Twenty of the Zhik teams campaigning for a medal at this years Olympic Games are ranked by ISAF in the worlds top ten. Within this ranking, four are in Gold, three are in Slver and three are in Bronze position.

"The count down to the Games is on", said Brian Conolly, founder of Zhik, "and it will be very tight racing."

Just about every difficult weather condition will test the sailors to the extreme. Light flukey breezes, strong tides, big swell, steep chop, thick fog, and now algae bloom...Qingdao will have it all. Add to that the psychological challenge of winning at the Olympics and we expect a fascinating series.