Month: August 2021

Cover photo: Photo © Sailing Energy / World Sailing ….. Enoshima, Japan – 8/2/2021 – Andy Rice, World Sailing – Lack of wind across Sagami Bay meant no racing on Monday, Day 9 of the Sailing Olympic competition. This means the skiff classes, the 49erFX Women and 49er Men, will have to wait another 24 hours to decide the medals in their events. Director of Events at World Sailing, Alastair Fox, explained: “Races will not be started in less than an average of 5 knots of wind established over the entire course area. This lower limit may be higher if there […]

Kingston – August 1, 2021 – By Sail Canada – Photos © Sailing Energy / World Sailing – At her first Olympic Games, Sarah Douglas achieved Canada’s best individual performance in women’s sailing in Olympic history by finishing in 6th position overall in Laser Radial in Tokyo. In the Medal Race held overnight Saturday into Sunday (Eastern Time), Sarah Douglas from Toronto took 9th position in the Laser Radial final race to finish 6th overall. “I’m a bit disappointed, but I’m still really proud of what I did this past week, in that I had an opportunity to win a […]

Cover photo: Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) and Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) In the mixed Nacra 17 foiling multihull, August 1, 2021, © Sailing Energy / World Sailing Photo © Sailing Energy / World Sailing ….. Enoshima, Japan – 8/1/2021 – By Allison Chenard, U.S. Sailing – All photos © Sailing Energy / World Sailing – On day eight of racing off Enoshima, US Sailing Team athletes qualified for the Tokyo 2020 medal race in the Mixed Nacra 17 event and exited the regatta in the Men’s Heavyweight Finn class. Team USA also continued qualifying action in the Men’s and […]