Windy World Cup opener as road to Rio reaches 100 day milestone (RYA - Royal Yachting Association)

(Source: RYA - Royal Yachting Association) As Rio's 100 day Olympic countdown celebrations took place around the world, Britain's sailors were firmly focussed on the task at hand as racing got underway at the Sailing World Cup Hyeres on Wednesday (27 April). The five-day regatta is one of just a handful of major events remaining before the Games showdown in August, and provides sailors with the opportunity to pit their progress and test their training refinements against their likely Rio rivals. Luke Patience and Chris Grube signalled their intent in the 470 Men's fleet with a race win to get their regatta underway on Wednesday, following it up with a fifth place to see them into overall...