British sailors bound for Olympic Test Event 

RYA announces team for the Weymouth and Portland International Regatta

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 today 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 31 July-13 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.”