The sailor changing tack ahead of the Olympic Games

Saskia Tidey tells James Toney about her decision to switch allegiance from Ireland to Great Britain ahead of Tokyo next summer

Saskia Tidey will compete for Great Britain in Tokyo (Getty Images)

Saskia Tidey insists she has no regrets about switching ships as she prepares to get her Olympic campaign back on the water.

Tidey was part of the Irish sailing team in Rio, finishing ninth in the women’s 49erX class, but will compete for Team GB at next year’s Games in Tokyo.

Born just outside Dublin to an Irish mother and English father, Tidey was left without a teammate following the retirement of Andrea Brewster, her sailing partner four years ago but she’ll join forces with Charlotte Dobson in Tokyo, courtesy of her British father.