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Project #SailFromHome with Lijia 'Lily' Xu

by Tom Chamberlain, RYA 15 Apr 2021 11:10 BST
Lijia 'Lily' Xu © Tom Chamberlain / RYA

Hear from inspirational Chinese sailor Lijia 'Lily' Xu in this week's #SailFromHomeSession. Lily won Gold at the London 2012 Olympics, China's second ever Olympic Gold in sailing.

Listen to her story here.

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