Tokyo 2020: Final Finn race
Out of the many hundreds who started a campaign for Tokyo 2020 in the Finn class, only 19 made it to Enoshima, only 10 made it to the medal race, and only three can win a medal; all of them…
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Tokyo 2020: Lack of wind sets up for 4 medal races on Tuesday
Lack of wind across Sagami Bay meant no racing on Monday, Day 9 of the Sailing Olympic competition which means that the skiff classes, the 49erFX Women and 49er Men, will have to wait another 24 hours to decide the…
Tokyo 2020: No wind means no winners in Enoshima
Australia’s Men’s and Women’s 470 teams have been forced to wait until today to complete their final two fleet races at Tokyo 2020, with little to no winds prevailing across the Olympic race course yesterday. The races have been postponed…
It’s back – 39 Copa del Rey MAPFRE
The 39 Copa del Rey MAPFRE saw tight and hotly contested racing take place between 105 boats racing across nine divisions. The Bay of Palma offered up typically perfect seabreeze conditions and warm sunshine to welcome back regatta racing for…
Tokyo 2020: Day 9 preview with Iain Murray
Australian Sailing Team Leader Iain Murray said, “Yesterday was a great day, we had Matt leading the charge with his Medal Race. Now our focus is entirely on today and the teams who are yet to complete their regattas. We have the Nacras and Jake…
GC32 Lagos: Back-to-back wins for Alinghi
Ernesto Bertarelli’s Alinghi continued their winning streak, but only just, winning the the GC32 Lagos Cup 2 by two points in front of Christian Zuerrer’s Black Star Sailing Team. After struggling yesterday Frenchman Erik Maris’ Zoulou rocketed up the leader…
Tokyo 2020: Finns keep it tight into medal race showdown
The final day of the opening series, and what could well be the last ever day of fleet racing for Finns at the Olympics, was won by Giles Scott (GBR) and Josh Junior (NZL). Scott led Race 9 from start…
Australia’s Matt Wearn wins Laser Gold at Tokyo Olympics
Matt Wearn has maintained Australia’s Olympic dominance in the Laser, today winning the nation’s third consecutive gold medal in the class. Wearn overcame a nervous start to the regatta to completely dominate the middle and late stages and had the…
Tokyo Games: Denmark claims Laser Radial gold medal
Anne-Marie Rindom (DEN) has won the gold medal in the Women’s One Person Dinghy – Laser Radial at the Tokyo Games today, with Josefin Olsson (SWE) taking Silver and Marit Bouwmeester (NED) Bronze. At the start, the Individual Recall flag…
How the Olympic experience shaped a veteran sailor and coach
Former Australian Laser sailor and sailing coach Jenni Bonnitcha knows about the blood, sweat and tears that goes into the preparation for and execution of the biggest show on Earth – the Olympic Games. Bonnitcha played a crucial role behind…
Matt Wearn’s Olympic Medal Race to be broadcast at 1530 AEST today
Australia’s Matt Wearn will sail into Olympic history this afternoon. The Western Australian just needs to complete the Laser Class Medal Race to be assured of the gold medal, as he comes in with an insurmountable 22-point lead from the…
Tokyo Games: More Australians in medal contention
While Matt Wearn has stitched up Laser Gold and Mat Belcher/Will Ryan are the clear leaders in the Men’s 470, fellow Australians, Jason Waterhouse/Lisa Darmanin, will hit tomorrow’s final fleet races in the Nacra 17 knowing that another set of…
Tokyo Games: Olympic battles continue
With some medals dished out in the sailing competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games, other battles are raging as the sailing nears completion in Enoshima. Men’s Skiff – 49erNo one had it easy in the 49er today, but Pete Burling…
China and Netherlands claim RS:X gold medals at Tokyo Olympics
China’s Yunxiu Lu has won the gold medal in the Women’s Windsurfer – RS:X after a tense three-way battle with British and French contenders in the Medal Race. With the Medal Race counting for double points, the gap between three…
GC32 Lagos: Big wind Saturday
Even before everyone arrived in the Algarve for round 2 of the GC32 Lagos Cup, forecasts were predicting big conditions for Saturday. Anticipating this, yesterday the race committee made the call to start racing three hours early at 1000. Out…
Tokyo Games: Wearn secures Gold – Rindom misses her opportunity
Matt Wearn has wrapped up the gold medal in the Men’s One Person Dinghy – Laser at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition, making him the third consecutive Australian to have achieved the feat. Denmark’s Anne-Marie Rindom could have done…
One action-packed race held on day two of GC32 Lagos Cup 2
While racing started on time for the second day of the GC32 Lagos Cup 2 on Portugal’s Algarve coast, sadly, only one race could be held before the wind and sea state escalated to levels felt to be too dangerous…
Matt Wearn assured of Gold in Laser at Tokyo Olympics
Matt Wearn has continued Australia’s legacy of success in the Laser class at the Olympic Games, with the Western Australian assuring Australia’s third straight gold medal in the class. The likeable sailor from Perth has an insurmountable 22-point lead after…
Tokyo 2020: Day 6 preview with Iain Murray
Australian Sailing Team Leader Iain Murray said, “Today brings a much lighter weather pattern and a mix-up of courses, so racing conditions will be dependent on each fleet’s start time. Every day is critical, but today is a super important day…
Tokyo 2020: Scott takes control in Finn class
