Great Britain won gold medals in the Yngling class in Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, external and Beijing 2008, external, but the keelboat has been replaced in the Olympic programme by the women’s match racing event, external.
Annie Lush and MacGregor sisters Lucy and Kate are Great Britain’s leading crew in the Elliott, external.
They finished seventh at the test event and Stephen Park, external admitted: “We still have some more work to do to make sure we’re competitive in all 10 events.”
Charlotte Dobson, external was ninth in the Laser Radial and the 25-year-old needs to improve her consistency if she is to have an outside chance of medalling.
Nick Rogers won Olympic silver, external alongside Joe Glanfield in Athens and Beijing. Following Glanfield’s retirement, Rogers announced an end to his Olympic career, external after failing to attain success alongside Pom Green.
However, he has since returned to the sport and partnered by Chris Grube, external claimed a fifth place finish at the test event – suggesting their partnership has potential.
