Month: July 2021

Olympics 2020

Evening report: Whacky races make for a day of Special FX

July 27, 2021

Cover photo: Turkey’s Alican Kaynar enjoyed a dream start to Tokyo 2020, the Turkish sailor winning both races in the Finn on the first day of their competition. All photos © Sailing Energy / World Sailing … Enoshima, Japan – July 27, 2021 – By World Sailing – 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 […]

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Evening Report: Making sense of the chaos at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing competition

July 26, 2021

Cover photo: Enoshima, Japan – July 26, 2021 © Sailing Energy / World Sailing … Enoshima, Japan – July 26, 2021 – By World Sailing – 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 […]

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Pascual Remains Top-10 in RS:X, Finn & Skiff Events Set to Begin

July 26, 2021

Cover photo: Enoshima, Japan – July 26, 2021 © Sailing Energy / World Sailing … Enoshima, Japan – 7/26/2021 – By U.S. Sailing – American sailors fought through a wide range of conditions on day two of racing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, with breeze strength ranging from the high teens to the low single digits, and providing many of the world’s best dinghy and board sailors with a challenging tactical puzzle. The US Sailing Team continued to be paced by Men’s RS:X athlete Pedro Pascual (Miami, Fla.), who retained his top-10 position through six races.  Pascual logged scores […]

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Singlehanded Classes Open Racing; Team USA 9th Overall in Laser, RS:X

July 25, 2021

Cover photo: Pedro Pascual leads a pack of Men’s RS:X sailors up the course with Tom Squires of Great Britain next behind. © Sailing Energy / World Sailing … Enoshima, Japan – 7/25/2021 – By US Sailing – The sailing events of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games began on Sunday, with the US Sailing Team in action in four singlehanded classes. American sailors are in the top ten overall in two events, with Laser athlete Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.) and RS:X sailor Pedro Pascual (Miami, Fla.) both in 9th overall. In the Men’s RS:X sail board, Pascual had a career-best day […]

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Introduction to U.S. Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing

July 24, 2021

NBC Olympics Sailing Broadcast: The NBC Olympics website is hosting the Tokyo 2020 sailing event for U.S. audiences. Replays from the 11 days of racing are available here. USA – 7/24/2021 – Team USA is presented at Tokyo 2020 by 13 sailors hailing from nine U.S. states and territories including California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Wisconsin. The sailing events of the XXXII Olympiad are between July 25 to August 4 (July 24-August 3, EDT), 2021. The racing venue is the historic island of Enoshima, approximately 35 miles southwest of Tokyo. Enoshima was […]

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Team USA ready to sail at Tokyo 2020

July 23, 2021

Enoshima, Japan – 7/23/2021 – by US Sailing – Nearly half a decade after the previous Olympic sailing regatta concluded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 13 American athletes in nine classes are ready to race at Tokyo 2020. With Mt. Fuji providing a majestic backdrop to the racecourses off Enoshima, Japan, the US Sailing Team will compete on one of the biggest stages in international sports. Sailing fans watching from the U.S. will be able to experience the racing both live and on replay through NBC Olympics starting at 11:00 PM EDT on July 24 (8:00 PM PDT). “Being an […]

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Australia won its first event of Season 2, as Great Britain delights home fans with race victory on Plymouth Sound

July 18, 2021

Plymouth, United Kingdom – 7/18/2021 – By SailGP – The Australia SailGP Team on Sunday celebrated its first event win of SailGP Season 2, being crowned champion of the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix on Plymouth Sound, as a sun-drenched crowd was also treated to a race win for the home British team. The Aussies, skippered by Tom Slingsby, beat France and the United States in the three-team winner-takes-all Final to move up to first in the Season Championship. The Season 1 champion was defeated by Great Britain in the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix Final earlier this season, but got its […]

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‘It was a rough call’ – Phil Robertson reacts as Spain shown first ever SailGP Black Flag in Plymouth

July 17, 2021

Plymouth, United Kingdom – 7/17/2021 – By SailGP – Phil Robertson believes Spain was incorrectly shown the first ever Black Flag in SailGP on Saturday to be disqualified from the third race of the opening day of the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix. The Spanish team, which finished fourth in each of the first two races, appeared to be speeding to a perfect start in race 3 with an angled maneuver already utilized to some success this season. However, only seconds after crossing the start line a Black Flag was shown to Robertson’s team as the umpires adjudged the Spanish […]

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The United States top Great Britain Sail Grand Prix leaderboard at end of Race Day 1 but Brits disappoint on home waters

July 17, 2021

Plymouth, United Kingdom – 7/17/2021 – By SailGP – It was a disappointing opening day in Plymouth for the Great Britain SailGP Team, as the home team ended Race Day 1 of the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in the last place in the leaderboard after an eventful day’s racing. Despite managing to finish second in the final race of the day, Interim Driver Paul Goodison’s Team totaled just eight points across the three races – not helped by a two-point penalty imposed due to boat contact in race 2. The United States ended the day topping the leaderboard with […]

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It’s coming home? Paul Goodison excited to race for home glory in Plymouth

July 16, 2021

Plymouth, United Kingdom – 7/16/2021 – by SailGP – Great Britain is racing for home glory in Plymouth this weekend, and Interim Driver Paul Goodison is hoping It’s Coming Home. The Great Britain Sail Grand Prix, taking place on Plymouth Sound on 17-18 July, pits SailGP’s eight national teams against each other in the race to be crowned third event winner of Season 2. The Brits, home team for this event, won the opening event in Bermuda before Japan claimed victory in Italy last time out. The British team did not perform as well in Taranto as Bermuda, with Interim Driver […]