© Dan Sheridan/ Inpho: Annalise Murphy
Annalise Murphy's silver medal in the Laser Radial is Ireland's first Olympic medal in 36 years. It's a massive deal for Murphy, who agonisingly missed out four years ago, coming fourth at London 2012. Listen to Sailjuice's exclusive interview, and the person who Annalise singles out for special mention....
SailJuice spoke to Neil Marsden just after he’d spent a day watching the 470 Junior Europeans and analyses why two teams who rounded the windward mark together ended up almost 20 places apart by the end of the first reach. Who says nothing ever happens on the reaching legs?
Four-time World Champion Giles Scott is bidding to continue Britain’s remarkable four Olympics Finn class winning streak, but insists gold is not a foregone conclusion as his quest for Rio 2016 glory gets underway on Tuesday (9 August). Sailjuice chatted with Scott in the build-up to his first day....
Nick Thompson is Great Britain’s top Laser sailor and he’ll be representing his country at the Olympics in Rio 2016. "Winning the Worlds was monkey-off-the-back moment, really, because it is something I’ve been chasing so hard for a long time...."
Tom Gillard has won Fireball World Championships and plenty else besides in a variety of classes including the Streaker singlehander and the 505. That's all as a North Sails jockey. But he chooses to spend his own time and money on racing a Musto Skiff, including competing at his first World Championships in Carnac in 2016.
