Olympics 2020

Roble, Shea (49erFX) and Muller (Finn) Start Strong in Enoshima

Cover photo: Steph Roble (East Troy, Wis.) and Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.) on their first day of competition at the Tokyo 2020 Games. July 27, 2021 All photos © Sailing Energy / World Sailing … Enoshima, Japan – 7/27/2021 – By U.S. Sailing – With the addition of the 49erFX skiff and Finn heavyweight dinghy fleets to the sailing action off Enoshima, Japan, American sailing fans were able to watch three additional U.S. athletes competing near the front of their fleets at Tokyo 2020. Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wis.) and Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.) opened their Olympic careers in the […]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Sailing events of the Olympic Games: July 25 – August 08, 2021

The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, will be held in and around Tokyo, Japan. While the initial dates have been postponed to 2021, the event will still be named as the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. |  Fri. July 23: Opening Ceremony|  Sun. July 25 to Fri. July 31: Sailing Events|  Sun. Aug. 08: Closing Ceremony Venue The sailing events will be held south of Tokyo in the city of Enoshima, the same sailing venue utilized during the 1964 Summer Games. Fifteen athletes will represent the United States of America in ten Olympic classes. Sailing Events Single-handed:|  RS:X […]

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Tokyo 2020 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team roster finalized

Photos: Meet the Athletes of the US Sailing Team Bristol, Rhode Island – 5/24/2021 – US Sailing has confirmed the names of the 13 sailors who will represent the United States at the Olympic Games this coming July and August near Tokyo, Japan. The team hails 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 finalization of the team roster comes after nearly five years campaigning by not only the 13 Olympic Team nominees, but dozens of additional American sailors who were part of U.S. Sailing’s […]