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Andy Rice

‘HOW RELIEVED MUST THE RYA SELECTORS HAVE BEEN TO HAVE MADE SUCH EARLY CALLS ON TOKYO!’

Where would Olympic sailing be without the Portuguese haven of Vilamoura? This resort in the Algarve has been the saviour of international competition for many of the Olympic classes while all else in Europe and most of the rest of the world has been cancelled. The 470 fleets had their Worlds there in March and are back on the same Atlantic waters for their European Championships just six weeks later. The Finns have just had their European

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