
Qingdao, China,
the RYA selection committee, unveiled the
on the 10-24
sailors at a reception held at the Weymouth
August 2007
and Portland National Sailing Academy –
Picture: Richard
home of the 2012 Olympic sailing competi-
Langdon/Skandia
tion – where international Olympic Classes Team GBR
sailors gathered before the start of the
Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta on Wednesday
(19 September).
The following sailors were selected by the
RYA’s Olympic Selection Committee, and
will be nominated to the British
Olympic Association at the earliest available
470 – women’s two person dinghy: “Skandia Team GBR has enjoyed fantastic await other sailors for whom the trials are
opportunity: Christina Bassadone and Saskia Clark
success on the world stage this summer, and now at an end.
Yngling – women’s keelboat: Sarah Tornado – multihull: Leigh McMillan it was particularly encouraging to see such a
“As always at this stage of an Olympic
Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson and Will Howden solid display by the team out on the tricky cycle, there will be some who will choose to
49er – skiff: Stevie Morrison and Ben In the Laser Radial class Olympic waters in Qingdao,” call time on their years of Olympic cam-
Rhodes (women’s one person dinghy) commented Hancock. paigning, and to those people we would like
Laser – men’s one person dinghy: Paul the trials process will continue “While the team’s perform- to express our thanks for their commitment to
Goodison for a shortlist of four sailors – ance out in China certainly the World Class Programme. Their passion,
The following sailors were selected by the namely Charlotte Dobson, Penny bodes well for 2008, our sailors dedication and contribution to Olympic
RYA’s Olympic Selection Committee, and Clark, Andrea Brewster and will have no time to waste if Classes sailing in the UK has elevated our
will be nominated to the British Olympic Lizzie Vickers – whose perform- they’re to achieve their dreams sport to the levels of success it enjoys today,
Association subject to the agreement of, and ances will be assessed at a and help us keep Great Britain and has raised the bar both for existing squad
delivery against, certain performance targets: number of regattas in the spring on top of the medal table for members and for future generations.
of 2008. sailing next year.”
RS:X – men’s windsurfer: Nick “Many of our sailors will now take on a
Dempsey
In the Finn (heavyweight Hancock continued: “We
role supporting these nominated sailors
dinghy) and Star (men’s keelboat) classes, recognise that for the sailors named today,
RS:X – women’s windsurfer: Bryony between now and August 2008, although
Shaw
the RYA’s selectors have deferred their once accepted as part of Team GB by the
their personal ambitions to compete in home
selection decisions, pending further discus- BOA, Beijing 2008 will be the challenge of a
470 – men’s two person dinghy: Nick waters at London 2012 will now become the
Rogers and Joe Glanfield
sions with the sailors concerned. lifetime for them. But new challenges also
primary focus.”
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