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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston gives RS Games thumbs up as momentum builds
PRESS RELEASE
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston gives RS Games thumbs
up
as momentum builds
RS Games
– 15-26th
August 2011 – Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy
June 2011 - Entries have
been received from around the world for the RS Games as sailors take up the
opportunity to sail at the 2012 Olympic sailing venue, exactly one year ahead
of the Olympic Games. And now, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first person to
ever sail single handed and non-stop around the world, has given the event the
thumbs up.
Following a recent interview with the event organisers on his
BBC Radio Solent H20
Show, Sir Robin said; “This will be a huge gathering of RS fleets from around
the world. It’s a wonderful opportunity for our sailors to challenge some
of the best from other countries in our new Olympic sailing centre.”
Already, some 200 entries have been registered, with around
10% of those coming from overseas, from as far away as Italy, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Hong
Kong and South
Africa. There are now just
90 days to go until the 12-day National Championship extravaganza begins and
competitor entries are expected to number 800 by the time the first race takes
place on 15th August.
The double-handed RS200 is expected to draw the highest
overall entries, including competitors from across Europe. The
RS200 has been one of the UK’s most
popular classes for many years since its launch in 1994. In recent years its
popularity has spread internationally, and a number of European competitors are
expected to swell numbers in this class this year.
The highest numbers of overseas competitors are expected in
the RS 500 and RS700 classes, which are hosting their class World and European
Championships respectively.
ENDS
Class Association
