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    Mar 06, 2020 3 minutes

    John Gimson has been the nearly man of British Olympic sailing for longer than he cares to remember. It was back in 2005 that he began a roller-coaster journey in various classes that has seen him overcome disappointment and bad luck to finally win Olympic selection in the Nacra 17 this summer. After so many near misses, what will be going through his mind on the start line of his first Olympic race in Enoshima?

    “Business as usual,” replies Gimson without missing a

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