Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Sailing wins IOC gold for Tokyo 2020 coverage

Sailing wins IOC gold for Tokyo 2020 coverage

Another gold for sailing at Golden Rings Awards following wins for Beijing 2008 and London 2012

Sailing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has won Gold in the Best Coverage by the Host Broadcaster category of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Golden Rings Awards.

Producer Henry Mok and director Leon Sefton received the award for providing an outstanding race experience for millions of viewers around the world via Olympic Broadcasting Services...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/12/sailing-wins-ioc-gold-for-tokyo-2020-coverage/

NEWSFLASH – Great Britain wins gold in the Finn Men’s Heavyweight Dinghy, Hungary silver, Spain bronze

NEWSFLASH – Great Britain wins gold in the Finn Men’s Heavyweight Dinghy, Hungary silver, Spain bronze

Giles Scott (GBR) has won gold in the Finn with Zsombor Berecz (HUN) taking silver and Joan Cardona (ESP) bronze.

Giles Scott (GBR) had a poor first leg out of the start line, while Zsombor Berecz (HUN) and Joan Cardona moved into gold and silver medal positions. At this point the leaderboard was hanging in the balance by a point here and there.

Australia round the first mark in the lead followed...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/08/03/newsflash-great-britain-wins-gold-in-the-finn-mens-heavyweight-dinghy-hungary-silver-spain-bronze/

The Netherlands wins gold in Men’s Windsurfer, France silver, China bronze

The Netherlands wins gold in Men’s Windsurfer, France silver, China bronze

Kiran Badloe (NED) has won gold in the Men’s Windsurfer – RS:X with France taking silver and China bronze.

Starting in silver medal position, Mattia Camboni (ITA) made a great start and launched into an early lead. But the Italian was unaware that he had broken the start too early and was disqualified, forced to leave the course. Next to be disqualified for the same reason was Piotr Myszka (POL) who was lying in bronze...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/31/the-netherlands-wins-gold-in-mens-windsurfer-france-silver-china-bronze/

Tokyo 2020 windsurfing golds for Yu (CHN) and Badloe (NED)

Tokyo 2020 windsurfing golds for Yu (CHN) and Badloe (NED)

We thought the three-way battle for the Women’s Windsurfing – RS:X medal was exciting but then there was perhaps one of the craziest, most unpredictable Medal Races of all time in the Men’s division.

As gold was all but assured for Kiran Badloe in the Men’s RS:X, silver and bronze was decided by some close calls.

Further out to sea, the Opening Series for the Men’s and Women’s Skiff has resulted in no runaway leaders. Instead, Monday...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/31/tokyo-2020-windsurfing-golds-for-yu-chn-and-badloe-ned/

Tied at the Top

Tied at the Top

Burling with Tuke – Bekkering with Duetz Jump into Narrow Leads

A Totally Different Challenge Show Top Teams in Full Command of their Skiffs

Fleet racing at its best is meant to challenge teams to race across a variety of conditions in order to discover who is best. A phrase uttered dozens of times at elite regattas, Burling and Tuke (NZL) win the day to move into the lead. They used every tool they possess in a day of racing as nailbiting, precise, and uncertain as sailing can...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/30/tied-at-the-top/

Strong Winds, Strong Nerves make for Lively FX Start

Strong Winds, Strong Nerves make for Lively FX Start

Strong Winds and Strong Nerves – Dobson and Tidey Rise to the Occasion
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Charlotte Dobson and Saskia Tidey (GBR) lead after day 1.
After a slow start in the first race, Charlotte Dobson and Saskia Tidey (GBR) put the hammer down, moved through the fleet and proved unstoppable. It was a sign of things to come.

Behind them all kinds of unforced errors were striking other teams. The Kiwis capsized while leading, the Brazilians were...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/27/strong-winds-strong-nerves-make-for-lively-fx-start/

Making sense of the chaos at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition

Making sense of the chaos at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition

There was more wind than expected for the second day of racing at the Olympic Sailing Competition which was just as well as the lumpy, confused wave pattern made it hard to get into the groove.

When the Pacific swell hits the shoreline of Enoshima and the concrete harbour walls, it reverberates back out to sea, turning the field of play into something akin to a washing machine. Finding a rhythm through the water is...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/26/making-sense-of-the-chaos-at-the-tokyo-2020-olympic-sailing-competition/

World Sailing prepared to deliver a safe and successful Olympic Sailing Competition

World Sailing prepared to deliver a safe and successful Olympic Sailing Competition

By World Sailing President, Quanhai Li and Chief Executive Officer, David Graham

As sailors, you need resilience. There are times when you are tested beyond the limits of human endeavours. Whether you are sailing around the world non-stop on your own or testing yourself in the smallest of dinghies in strong wind and waves. You need to remain resilient and focused on the task at hand.

In preparing for the Tokyo 2020...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/25/world-sailing-prepared-to-deliver-a-safe-and-successful-olympic-sailing-competition/

Measuring boats: it’s not a popularity contest

Measuring boats: it’s not a popularity contest

You can’t win an Olympic medal in sailing without having a fast boat. Just like in motor racing where winning comes from a combination of man and machine working together in harmony, the same is true in Olympic sailing.

To have fair competition, you need to know that everyone is operating within the rules, which is why every boat, board, mast, sail and foil must be inspected and checked over by a team of Event Measurers.

They are the sheriffs who...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/24/measuring-boats-its-not-a-popularity-contest/

How to Watch The Olympic Racing

How to Watch The Olympic Racing

The Games are On
A Games unlike any other is about to begin. Normally, many of us would be in Tokyo, but since we’re all remote, let’s figure out how to be a part of it.The racing kicks off for ILCA 6/7 (formerly Laser/Radial) and RSX windsurfing tomorrow, and then other fleets are added to stagger the start and finish of racing. … and it’s sailing, so the schedule is bound to change.
What days?
To keep track of the schedule, have a look at our Olympic site –...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/24/how-to-watch-the-olympic-racing/

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