The 2028 Los Angeles olympic games

The Mission?

To win an Olympic Gold Medal

Where?

The next Olympic Games are at Long Beach, Los Angeles in 2028. It promises to be a fantastic venue for sailing and to showcase our sport.

How?

In sailing there is only one place per country that qualifies for each class of boat. That means that our squad first needs to qualify the Country at one of the big events in the lead up to the Games. Once we’ve done that, our squad will go through a trials process were one of us will emerge as GBR’s ILCA 6 Olympic representative. That’s tough as we work together, share the same coach and improve as a team. We strongly believe that this collective approach means that our Olympic representative will be in the best possible position to win an Olympic medal.

Between now and the Olympics I will be constantly training, competing, striving to make fitness improvements and ensuring my equipment is maintained at the highest possible level. During the winter months we migrate south to Vilamoura, Portugal to capitalise on warmer climates and longer days to increase the productivity of our training. Our training camps are typically two weeks long and we push hard during these months to improve our boat speed and racing skills, so we come out firing for the racing session which usually starts in April. On top of time on the water we work just as hard on land. As the ILCA requires a high level of physicality, I’m in the gym constantly working on strength and fitness and we do a lot of bike work to build cardio capability. I’m also a strong believer in sports psychology (likely a result of my undergraduate psychology degree!) and am regularly working to improve my mental routines to ensure I can perform at my very best when it matters the most.  

I spend a lot of time, energy and money on equipment. Campaigning in the UK and overseas means maintaining two boats and I keep them, their foils and rig in “as new” condition – the last thing you want is a breakage at an important event. And there’s quite a bit of effort that goes into testing equipment too. The ILCA may be the ultimate “one design” class but very small differences in mast bend or sail cut can make a difference at this level. We also have a fast turnover of sails that we use to make sure we are training and competing on good quality equipment.

We are also responsible for getting our boats from one regatta to the next. We’ve done some long drives and ferries across Europe, towing the squad’s ILCAs (sometimes as many as 6) and a RIB for the coach. Get Spotify on, crank up the volume and the miles just roll by…..slowly!

Contact me to find out how you can show your support!

Please visit my contacts page to find out more about how you can support me in my dream to win an Olympic Gold medal. I am also currently seeking sponsorship for my campaign and would love to hear from you and how I can simultaneously offer my services in return.