IZZY Hamilton might be playing her part in London 2012 as a training partner for Olympic-bound Bryony Shaw, but the Bude windsurfer insists her own games adventure is far from plain sailing.

The 19-year-old got a sneak peek of the London 2012 atmosphere recently, as she took to the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy — the games venue — for the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta.

Hamilton finished the regatta 20th — no mean feat considering the world's best descended on the south coast to fine tune their preparations, with Sail for Gold the final regatta before London 2012.

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