Name: Helena Lucas
Date of birth: April 29 1975
Star sign: Taurus
Place of birth: Redhill, Surrey
Current hometown: Southampton
Nickname: H, Little H, Helly
First boat you sailed and where? Enterprise with my parents on Hedge Court Lake
Who got you into Sailing? My parents
Favourite boat: Extreme 40, I had a chance to have a go on Shirley’s boat in Hyeres, it was awesome even though there were a couple of scary moments
Worst moment in your sailing career? Doing the death roll in the Enterprise with my mum and dad when I was only eight
Best moment in your sailing career? Sailing the Yngling with Annie Lush and Lucy McGregor at the Beijing test event and winning silver
Best sailing venue in the UK? Weymouth
Best sailing venue in the World? Perth, Australia
Most annoying rule in the sailing rule book? Z flag, it’s hardly ever used these days, probably because everyone thinks the same as me that it’s pointless
If you weren’t a professional sailor what else would you be? Yacht designer/Naval architect
How do you progress from a club sailor to an Olympic-class sailor? Through the RYA youth system
What are your greatest passions outside of sailing? Spending time and sailing with Steve my partner, windsurfing and skiing
Has injury ever prevented you from sailing? No
Most expensive sailing accident? When I wrote off a brand new Tornado mast that we were taking home on the roof of a van. We stopped over night at a hotel and as we turned in to the car park the mast caught on the trailer behind and folded in two
Football club you support? Southampton, we used to have season tickets but when they got relegated decided it was too expensive. I like to watch Man U play too
Any heroes? Lance Armstrong, Seb Coe
What other sports do you play? Skiing, windsurfing, cycling, badminton
What would you love to do but never have the time or money for it? To sail around the world with my partner in a luxury yacht
Worst habit? Talking too much
What word or phrase most depicts your personality? Bubbly
If you were a pantomime character who would it be? Cinderella
Do you have any lucky charms or rituals? I have a lucky DVD (Wimbledon)
What’s your biggest fear or phobia? Having rats crawling all over me
If you had a theme song what would it be? Queen – We Will Rock You
Favourite reality show and would you go on it? X Factor and no I can’t sing
Name three things that are always in your shopping trolley? Diet Coke, bagles and tomatoes
What was the last book you read? Bradley Wiggins Autobiography
What makes you angry? Not getting my own way
Dream holiday? Sailing and windsurfing in the Caribbean
What’s better about football than sailing? There are no postponements
Where do you keep your medals? On a shelf
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