William Pank has been selected to represent Great Britain at the 2017 Optimist World Championship which will be held in Thailand next month.
Recent successes for Pank included winning the Feva World Championship in Santander, beating current top Olympians with a race win in the Endeavour Trophy and being crowned 2016 UK Optimist Winter Champion.
William said: “I am hoping to make gold fleet and to finish within the top 25.
“I’m a little scared but it’s going to be a new experience.
“I’m well prepared and I know what to expect because I have learned a lot from the foreign events I’ve done already, although the heat out there can get up to 27 degrees in the water which is lot hotter than I’m used to! It’s going to be tough but I know I can do it.”
James Douglas, marketing executive at GS Yuasa Battery Sales UK Ltd said: “We’re delighted to be backing William as he jets off to the Optimist World Championships in Thailand.
“We’ve sponsored him for several seasons now and have been really impressed with the fantastic results he has managed to achieve on the water.”
William will continue training with his coach and two other sailors every weekend before flying out to Thailand for the Optimist World Championships which start on 5 July.
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