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Australian Laser sailor Tom Burton goes into Monday's medal race guaranteed a place on the podium. He finished the qualifying series 10 points behind Croatian Tonci Stipanovic and 10 points ahead of third-placed Sam Meech of New Zealand. It has…
We all know our sport is confusing to those less fortunate than ourselves who have never been sailing. And most of us bemoan the fact that it never gets any TV coverage. Well, perhaps the answer lies in this very…
Jake Liley (AUS) had an awful start to the Rio 2016 regatta with a 16th and a UFD which became his discard. But since then he has put together a great scorecard of 8,6,6,3,3 before another excellent day today whe…
Only one race was possible in the 470 mens competition today and Australians Mat Belcher and Will Ryan worked their way back from a poor position early in the race to finish second. Their major rivals, Sime Fantela and Igor…
While all around them were losing their heads, London 2012 Silver medalists Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark kept theirs. With unpredictable winds appearing and disappearing around the course, they put themselves in the right place at the right time and…
ISAF (as it was called then) made a massive blunder when they dropped the Tornado multihull from the Olympic sailing schedule after Beijing 2008. But admitting their mistake, they chose the Nacra 17 for these Rio Games and the decision…
Wednesday August 10, 2016, delivered some of the most extreme conditions ever experienced in Olympic sailing. Even the big boys in the Finn came in shaking their heads. Above you will see a selection of images by Jesus Renedo and…
It was a tough day for the windsurfers in Rio today, with conditions ranging from strong and gusty winds to low-pressure pumping on the inshore course. In the men's division, defending champion Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED) snatched back the lead…
It was a good day for Australia on the Rio Olympic sailing courses and nowhere more so than in the Nacra 17 competition. Young Sydney cousins Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin won two of the four races sailed today and…
After two days of extreme conditions, Rio reverted to type today and delivered very light winds which caused delays in all classes. With none of the leading sailors in the top three of either race today, the Laser Radial leaderboard…
The light airs that followed two days of chaos at the Rio Olympics led to some high scores by even the top sailors and allowed both Robert Scheidt (BRA) and Tom Burton (AUS) to close the gap on Tonci Stepanovic….
Mat Belcher and Will Ryan are very careful sailors who know exactly what is required to win at a major regatta. And today they knew there was no percentage in trying to chase down the flying Croatians. What was required…
Defending champions Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie bounced back from the disappointment of a disqualification in the first race yesterday to lead the Women's 470 class by two points. The Kiwis were protested for crossing a starboard tack boat but…
The Finn class started their Olympic regatta today on the course that will be used for the medal races and none of the sailors was at all complimentary about it. It sits directly underneath Sugarloaf Mountain which ceates big problems….
As I packed my bags for Rio, I cogitated on the pile of electronic gadgetry I was taking with me. The photograph shows the difference between my kit for Rio 2016 and what I would have taken to Seoul in…
What a difference a day makes! Yesterday the Finn sailors at Rio 2016 complained of farcical conditions where the wind died or was impossible to read as it came straight down off Sugarloaf Mountain. Today they were on the Niterol…
Yesterday, sitting in 11th position and a long way off the lead, things looked bleak for the current World Laser Champion, Nick Thompson of Great Britain. But as so often happens at the Olympics, adversity brings out the best in…
Sailing in the same appalling conditions as the men, the Laser Radial contestants at Rio 2016 started to sort themselves out and a top three is starting to emerge. After her heartbreak at London 2012 when she missed a medal…
Undefeated until a few weeks ago since they won the Silver medal at London 2012, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have obviously put their loss in the South American championships behind them. After a poor start in the first race…
With 46 boats on the startline and the wind gusting from five to fifteen knots and swinging by up to 10 degrees, a good start was always going to be important as the first race of the Lasers got underway….
The Australian duo of Carrie Smith and Jaime Ryan will be making their Olympic debut in the 470W on Wednesday. It has been a tough road to Rio for the pair who have battled through injury in the last 15…
Although conditions were vastly improved at Rio 2016 today for the Laser sailors, every single one of the 46 strong fleet is now carrying a double-figure score after only four races. With the drop now in effect, Julio Alsogaray (ARG)…
There was major drama in the Laser Radial camp last night when defending Olympic champion Xu Lia (CHN) was disqualified for taking a penalty turn too late. On port tack, Xu had crossed American Paige Railey, who was forced to…
It was a great day at Rio 2016 for an Italian windsurfer with an Australian connection. A former partner of London Laser Gold medallist Tom Slingsby, Flavia Tartaglini has a lot of friends among the Australian sailing community. We were…
The 2016 inductees to the America’s Cup Hall of Fame will be Mr. Ernesto Bertarelli, two-time winner of the Cup in 2003 and 2007 and runner up in 2010, and the late 4th Earl of Dunraven, Cup challenger in 1893…
Greece’s Sofia Bekatorou has had many great moments in sailing. A career spanning more than 20 years has resulted in four World Championship titles, two Olympic medals and two World Sailor of the Year awards. This success is not without…
A new documentary, narrated by presenter and broadcaster Clare Balding, gets behind-the-scenes access to Britain's Challenger for the 35th America's Cup – Land Rover BAR. Led by the most successful Olympic sailor in history – multiple gold winning Olympian Sir…
Sportsmen and women have their superstitions. From the absolute pinnacle of each sporting discipline to the weekend warriors, everyone has their own rituals which they believe directly influences their performance. Rituals and superstitions are there as comfort blankets, a sense…
When you’re standing on top of an Olympic podium, you’re in a place that hundreds and thousands, if not millions have dreamed of being. To share the podium with one of your best mates and to experience the journey with…
Speak to any athlete and ask them about a moment that defines their career. Whether it happened five days, five months, five years or even fifty years ago the chances are the memory of that moment is clearly engraved in…
The greatest stage in international sport, the Olympic Games, is a pressure cooker. While many wilt under the weight of expectation on their Olympic debut, two brothers from Brazil would shine. With the city of Angels their backdrop, The Grael…
Run a Google search of parallel and it gives you the noun, a person or thing that is similar or analogous to another. This description could not be more accurate for two Chilean sailing teams who draw distinct similarities in their…
Emirates Team New Zealand celebrated a long awaited milestone today at their Beaumont Street base in Auckland by launching their first custom-designed development boat. The 45 foot catamaran has been in the process of being built for the past six…
Rome 1960 was the first time ever the Olympic Games was televised around the world, arguably the first step on the road to becoming the global mega event we will see in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in just 50 days…
A small British pub, The Cove House Inn, was transformed into a little piece of Australia at London 2012 and turned into the focal point for the nation’s most successful sport at the Olympiad. Australian sport, in general, suffered at…
Perfect winds, cooler temperatures and a record breaking crowd of over 200,000 America’s Cup fans lining Chicago’s Navy Pier, combined to make Super Sunday, the final day of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Chicago, an incredible finale for…
Up to 1000 boats were ringing the race area just off the city front. Tens of thousands of fans were lining iconic Navy Pier. Bars, restaurants and fan zones were heaving. The best sailors and fastest boats were ready to…
ORACLE TEAM USA and Emirates Team New Zealand put on a spectacular show in Chicago during official practice at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series on Friday. The teams sit one-two on the overall leaderboard, but on Friday, neither team could…
The London 1948 Olympic Games was the start of a remarkable run of dominance from one man, one that would last unbroken for an incredible four Olympic Games and remain unequalled in sailing until Sir Ben Ainslie (GBR) in…
Emirates Team New Zealand are again in race mode, this time at the 6th event on the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Chicago, Illinois. With the successful regatta win in New York now a distant memory, so are the…
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