Michael Blackburn at Skandia Sail for Gold

Video Review: For many sailors this was their first look at the Olympic venue for Weymouth 2012, and what a week it was. The first four days were full-on hardcore high-wind races. And then the Medal Race day went out with a whimper, testing a whole different range of skills. SailJuice partnered up with Sailing Talk podcaster Justin Chisholm of OffshoreRules.com to record some of the action and interviews with the Olympic stars who had flown in from round the world.....

Michael Blackburn won the Laser World Championships in his mid-30s. He also coached Tom Slingsby and Tom Burton to gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016 respectively, as well as winning an Olympic bronze of his own. The Australian, who sailed his Laser more than a hundred miles across the treacherous Bass Strait, knows a thing or two about fitness for sailing...