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An Excerpt from an interview I did with Anna Tunniciffe, Olympic Champion in the Laser Radial and just last week crowned Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year.

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SailJuice Interview with Anna Tunnicliffe (excerpt)

SailJuice: When you’re doing a coaching session, what routines do you put people through to really help them make some gains?

Anna: We try and emphasize the endurance part of Laser sailing and the fitness parts so we do interval training on the water, so we’ll do three minute hikes or two minute hikes and just try and focus on technique and posture for those two or three minutes and then take a little bit of a break and then do it again. So we really… Read the rest

Whatever has been said about the concept of the Medal Race – and it has taken plenty of stick over the past year – it threw up some incredibly nailbiting conclusions in the Olympic Test Regatta in Qingdao.

On the final day, Paul Goodison (photo courtesy of OnEdition) scored a lowly 7th out of 10 in the Laser Medal Race, just holding off the 8th placed boat by three seconds. Goodison clinched gold by a point – and those vital three seconds – from Sweden’s Rasmus Myrgren.

On the previous day, Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes potentially through away their 49er gold medal when they hit the windward mark while lying in fourth. Taking a 360 penalty was the last thing they needed in 15 to 18 knots, and a washing machine chop driven by a wind-against-tide scenario. Fortunately that… Read the rest