Mike Leigh & Luke Ramsay - Canadian 470 Class Olympic Sailors

Read Me - Mike Leigh & Luke Ramsay - Canadian 470 Class Olympic Sailors Contact: Mike Leigh Luke Ramsay John Curtis Team Website: http://www.mikeandluke.com/ The video in this folder was shot in June 2012 in Weymouth England (Olympic Sailing Venue) where they will be competing in the 2012 Olympic games. There is interview footage as well as footage of Mike & Luke going through their routine, training, rigging, sailing etc. Mike Leigh's Bio

Mike is a Vancouver native who has been a member of the Canadian sailing team since 2001 and represented Canada at the 2008 Olympics. He has won numerous regattas including national, international and world championships. After struggling through the 2010 season with an injured back from laser sailing, he decided to switch classes and team up with Luke Ramsay in the 470 class. When Mike isnt sailing on the Olympic circuit, he is busy coaching where he has worked with Marit Bouwmeester(ISAF world ranked number 1) and 2008 Olympian Krystal Weir. Additionally, Mike races aboard various yacht campaigns where most recently his team won the Farr 40 Worlds. Luke Ransay's Bio

Luke is one of Canada’s best young talents. After winning the youth worlds in 2006 he was named the Canadian yachting association youth sailor of the year, male sailor of the year, and the Sport BC junior athlete of the year. He has been a Canadian sailing team member since 2006 during which time he has won several national championships in the laser. Luke has recently graduated from the University of British Columbia where he completed a degree in civil engineering. His focus now is entirely on the 470 where he hopes to win a medal in the 2012 Olympics.