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Wright victorious at new Champions Sailing Cup; Shaw second

Former world champion Ed Wright created history by becoming the first Brit to claim victory in the new EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup Series in R...

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Tributes paid to two-time Olympic medallist Andrew Simpson

Tributes have been paid to two-time Olympic sailing medallist Andrew Simpson, who died during training for the America’s Cup in San Francisco.

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World No.1 Shaw proving unstoppable in Riva del Garda

Olympic bronze medallist from Beijing 2008 Bryony Shaw has comprehensively extended her lead in the women’s RS:X fleet at the inaugural EUROSAF ...

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Windsurfer Shaw leads at new event at Riva del Garda

British windsurfer Bryony Shaw leads the way after the first three races of the first event of the new EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup Series at R...

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Shaw hands herself early birthday present of Hyeres gold

Olympic bronze medallist Bryony Shaw kickstarted a Great Britain medal rush at the Sailing World Cup in Hyeres as she claimed windsurfing gold.<...>

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Medal Record

Medal Record
  • 2 Gold
  • 0 Silver
  • 0 Bronze

Biography

Sarah Webb was part of the gold medal winning team, affectionately named ‘Three Blondes in a Boat’, which triumphed at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. With her crewmate from Athens Sarah Ayton and newly recruited Pippa Wilson won gold four years later at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Already a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), she was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.

Webb began her sailing career aged seven in an Optimist dinghy, like many of her peers. It did not take long though for her natural talent to be recognised by the Royal Yachting Association (RYA). It was in the ranks of the RYA youth squad that Webb’s talents were nurtured, culminating in top ten finishes in the Laser Radial Class in both the 1995 and 1996 ISAF Youth World Championships. Following her excellent results in 1996, she was awarded the Yachting Journalists Association Young Yachtsman of the Year.