Jen French with Gary Jobson – Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year Interview Series
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Jen French was named the 2012 Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year for her silver medal performance at the Paralympic Games in Weymouth and Portland, England. Sailing in the SKUD-18 class, with crew JP Creignou, French secured her team’s second place finish. In the lead up to the Games, she and Creignou, both members of US Sailing Team, also sailed the SKUD-18 to a second place finish at the IFDS World Championship and third place at both the Semaine Olympique Francaise in Hyeres, France and US Sailing’s Rolex Miami OCR in Florida. Gary Jobson catches up with her to re-live the silver medal performance and find out how she is engaging with the sport of sailing today.