Podcast: Sailing Talk with Ian Williams, two-time Match Racing World Champ...
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(20
minutes) 5 June 2009:This week Andy & Justin’s guest is the British match racing
sensation Ian Williams. who joins the Sailing Talk Podcast from Korea
where he is preparing for the third round of the 2009 World Match Race
Tour (WMRT). Ian tells how he first got into match racing, his role as
China Team AC helm and his recent momentous battle with Ben Ainslie at
the last WMRT regatta in Germany....
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