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Skandia Team GBR stars put themselves in the picture
Golden
visions
SHOWING their desire to win Gold at the Percy MBE (also right), Star Class; Saskia
2008 Olympic Sailing Regatta in Qingdao this Clark (also bottom ventre) and Christina
August, five members of Skandia Team GBR Bassadone, Women’s 470 class and Leigh
selected to compete at the Beijing Games, took McMillan, (also bottom right), Tornado class.
precious time out of their intense training Ian Percy won gold in the Finn class in Sydney
schedules to be photographed in this iconic 2000, whilst windsurfer Bryony Shaw won
‘golden sailors’ photo shoot. gold at last year’s pre-Olympic regatta at
The exclusive photos are dedicated to Qingdao. Saskia Clark and Christina
Skandia Team GBR’s mantra, ‘Sail for Gold’. Bassadone joined forces after the Athens
The stunning images are a result of 19 hours of Olympics and have since won silver and
photography by Ranald Mackechnie, and over bronze medals at the World Championships.
nine hours spent in make-up with body paint- Skandia Team GBR is the team from which the
ing specialist Phyllis Cohen. Pictured above in British sailors competing in the Olympic and
the ‘Golden Sailors’ image from left to right Paralympic classes are selected.
are: Skandia Team GBR Sailors Bryony Shaw Sailing is Britain’s most successful Olympic
(also bottom left), Women’s RS:X class; Iain sport.
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