Olympic log, day 1… ready for the show
Finally all my guys have gone through measurent and have, and even myself I struggle to believe it, all the graphics on the sails. This time no graphics on the hulls, but that is really no problem. All in all…
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Finally all my guys have gone through measurent and have, and even myself I struggle to believe it, all the graphics on the sails. This time no graphics on the hulls, but that is really no problem. All in all…
World Sailing made this afternoon his last call to international sailing media, with the olympic sailing regatta due to start tomorrow at 1:00 pm (6pm CET) with the first two races scheduled for Laser Men, Laser Radial women, RS:X men…
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil- Today the Olympic Marina is closed. Nobody can sail, yesterday stiil no graphics and all athletes are conveying to the Olympic Village, which lies about 35 km far away from here, because from there they will…
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil- We received the official press release from World Sailing regarding the Russian doping file… Text below: “World Sailing received confirmation this morning from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that six sailing athletes from Russia have been…
He has been the Maestro for a generation of italian sailors after the Italian Sailing Federation called him after the 1992 Games. He was a fully committed man, working day and night to teach everything about the sport, eager to…
These are the last days before the Games. The opening cerimony, specially for those who never took part in the Games, is a catarthic moment. From now on there is no real training anymore, it is like the calm prior…
Gus Miller, my first and most loved coach. Here a story that outlines how passionate he is. Memorable the Cadiz Finn Gold Cup, where he won a race at age 56 and all sailors carried him on the shoulder to…
Jochen Schuemann, the man with the eyes of ice… The ultimate sailing legend produced by the DDR, the Deutche Democratiche Repubblic. He won three gold, one in 1976 in the Finn, then two in Soling, and in Sydney 2000, at…
If Robert Scheidt will make the podium in the Laser Class at Rio, he will become the only sailor to win six Olympic Medals in the history of the sport. A good reason to keep our eyes focused on his…
When I was a young hopeless but hopeful sailor, I was always trying to learn from the greatest, so once with Sir David Howlett we went to Poole to get to know Rodney Pattisson, a legendary three Olympic Medal winner…