With a few days to go until the Tokyo Games opening ceremony, here’s how you can follow the Brits looking to bring home the Sailing medals for Team GB.
Sailing News
Forecaster predicts Great Britain to finish with less medals than in Rio
Nielsen Gracenote’s Virtual Medal Table forecats that Great Britain will finish in fifth place on total medals at Tokyo 2020, dropping from third in 2016.
Olympic Sailing – How many sailing medals can Team GB win?
The fifteen strong British Sailing Team will compete in ten events at the Tokyo Olympics, starting on the 25 July 2021. How many sailing medals can Team GB win?
Laser designer Bruce Kirby dies aged 92
Bruce Kirby, best known as the designer of the Laser, now known as the ILCA, passed away 18 July 2021 at the age of 92 yrs
Tokyo Olympics – Sailing’s moment in the Spotlight
The delayed 2020 Tokyo Games will open on Friday 23 July with a muted opening ceromany that will mirror what to expect from this pandemic Games
Medal Day at Hang Loose Beach – Silver for Ella Geiger
Medal race day for the 2021 Formula Kite U19 and A’s Youth Foil Individual World Championships at Hang Loose Beach
SailGP Plymouth – Goodison finds his Mojo to finish on a high
The Australia SailGP Team, skippered by Tom Slingsby, beat France and the United States in the three-team winner-takes-all Final to move up to first in the Season Championship.
RS200 Grand Prix – Hammetts triumph at Hayling Island Open
James and Jess Hammett of the host club winners of the RS200 Grand Prix Open Meeting at Hayling Island SC.
RS200 Grand Prix fleet basks in the sun at Hayling Island
Tom Morris and Rob Gullan lead after the first day of the RS 200 Grand Prix Open at hayling Island SC
SailGP Plymouth – Brits struggle to find pace on Day 1
After two disastrous races, Paul Goodison, driving the British boat, finally got the start right in race 3 and led at the first mark.
Cowes Classic Week – The rise and rise of the Solent Sunbeam
An impressive 22 Solent Sunbeams ventured from Chichester Harbour to Cowes Classic Week last week, the class’s largest turnout at the regatta since its inception in 2008
SailGP racing comes to Plymouth this weekend
The Great Britain Sail Grand Prix, taking place on Plymouth Sound on 17-18 July, pits SailGP’s eight national teams against each other in the race to be crowned third event winner of Season 2