Saskia Clark
- Date of birth:
- 23 August 1979
- Star sign:
- leo
- Place of birth:
- Colchester, UK
- Current Hometown:
- Weymouth
- Nickname:
- Sas
London 2012 will be Saskia Clark’s second Olympic outing, having made her Games debut in the 470 with Christina Bassadone at Beijing 2008.
The 2007 Worlds bronze medallists finished sixth in China and, after Bassadone’s post-Games retirement, crew Clark trialled with a number of different helms including Beijing 2008 Laser Radial representative Penny Clark, and 2008 Olympic Yngling champion teammates Pippa Wilson and Sarah Ayton.
In February 2011, Clark teamed up with promising talent, Hannah Mills, and their success was almost instant as they won silver at the 2011 Hyeres World Cup regatta in only their second event together. The new pairing achieved the same outcome at 2011 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in June and in August, just six months after getting together, they won Olympic Test Event silver at the London 2012 venue in Weymouth and Portland.
Clark and Mills then went onto win a silver medal at the 2011 Perth World Championships before claiming their first 470 World title together in Barcelona in June 2012.
Saskia's Olympic Medals
| Olympic Year & Venue | Class | Medal |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Saskia's Q&A Session
| First boat sailed and where? | Blue Peter dinghy, West Mersea |
| Who got you into sailing? | Dad |
| Favourite boat? | My first Oppy, Bumblebee, yellow and black stripes! |
| Your worst moment in sailing? | North Sea Race, when it was the windiest race in 30 years or something and I was sitting on the side in my dinghy hi fits- nice one! |
| Best sailing venue in the UK? | Mucking around in the creeks at home |
| Best sailing venue in the World? | Sydney Harbour |
| Most annoying rule in the sailing rule book? | The one that says I’m not always right...... |
| If you weren’t a professional sailor what else would you be? | See pantomime question below, the acting world is missing out!! |
| How do you progress from a club sailor to an Olympic class sailor? | Realistic planning and honest reviews to progress |
| Football club you support? | Norwich City FC |
| Do you follow any other sports? | Into most sports, enjoye watching the Winter Olympics, an like following the Tour de France in the summer and currently managing my Fantasy 6 Nations Team. |
| Any heroes? | Bananaman, because he was just an ordinary boy until he ate a banana! |
| What other sports do you play? | Would like to say that I can play most sports but rarely do. Enjoy windsurfing and have tried a bit of kitesurfing and of course we have our annual 2 week tennis keenness spurred on by Wimbledon. |
| What would you love to do but never have the time or money for it? | Would love to go on a trip through South America and along the Amazon |
| Worst habit? | Stubborness |
| If you were a pantomime character – who would it be? | I’ll stick with my Oscar winning portrayal of the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz, circa 1987 in my junior school production. We also have quite similar hair! |
| If you had a theme song – what would it be? | Here comes the Hotstepper, Ini Kamoze |
| Favourite reality show? | Property Ladder, is that a reality show? |
| Name 3 things that are always in your shopping trolley? | Breakfast cereal, hummus, lemon and raisin pancakes |
| What was the last book you read? | The Five People You Meet in Heaven |
| What makes you angry? | Parking tickets |
| Dream holiday? | Either skiing or windsurfing somewhere hot! |
| What's better about sailing than football? | Generally better venues!! The people aren’t all pre madonnas! |
| Where do you keep your Olympic medals? | They are currently being made! |