Anyone looking for tips on how to put together a major championship campaign of their own, will find plenty of interest in what is discussed during the interview – and if you are a single handed dinghy sailor you definitely won't want to miss Andrew's generic tips for sailing fast upwind and down.
Podcast: 2025 OK Dinghy World Champion Andrew Mills
My guest on the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast is British dinghy sailor Andrew Mills, a past Olympic campaigner in the Finn class who recently won the International OK Dinghy World Championship after topping a fleet of 212 boats during a week-long series on Lake Garda, Italy.
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