Day: August 3, 2021

Cover photo: Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) and Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) sail the Nacra 17 Medal Race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, August 3, 2021, © Sailing Energy / World Sailing ….. Enoshima, Japan – By U.S. Sailining – Four medal races and the end of 470 qualifying action combined to create a memorable tenth day of sailing at Tokyo 2020, which saw the US Sailing Team compete in the Nacra 17 medal race and in both 470 fleets. In the Nacra 17, Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) and Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) submitted a strong […]

Cover photo: © Sailing Energy / World Sailing ….. Enoshima, Japan – August 3, 2021 – By Richard Aspland, British Sailing Team – All photos © Sailing Energy / World Sailing Days like this simply don’t happen all the time. Yes, there were three Olympic medals, but the way in which they were won was just extraordinary. Where do you even start? Well, the Finn had its last ever Olympic race as the class won’t feature at Paris 2024, but what a way to finish. Defending champion Giles Scott had assured himself of a medal going into the final race, […]