The Olympic scene is hotting up with just over a year to the London 2012 Games. Skandia Sail for Gold threw up a few surprises recently, with some old names coming back from the dead to displace the young upstarts. Justin and Andy look at how the form book is running, and who’s looking good for gold next year...
Croatian Olympic 49er team, Pavle Kostov and Petar Cupac, demonstrate wire to wire tacking and gybing...
Nick Thompson may not be as well known as Paul Goodison or Tom Slingsby, but unlike these two legends the young Brit is the only Laser sailor to have medalled at both previous World Championships. Goodison will be watching Thompson carefully, knowing that one wrong move could cost the reigning Olympic Champion selection for Team GBR to race the Laser at next year's Olympics. SailJuice asked Thompson how he fancies his chances... 
Laser Olympic Champion Paul Goodison answers questions about championship preparation from top Laser coach and champion Radial sailor Jon Emmett. "If it's a major championship such as a Worlds, then a good couple of months of planning goes into it, getting weather data off the internet, chatting to local sailors who've been there before, and just trying to get a feel for the place so you know what to expect when you get there...."