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...
Straight out of a press announcement in Korea, Chris Draper stepped out of the room to talk to Justin and Andy about his appointment as helmsman for Team Korea in the America’s Cup World Series. The offer couldn’t have come at a better time, as Chris looks back at the recent disappointment of missing selection for the Olympic Test Regatta in the 49er. New doors are opening for him and other young Olympic stars....
It’s all about racing around things - around the Isle of Wight for 1900 boats in the JP Morgan Round the Island Race, 400 catamarans in the Zwitserleven Round Texel Race, and of course the Volvo Ocean Race around the planet. Surprise signing to Puma Racing is surf god Laird Hamilton. What’s he know about sailing?
Croatian Olympic 49er team, Pavle Kostov and Petar Cupac, demonstrate wire to wire tacking and gybing...