Career
Often described as the most gifted sailor of his generation, Chris Law"s talent was sometimes overshadowed by his bad luck and volatile temperament. He came 5th in the Cadet World Championship in Spain in 1969 and 2nd in the 1970 Cadet World Championship in Hobart, Australia. He then moved on to the Finn class, where he narrowly missed Olympic qualification in 1972 and 1976.
He qualified for the Olympics in 1980 and then suffered the misfortune of being prevented from competing by the Moscow Olympic boycott.
Law had been seen as a strong candidate for a medal. He sailed a Soling in the 1984 Olympics, coming 4th and again missing a medal.
He also sailed in the 1995 campaign in the Australian challenger Sydney "95 before leaving after a dispute with the campaign management. He also sailed in several Admiral"s Cup campaigns, with varied success, including sailing in the famous 1979 Fastnet Race.
Possibly his most notorious Admiral"s Cup campaign came in 1999 when he had a tempestuous time and was blamed for losing the Admiral"s Cup for Britain.
He announced his retirement from international representative sailing after that event.
