Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta 2010 - Big entry for Olympic preview

9:16 PM Fri 23 Jul 2010 GMT

'Richard Langdon captures the action at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta.' Richard Langdon /Ocean Images &copy

Just a few days remain until entries for the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta close on Monday 26th July. Currently over 800 competitors from 53 nations have entered the fifth installment of this ISAF Sailing World Cup event. Which is seen by many as a preview event for the 2012 Olympics Many of the world's top sailors have signed up, including World, European and Olympic champions, who will all descend on Weymouth and Portland from the ninth - 14 August for the final event of the ISAF Sailing World Cup. Some of these competitors are returning to Olympic class sailing ...

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by Lucy Harwood