Tokyo 2020: Giles Scott made it four race wins in a row to move into the overall lead after two more confident victories on Thursday, while Spain’s Joan Cardona also moved up to second, after a 2,3 to leave them…
Tokyo 2020: Sailors achieve double wins
There were tears of joy and anguish on the boat park on the fifth day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition as some sailors scored double wins in their races, while for others today was the moment when their…
Tokyo 2020: Australians at the top
Two Australians sit atop the leader board after day five of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic regatta, with Matt Wearn (Laser) and Mat Belcher and Will Ryan (Men’s 470) making the most of favourable conditions in Enoshima today. Wearn put together…
Day 5: Australian sailors in Tokyo
It was a huge day for our Aussie sailors in Tokyo today, hear from them below and remember that you can a full list of results here. Men’s two person dinghy (470) Days don’t get much better at an Olympic regatta than…
GC32 Lagos Cup 2: Narrow lead for Alinghi
Lagos, Portugal: While the results might indicate that Ernesto Bertarelli’s Alinghi team had it their own way, topping the leader board after day one of racing at the GC32 Lagos Cup 2; this was far from the case with Rockwool…
Tom Slingsby’s SailGP winning strategy
Last week, I caught up with sailing superstar Tom Slingsby in London after the Australian SailGP team’s ‘surprise’ victory in Plymouth. The Australian Sail Grand Prix Team (SailGP) surprised everyone when they skyrocketed to the top of the leader…
Tokyo 2020: Day 5 preview with Iain Murray
Iain Murray, Australian Sailing Team Leader said, “We are almost half way through the regatta today and up to this point, the feeling within the squad is fantastic. Between the team of sailors, coaches and support staff there is a…
Tokyo 2020: Big wave Wednesday
Enoshima is famous, notorious even, for its big wave action, and that’s what the sailors got on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition. Eight out of ten fleets were racing on Wednesday, with only the Laser and…
Australian sailors in Tokyo
Australia had six classes in action at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics today, hear from them below. Men’s Two Person Dinghy (470) The Men’s 470 is expected to be one of the most closely fought classes in Tokyo, with seasoned campaigners…
GC32 crews brace for big breeze
An exciting four days of flying catamaran racing is guaranteed for the GC32 fleet when the second event of the 2021 GC32 Racing Tour season commences on Thursday in Lagos on Portugal’s Algarve coast. The forecast is for winds into…
Tokyo 2020: Defending Finn Champion Giles Scott bounces back
Giles Scott, the British defending Olympic champion from Britain, won both races on the second day of competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, following a lacklustre performance on the opening day left him in ninth place. The top three…
Tokyo 2020: Day 4 preview
“Today the Laser classes will have their first rest day after a particularly big day for the men with three races and some big waits yesterday. Those two classes are now over half way through their program; having completed six…
Tokyo 2020: Perfect start for Turkey as Finns begin racing
On one of the most difficult course areas in Enoshima, Turkey’s Alican Kaynar made a perfect start to his third Olympic Games with two bullets, followed by Hungary’s Zsombor Berecz who picked up two second places while Spain’s Joan Cardona,…
Tokyo 2020: Comeback for pre-event favourites
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…
Tokyo 2020: Matt Wearn shoots to second
July 27: It was another action-packed day of sailing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with five classes in action. Hear from our sailors below, and remember that you can a full list of results here. Men’s One Person Dinghy (Laser) Perth’s Matt Wearn…
Czech Republic win Tornado European Championship
Germany: The 2021 Tornado European Championship, saw Michaela Pavlisova and Marek Pavlis from the Czech Republic, secure the European Championship titles in all three categories (Open, Mixed, and Youth). The event was ran by the Füssen Forggensee Sailing Club for the…
Tokyo 2020: Day 3 weather report
Day 3 Weather: Iain Murray’s report is in for today’s conditions with more Aussies hitting the water this afternoon. Murray said, “Today is the kind of day where you can lose the regatta but not win the regatta. We are caught…
Tokyo 2020: Making sense of the chaos
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…
Podcast: Sailing medal hopefuls at Tokyo 2020
Who’s going to win the Medals at Tokyo 2020? That’s what Andy Rice is discussing with TV commentators Alec Wilkinson (GBR) and Peter Lester (NZL). They go through all 10 sailing events… To listen to the podcast, see: https://www.sailjuice.com/articles/podcast-whos-going-win-sailing-medals-tokyo-2020 –…
Tokyo 2020: Moments of brilliance for Australian sailors on Day 2
July 26: The Laser and Laser Radial classes were back in action on Day Two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Hear from our sailors below, and remember that you can a full list of results here. Mixed day for Matt Perth sailor…
2021 Bermuda Gold Cup postponed
Organisers for the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club’s Bermuda Gold Cup match racing tournament regret to announce that the 2021 regatta will not be held in September as planned, but instead will be rescheduled to next year (the date is yet…
