G4S 49ers among the squad that will represent GB at the official Olympic Test Event at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
13 June 2011
Following the conclusion of the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in Weymouth and Portland on Saturday (11 June), the Royal Yachting Association’s Olympic Selection Committee has named the sailors who will compete for Skandia Team GBR at the 2011 Weymouth and Portland International Regatta – the official test event for the London 2012 Olympic sailing competition
The 2011 Olympic Test Event will run from 29 July-11 August at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy.
Skandia Team GBR selections:
Star
Iain Percy & Andrew Simpson
Laser Radial
Charlotte Dobson
Laser
Paul Goodison
RS:X Men
Nick Dempsey
RS:X Women
Bryony Shaw
Finn
Ben Ainslie
49er
Stevie Morrison & Ben Rhodes
470 Men Nick Rogers & Chris Grube
470 Women
Hannah Mills & Saskia Clark
Women’s Match Racing Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush & Kate Macgregor
Chris Atkins, Chairman of the RYA Olympic Selection Committee, commented: “It’s been a great week’s competition at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta, with a strong British performance across all ten Olympic classes.
“The RYA’s Olympic Selection Committee is confident that the teams which delivered the top British performances at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta will present at strong challenge at the Weymouth and Portland International Regatta in just under two months’ time.”