Olympic sailing: Struggles for the big names on day one
Andy Rice reports from the Olympic Sailing competition in Tokyo as the first four fleets got their regattas underway in tricky conditionsAfter two weeks of training in steady onshore breezes, it was...
View ArticleOlympic sailing: Confused seas and sailors on day 2
Large confused swells combined with gusty, shifty conditions to make the second day of Olympic sailing at Tokyo 2020 a real head scratcher. Andy Rice reportsThere was more wind than expected for the...
View ArticleTokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing: Ups and downs on Day 3
It started out with big breezes which eventually faded to nothing in Tokyo for the third day of the Olympic sailing regatta, writes Andy RiceThe excitement kicked up a gear on the third day of the...
View ArticleTokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing: Brits to the fore on day four
A day of good breeze, but huge waves made for a hectic day four of the Olympic Sailing competition for Tokyo 2020, with the British team having the best of it. Andy Rice reports.Enoshima is famous,...
View ArticleOlympic Sailing: What it’s really like in Japan
Andy Rice gives Yachting World a special insight to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic sailing venue, Enoshima, where the racing has been stunning despite the difficulties caused by Covid 19Touch wood, this...
View ArticleTokyo 2020 Olympic sailing: First medals all but decided
The men's and women's windsurfer Olympic sailing fleets now only have a top-ten Medal Race to complete, with some sailors already guaranteed a medal The first medals are all but guaranteed at the Tokyo...
View ArticleOlympic sailing: Light winds, disqualifications and more medals
It was a light day on the water for the sixth day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition, which saw new competitors at the frontMedal Races where first brought into the Olympic Sailing...
View ArticleEmma Wilson: Britain’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Windsurfing medallist
Coming from a family of top level windsurfers, Britain's Emma Wilson is guaranteed a medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing competitionIt can be tough following in the footsteps of a two-time Olympian...
View ArticleOlympic sailing: Medals for the Laser and Laser Radial fleets
The Laser and Laser Radials saw their Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing competition come to a close with golds for Australia and DenmarkGreat weather returned to Enoshima for Sunday, with sunshine and...
View ArticleOlympic Sailing: Giles Scott grabs second Finn gold
Giles Scott takes the last ever Finn Olympic Sailing gold medal in a highly tense and close final medal race, completing 21 years of British dominanceIain Percy, Ben Ainslie and Giles Scott. These...
View ArticleOlympic Sailing: Gold for Brits and Brazilians in 49er and 49erFX
The Brits beat favourites New Zealand in the 49er Olympic Sailing regatta, while Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze make it two in a row in the 49erFX Fletcher and Bithell picked up gold in the 49er having...
View ArticleOlympic Sailing: Italian dominance in the Nacra 17
Italy's Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti completed a dominant Olympic Sailing cycle in the mixed multihull to take gold in Tokyo 2020 The Italian pairing of Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti have been the...
View ArticleGoing for gold: When only one Olympic medal matters
Andy Rice reports from the Olympic Sailing in Tokyo 2020 on the heart break of just missing out on the top of the podium and the mental fortitude required to make it in the cut and thrust of Olympic...
View ArticleOlympic Sailing: Belcher and Ryan win gold for Australia
Matt Belcher and crew Will Ryan secured gold in the Men's 470 Olympic Sailing competition in style winning the medal race. Andy Rice reports. Mat Belcher and Will Ryan (AUS) have won gold in the Tokyo...
View ArticleHannah Mills becomes greatest female Olympic sailor with gold
Hannah Mills and her crew, Eilidh McIntyre took the gold in the Women's 470 at Tokyo 2020 in a controversial medal raceHannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre (GBR) have won gold in the 470 Women. Along with...
View ArticleHannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre on their stunning gold
Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre talk to Andy Rice about winning the gold which sealed Mills' position as the greatest female Olympic sailor of all time The Medal Race should have been straightforward...
View ArticleBid to reinstate Paralympic Sailing
World Sailing has begun its bid to reinstate sailing as an event at the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games. The ‘Back the Bid’ #SailtoLA campaign, launched today, hopes to see sailing return to the...
View ArticleTom Slingsby: man on a mission
Helen Fretter talks to the supremely talented Tom Slingsby about his life a pro sailor and how he became an Olympic, America's Cup and offshore racing winnerWhat is the mark of a truly great sailor? Is...
View ArticleTunisian Olympic sailor dies during training accident
Tunisian Olympic sailor Eya Guezguez, 17, has died in an accident whilst training in the 49er FX skiff Tunisian Olympic sailors, twins sisters Sarra and Eya Guezguez competing at Enoshima in July 2021....
View ArticleBehind the scenes film goes inside British Olympic sailing squad
British sailing stars feature in Chasing Tokyo, a behind the scenes documentary filmed inside the GBR sailing squad on the road to the Tokyo Olympics.Tomorrow sees the release of Chasing Tokyo, a...
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