Day: July 29, 2021

Enoshima, Japan – 7/30/2021 – By World Sailing – Today’s racing will take place in: 49erFX Women 49er Men 470 Men 470 Women Laser Men Laser Radial Women Lighter winds for Day 6 of the Sailing competition. The water is flatter too. Will that make Enoshima Course less of a washing machine, with the waves less likely to be bouncing so strongly off the beach?  In the Laser Men and Laser Radial Women’s fleets due to compete on Enoshima from midday, there are some sailors who will be hoping for all the random chaos they can get from the conditions, […]

Enoshima, Japan – 7/29/2021 – By Andy Rice, World Sailing – All photos © Sailing Energy / World Sailing – There were tears of joy and anguish on the boat park on the fifth day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition as Kiran Badloe (NED) put one hand on the Men’s Windsurfer – RS:X gold medal. Ahead of the Men’s RS:X Medal Race on Saturday, Badloe has a significant advantage in the men’s fleet and in the women’s, the Chinese, British and French sailors are certain of a medal each. It was another day of good breeze in Enoshima, […]