Be prepared might be the scout motto but sailor Bryony Shaw has taken it to heart during her meticulous build-up to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

And with the Games now less than 60 days away, she is convinced her versatility will pay dividends in pursuit of a second Olympic medal.

The Tunbridge Wells windsurfer clinched women’s RS:X bronze back at Beijing in 2008 and with three World Championship silver medals since 2013 – not to mention a European Championship gold – she is among the medal favourites again for Rio.

Shaw has spent ample time in Brazil over the past few years, getting to know every nook and cranny of the Olympic course, something she feels is benefiting her already.

“I’m just trying to make every day count,” explained Shaw. “I’ve just come back from Rio so I’ve already spent plenty of time out there trying to get really good quality time on the water making every session count.

“I’ve been going over to Rio since 2013 at least a couple of times every year so I’m feeling comfortable there.

“I feel like I’ve tried to be as versatile a sailor as I can be for Rio. That adaptability is going to be really important.

“I’ll need to be mature in the sense that there will be curveballs thrown at us and it’s how you react to that.

“It’s a long week and we do five days racing but it’s potentially over eight days with reserve days and things.

“Even if your first day doesn’t go well you can bring it back so keeping that level head and that self-belief through to the end is important.”

Shaw touched back down on British soil on Wednesday, the day on which the Sailing World Cup regatta at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy – the final major competition before Rio – got underway.

However the 33-year-old is not competing at the London 2012 Olympic venue this week, believing her dress rehearsal coach’s regatta out in South America over the weekend has served her perfectly well.

“The race for me in Rio with the coach’s regatta and the best girls, most of whom will be at the Games, was invaluable Rio-specific training for me,” added Shaw.

“Windsurfing is a very physically demanding sport so especially having flown on a long-haul flight you don’t want to be burning the candle at both ends just to tick boxes.

“It’s not about doing every single regatta and I think that’s especially true in windsurfing. It’s more of a balance between training, the fitness and then the racing experience.”

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