Shirley Robertson OBE, Double gold medallist and TV Presenter
@steheff hi Mia, lovely to meet you tonight... Keep sailing and having fun... Know your going to be a star!! X #
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Images from around the world as Shirley and the team film and present CNNs monthly sailing show Mainsail. 17 Photos Oman Sail launches Women's Sailing Programme 6 Photos Shirley and the CNN Mainsail team get some behind the scenes footage with the legendary French multihull specialists, Bruno and Loïck Peyron as they prepare to challenge for the 34th Americas Cup, Images by Christophe Launay. 17 Photos Shirley and the CNN Mainsail team arrive on Neckar Island to join British entrepreneur Richard Branson on his catamaran ‘Necker Bell’. 5 Photos Shirley takes the helm of BMW ORACLE Racings 90 foot multihull. The American challenger, representing the Golden Gate Yacht Club, won the 33rd America’s Cup Match in February 2010. 6 Photos Since 2009 Shirley has been an event ambassador for the Brewin Dolphin Scottish Series, helping to raise the profile of sailing in Scotland. 8 Photos Shirley skippered Rumbo Almeria Extreme40 in the Extreme Sailing Series Asia, competing against 6 other teams and visiting Hong Kong, Singapore & Oman. 14 Photos Shirley skippered Team iShares Extreme40 in the 2009 iShares Cup, competing against 9 other teams and visiting 6 countries across Europe in this fast and furious unique inshore racing circuit. 9 Photos Shirley skippered J.P.Morgan Asset Management Extreme40 in the iShares Cup 2008, competing against 9 other teams and visiting 5 countries across Europe. 13 Photos Shirley is a patron of the the Ellen MacArthur Trust and is actively involved whenever she can both sailing with the young people and promoting the work of the Trust. 6 Photos Sarah Webb, Shirley Robertson, & Sarah Ayton took Gold at the Athens Olympics in the Yngling class. This was Shirleys 2nd consecutive Olympic Gold making her one of Britain and Scotland’s greatest ever Olympians. 3 Photos Shirley wins Gold at the Sydney Olympic Regatta 2000 in the Europe Class. 4 Photos Portrait images of Shirley 12 Photos
