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British medal heroes in force at the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta

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British medal heroes in force at the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta
www.Sail-Search.com: British medal heroes will be competing against 300 top international sailors next week in the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta at the state of the art 2012 Olympic sailing Venue, The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. This will be the first International Olympic classes competition since the 2008 Beijing Games and will attract some of the medal heroes from Qingdao including; Laser gold medallist Paul Goodison, 470 silver medallists Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield and the women's windsurfing bronze medallist Bryony Shaw. Bryony Shaw, Great Britain, RS:X 8.5 class, in action on the first day of racing at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta. Photo credit: onEdition Olympic Gold medallist Paul Goodison said: "I am looking forward to competing in the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta - it will be great to be competing in home waters again and a good early test for 2012 Olympics! There are some top international sailors entered, so there will be some competitive racing." The regatta will take place between 15th -20th September and be open to all 2012 Olympic Classes, with the exception of Women's Match Racing. David Campbell-James, Sail for Gold Event Director, said: "The Skandia Sail for Gold regatta has already established itself as a great event and with 230 boats and 300 competitors entered this year we are expecting an exciting competitive event." A chance for foreign sailors to gain experience and knowledge of the next Olympic sailing venue has proven to be a draw with many international sailors competing this year, including entrants from Bulgaria, Brazil, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. This will be the third year of the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta and the event has already established itself as a firm fixture on the Olympic Classes circuit and has exciting plans to continue its development and expansion over the next few years. "Our focus for the 2008 event will be to deliver excellent race management for the competitors. We are continuing our work on the Race-Trax tracking devices which in the future, will show racing on the internet and the big screens which we are planning for the Academy for Skandia Sail for Gold 2009." Concluded David Campbell-James SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Monday 15th September: Event Office opens for registration Tuesday 16th September: Racing day 1 Wednesday 17th September: Racing day 2 Thursday 18th September: Racing day 3 Friday 19th September: Racing day 4 Saturday 20th September: Medal Races Full Story »

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