Is it possible to still become an Olympic sailor i

I have a friend who started sailing in his thirties and has since won a European Championship in his chosen class so its certainly possible for a late starter to bloom at the highest levels of amateur sailing.

If you're in love with the pure enjoyment of sailing I would suggest staying clear of the Olympic pathway anyway: that's more for people who are focussed on winning and winning alone. There's more *fun* away from the games IMHO.

Edited by JimC - 16 Jul 11 at 4:00am

I got told that if you want something enough and work to get it then you can do anything you want, just work at the sailing and tell us all if you make it.

Certainly not required that you go through all the youth squads, if you've got talent you'll be spotted- Dan Henderson, Musto Skiff World Champion, has apparently now been approached by the RYA to consider campaigning a 49er, presumably aiming at 2016. Definitely not the "normal" route.

And he won the use of an i14 for a year ( by doing very well at i14 trials ), was Pico national champion, so lots of experience in different boats.