Gold in China

After a month in Qingdao the Olympic test event is now over. The final test event prior to the Olympic games was important not only to test the conditions but also to try and gain early selection into the Olympic Team.
The preparation went really well training with Nick Thompson for 10 days before flying to Shanghai for a holding camp. On return I had a few days of measurement before starting the regatta well, leading from day 1. The winds where predominantly light South Easterlies with a swell running. The racing was on and off and we soon lost our rest days but managed to complete the full series of 10 races. I managed to hold on to the lead after each day of racing what ever the conditions which was great for morale. The final day of racing saw over 20 knots of breeze and big seas for the final 2 races before the medal race.

The medal race on the following day also saw a good breeze as we sailed right off the harbour wall. All went well after a up and down race and i came away with the Gold medal for the second year running.
Fingers crossed for the same again next year.

It was a great result for Team GBR winning an amazing 5 golds and a silver.

I now wait for the 18th September to see if i have done enough to gain early Olympic selection