Olympics

Big Wave Wednesday

28 July 2021
HOW TO FOLLOW TOKYO 2020 – FULL RESULTS, SCHEDULE & MORE! Enoshima is famous, notorious even, for its big wave action, and that’s what the sailors got on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition.Eight out of ten fleets were racing on Wednesday, with only the Laser and Laser Radial having a rest day. Some sailors put down some big markers with dominant performances…
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Whacky races make for a day of special FX

27 July 2021
HOW TO FOLLOW TOKYO 2020 – FULL RESULTS, SCHEDULE AND MORE! The excitement kicked up a gear on the third day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition as the women in the 49erFX Skiff put on a display of high speed boat handling and fast-thinking tactics. The wind was gusting and shifting wildly for the courses close to shore, although the breeze dropped later in the day for…
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Making sense of the chaos at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition

27 July 2021
HOW TO FOLLOW TOKYO 2020 – FULL RESULTS, SCHEDULE AND MORE! 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…
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Adventures

Tasar World Champs - on the podium

6 August 2017
Our Tasar Worlds are wrapped for another year, and while it wasn’t what we had hoped for – third is an amazing achievement in a fleet of 97 boats. All credit to Libby and Jonathan McKee who sailed beautifully to secure their Worlds with a race to spare, and former World Champ Chris Dance with Jeremey Elmslie sailed consistently to pip us by just two points. I have to say I love every…
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Louis Vuitton Americas Cup World Series Finale in Fukuoka

21 November 2016
After nine events in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in all corners of the globe, the final day of racing in Fukuoka was, shall we say large for the America’s Cup teams. Four teams could have potentially won on paper, but Land Rover BAR had to falter from their momentum to lose their substantial lead. After a slow start in the conditions and some concerns as to whether racing…
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Louis Vuitton Americas Cup Fukuoka Day 1 – Full report, interviews and photos

20 November 2016
What a great day for the America’s Cup to make its official racing debut in Japan. Challenging conditions, but at least there was wind, enough at times for foiling, and it stayed in for the duration of racing. As always with America’s Cup World Series racing, the set course was very short with tight boundaries, and with the cross over conditions, handling and sail choice between the jib and…
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America’s Cup in Fukuoka brings sailing into the limelight in Japan

19 November 2016
The sport of sailing is pulling out rock star status right now in Japan; the Japanese people are seriously lapping up having America’s Cup racing in their country for the first time in its long and prestigious history. Today (as well as one on one’s and a report on the practice racing which you will find below), I have a video from the press conference, with all of the team skippers, except…
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Moth Worlds - Hayama Japan - Day 4

28 May 2016
Paul Goodison (20 points), Chris Rashley (22 points), Rob Greenhalgh (25 points) and Scott Babbage (30 points) could all win the Moth Worlds tomorrow with three races yet to be sailed. Greenhalgh sailed exceptionally well today to take a 1, 2, 1 with Goodison taking the other heat win. It’s all on for tomorrow, with Greenhalgh on point in the lighter weather, but also the one sailor in the…
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Moth Worlds 2016 - Hayama Japan - Day 3!

26 May 2016
Wow. What a day of racing here in Hayama for day 3 of the Moth Worlds! Goodison was boat of the day with a 1, 1, 3 moving into the lead over Chris Rashley. All is still to play for, with a lay day tomorrow and lighter winds forecast for Saturday and Sunday. Once a second drop comes in, it is going to be very tight amongst Goodison, Rashley and Greenhalgh. Today I interviewed Josh McKnight and Rob…
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Moth Worlds 2016 - Hayama Japan - Day 2!

26 May 2016
I made it for race 4 of the Moth Worlds in Japan thanks to an awesome bunch of sailors from Keio University! Some tricky racing on day 2, with GBR sailors taking three from three race wins. I caught up with Rashley (current leader) on why he thinks the GBR sailors have been dominating so far, Brad Funk on his breakages, Ben (#Patonator) Paton on his jaw issues, Scott Babbage on his improving…
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