Sarah was taught that, if she worked hard enough, she could achieve anything. By the age of 18, she had become Britain’s most successful female single-handed sailor, winning Silver at the ISAF Youth World Championships.
She went on to win her first Olympic Gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics with her team mates Shirley Robertson and Sarah Webb in the Yngling class.
In 2005, Sarah was awarded an MBE. Having arrived at the 2008 Beijing Olympics unbeaten, she became part of an exclusive group of athletes who have won Gold medals at two successive games. In 2009, she was awarded an OBE.
