Exams almost over - preparations for the summer

With Ed having finished his summer university exams and myself within a fortnight of finishing my A-levels, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel and can't wait to get racing again on the international circuit. Unfortunately with Sail For Gold overlapping with some of my exams we were not able to do the event down in Weymouth this week but instead watch with interest at the Olympic selection battle!

Ed is spending some time prepping the boat with new ropes/blocks ready for the European championships in a months time. The European championships are in Helsinki in Finland, the event website is http://www.49ereuropeans.org/ and it should be a great event for us to learn from and continue to progress up the international ladder. We then head on to the 49er Youth world championships which is the first time the event is being run, with a maximum age of 22. We hope to finish in the medals in this event as we feel like we are amongst the best of the people in this age category in the world in the 49er, despite the fact that we will still both be only 18 at this event.

To see the ropes we use on the 49er visit http://www.englishbraids.co.uk/.

Also, check my Facebook for the latest training videos!

All the best,

James