Wandsworth sailor Bryony Shaw gave a memorable Oscars-style speech of thanks following her Olympic bronze at Beijing 2008 - but now it is a gold medal and not the silver screen that concerns her most.

The 28-year-old secured Great Britain's first ever Olympic windsurfing medal in Qingdao, prompting emotional scenes - and a few expletives - on camera three years ago.

Shaw has consistently been among the medals on the ISAF World Cup circuit - collecting four last year and two already this campaign which now turns to Weymouth, next year's Olympic venue, and the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta next month.

“I have got a couple of podiums so far this season so now it’s all about getting things right for Weymouth and making sure I keep on getting those podium finishes,” said Shaw.

“I am the only performance women’s windsurfer in the team but I am always kept on my toes in terms of trying to beat the foreign girls.

“I regularly train with them and I make sure I go to the World Cup meets because windsurfing is always developing and progressing so you have to stay on top of things.

“I have got good vibes of Weymouth because I have medalled at a few of the regattas and have been sailing here since I was 15 years old.

“I feel I am in a position where my skill set is very suited to Weymouth.”

Shaw will be hard pushed to improve on her Olympic bronze at next year's Games - such is the dominance of Spanish duo Blanca Manchon and Marina Alabau of late while China's Jian Yin will be back to defend, but she intends to make home advantage count.

“I think come the test event in August, it will be a dress rehearsal for the Olympics because of the volunteers and spectators and hopefully we’ll be racing and hear the cheers and see the Union Jacks flying,” she added.

“Every time I compete in Weymouth my aim is to go out there and lay down a marker to my rivals.

“While I have medalled here I haven’t dominated here and so this season I want to do that and show that my windsurfing really has come on in the last few years.

“Me and the two Spanish girls have dominated the top three in the world rankings for a long, long time now so they are very close rivals but there is a French girl and then there are the Italian girls – there are quite a few nations that are strong.

“There are six to eight girls that rotate around but there has been a sense of Spanish dominance and I want to stamp that out.”

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