All hands on deck as build up to Tokyo begins

With three years to run before the Tokyo Olympics, patience is the watchword as the line-up of Irish sailors in formation start their arduous journey of training and competition against a backdrop of Annalise Murphy’s silver medal success in Rio.

On paper, at least for now, the 2016 line-up is being rebuilt though with a deeper well of emerging talent coming up from the junior ranks on a scale never before seen in Irish sailing.

First, the changes.