By Campbell Patton, ILCA7 – DBSC
Photo courtesy Campbell Patton
It’s been a dream of mine to compete in The Games since I was 8 years old, meeting Ben Ainslie in Bermuda. Not many know, but my amazing mum Christine also represented Bermuda in Athens 2004, and I look to follow in her footsteps.The first two years of my Olympic campaign (2020-2022) were, frankly, a mess. Trying to navigate travel through COVID restrictions, cancelled events, and online uni all while working full time in Bermuda to try and fund my sailing temporarily derailed all progress towards my goal. Fortunately, I was able to travel for competition at the end