Series 5 - Ep4 - Ian Williams - Part 2

About this episode

Shirley Robertson continues her conversation with Ian Williams about his career in competitive sailing.

Send us Fan Mail This is Part 2 of Double Olympic gold medallist and podcast host Shirley Robertson's chat with eight-time World Match Racing Champion Ian Williams, as the duo get together to discuss Williams' career at the sharp end of the most combative discipline in the sport of competitive sailing. Williams discusses his early route to the top of the World Match Racing Tour rankings, a climb that involved turning his back on a full job as a lawyer, to make the most of his very obvio...

People in this episode

Host: Shirley Robertson

Guest: Ian Williams

Topics covered

• competitive sailing
• match racing
• sports career
• Olympic gold medallist
• sailing discipline

Keywords

• Ian Williams
• Shirley Robertson
• sailing
• match racing
• Olympic gold
• World Match Racing Tour
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Match Racing Championship

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