Sailing - Team I ,2,3

Team 1,2,3 the Olympic squad sailing pair of Sophie Weguelin and Eilidh McIntyre, have resumed their campaign to win a place in the British sailing team at the next Olympics in Brazil in 2016. The ladies were in action at the start of the 470 Class medal event on Biscayne Bay in Miami, USA for the first of this year's series of week-long ISAF Sailing World Cup Regattas. The event got under way in brisk winds on Monday 26 January with Sophie and EiIidh taking a win on the first day. The pair finished the event in seventh place overall in a strong field from around the world. The regatta provided strong breezes with 36 knot squalls registered during the week making it a tough and physical start to the season.

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