Team manager Brett Wright is confident Bermuda's sailors can continue a tradition of amassing medals at major events as they look to rule the waves at the CAC Games.

The Bermuda Sailing Association are sending a team of four to Puerto Rico this month and Wright – a veteran of the 2002 CAC Games in El Salvador – believes if the conditions are favourable they are capable of winning two medals.

He admits, though, success on the high seas will largely depend on whether the regional powerhouses such as Mexico, Venezuela and Columbia decide to blood their rookies or send their top Olympic sailors.

"Compared to the Caribbean nations there are only one or two who could have sailors better than us," said Wright.

"But the bigger nations like Columbia, Mexico and Venezuela could be very strong.

"It's hard to know what your competition is going to be like. At the CAC Games you just don't know which teams are going to show up.

"Some nations send youthful teams but others may take sailors who competed at the last Olympics.

"I'd like to think we could get a medal out of our group, possibly two."

Team Bermuda is made up of Rockal Evans (Lasers Class), William Hutchings Jnr (Laser Class), Sara Adderley (Laser Radial) and Alex Jones (RS:X windsurfing), who finished fifth out of a fleet of 24 at last summer's Island Games, in Åland.

Olympic hopeful Evans recently spent two weeks at an International Sailing Federation sanctioned camp in Australia, while his three team-mates have all embarked on an intense training programme in preparation.

"Everyone has put in quite a bit of training," said Wright. "Kal spent a couple of weeks in Australia at a clinic getting some very good training and experience.

"William has been in college sailing all year and Sara has been on the water four days a week for the last few months. Confidence levels are high and Sara could do quite well in the Radial. She's been to the Olympics and has medalled at the Pan Am Games and Island Games."

Wright said the predicted light wind conditions in Porta de Sol, where the sailing events will be held, should favour the slighter built Hutchings more than Evans, who is better suited to heavier weather.

"Kal will be better if it's heavy and William will be better if the conditions are lighter," Wright said.

"Kal is about 190lbs whereas William is around 165lbs and that really makes a difference in the Lasers.

"It's forecast to be fairly light but a tropical wave went through there a few weeks ago and it stayed windy for a few weeks."

Bermuda will be represented by their largest ever team at the CAC Games, which run from July 17 to August 1.

The Island is sending 60 athletes to compete in athletics, boxing, bowling, gymnastics, swimming, hockey, shooting, sailing, tennis and triathlon.