Iain Percy learnt to sail at the age of four and was only seventeen when he made his début at the Laser Class European Championships. He campaigned in the Laser Class and finished fifth in the World championships but missed selection for the Olympic Games. A switch to the Finn Class followed and he went on to win the European Championship in Percy spent many months training and competing off Sydney in the years preceding the Olympics and it paid off handsomely when he won the Olympic title so comfortably that he did not even have to compete in the final race of the series. He swapped classes again in to the two-man Star boat but, although he and partner Steve Mitchell were world champions in , they could not translate that success to the Athens Games. Percy then took a year away from Olympic class sailing to become helm of the Italian-owned America’s Cup challenger +39 Challenge, but they finished way down the list of qualifiers in the Luis Vutton Challenge Series and failed to qualify. He returned to Star class racing and a year before the Beijing Games teamed up with lifelong friend Andrew Simpson. Initial results were below par but at the Olympics they won the gold medal with
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The Artemis eFoiler® technology, a cornerstone of Artemis Technologies' offerings, will increase its passengers’ comfort levels in open water, by ‘flying above the water’. “Efficiency runs all the way through the eFoiler®," says Percy, explaining how each component, from the hydrofoil to the propulsion system, is optimised for maximum performance and minimal environmental impact.
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Meet the team: Anna Burnet
Anna Burnet is revelling in the opportunity for a second shot at Olympic gold alongside partner John Gimson after the pair were selected to represent Team GB at the Paris Olympic Games.
The Nacra 17 duo bagged Olympic silver on the waters of Enoshima together and qualified for with the same colour at August's Sailing World Championships in The Hague.
With markedly different conditions expected in Marseille, Gimson, 40, and Burnet, 31, are doing all they can to go one step further.
Burnet said, “We just knew we really needed to qualify at the World Championships, we knew what we had to do then so once we came second at the World Championships, it was a big feeling of relief.
“The actual venue in Marseille which is a completely different sailing venue to Enoshima at the Tokyo Games.
“That presents a lot of different challenges that will favour a different style of sailing and different strengths and weaknesses will come into play.
“We’re both just really looking forward to the honour of having another opportunity of competing at another Olympic Games, something we’ve both dreamt about since we were kids
“I can’t imagine if someone said to me that
Belfast Metropolitan College has celebrated the achievements of its Higher Education students at its annual Graduation ceremony which took place in the iconic Titanic Belfast on 15th November.
One of the largest and most prestigious events on our calendar, the celebration welcomed over 1, people over two ceremonies, which recognised students from the Belfast Business School; School of Health, Wellbeing and Inclusion; School of Science, Construction and Engineering; School of Creative and Digital Technologies and School of Academic and Continuing Education.
Each year the College awards Honorary Fellowships to someone who has made an outstanding contribution in their area. This year Belfast Metropolitan College conferred two Honorary Fellowship Awards.
The first Honorary Fellowship Award was awarded to Jayne Brady, Head of Northern Ireland Civil Service, in recognition of her innovative approaches to economic and social development throughout Northern Ireland’s Civil Service.
Jayne Brady said:
Belfast Metropolitan College plays a vital role in strengthening economic development, enhancing social cohesion and promoting learning and I am privileged to receive the Honorary Fell
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