Sarah Jackson, one of the world’s leading windsurfers, has quit the English south coast for Spain after describing training near her home like ‘surfing in a sewer’
One of the world’s leading windsurfers has quit the English south coast for Spain after describing training near her home like “surfing in a sewer”. Sarah Jackson has won two world championship silver medals and is ranked second in the world in her slalom discipline.
The 24-year-old has been forced to relocate, however, due to the conditions of the water at Hayling Island, a windsurfing hotspot in Hampshire.“This being Britain, where rainfall is very high and because I have to train in all weathers, there were some days when I was basically surfing in a sewer,” Jackson said.
Nicola Greaves, of the Marine Conservation Society, said: “Untreated sewage is being pumped into our seas for hundreds of thousands of hours each year, putting people, planet and wildlife at risk.The best of our sports journalism from the past seven days and a heads-up on the weekend’s actionNewsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties.
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