Olympics

Day one of the Olympic regatta and the talk of the Finn class was not Ben Ainslie but Jonas Hoegh Christensen of Denmark. Christensen got a great start in race one on the Nothe course where the Finn fleet will be contesting its medal race in a week’s time....

Paul Goodison admits he is desperate to repeat his Beijing 2008 heroics with a gold medal-winning performance on home waters in front of his parents, as he gets his London 2012 campaign underway on Monday.

RYA Olympic Manager, Stephen Park, has described Ali Young, as potentially the “dark horse of this Olympic Games” after the 25-year-old’s performances over the past year propelled her not only into the British Sailing Team for London 2012, but also put her firmly amongst the Olympic medal reckoning.

I had a drink with Jonas Hoegh Christensen a month ago while I was competing at the Musto Skiff Worlds and he was busy training at the Olympic venue. He told me that he was doing some sail testing and would probably pick his sail once we had seen the long-range wind forecast for the Olympic regatta.

Andy and Justin conclude their assessment of the likely medal winners at the London 2012 Olympic sailing event, with a look at the women's match racing and the men's and women's 470 fleets.

At the start of the London 2012 Olympic regatta in Weymouth and Portland, Andy and Justin continue their look at the likely medal contenders in the 49er class and men and women's RS:X windsurfing....

Well, a coach actually. A drink driving offence sees one coach sent home before the Olympic party even started. And who turned down a chance to carry the flag for their country at that spectacular Opening Ceremony? 

In the first of three Olympic preview podcasts, Justin phones Andy from the London 2012 Olympic regatta venue in Weymouth and Portland, UK, to mull over the medal hopes in the Finn, Star, Laser men and women’s Laser Radial classes.

The Men’s RS:X competition will be a fascinating competition with several strong contenders spread across the fleet.

A large number of the sailors in the fleet have what it takes to win the competition but it will be a case of who kicks it up when it really matters.

Britain is going into London 2012 with the strongest sailing team it has ever had – that is the opinion of RYA Olympic Manager, Stephen ‘Sparky’ Park.

Sixteen sailors across 10 Olympic Classes will begin their bid to try to help TeamGB retain its crown as the World’s top sailing nation for the fourth successive Games, when the 2012 Olympic Regatta gets underway at Weymouth and Portland on Sunday (29 July).

Unlike the Men’s 470, the Women’s fleet has not seen any crew take the bull by the horns and dominate regatta after regatta.

Come race time on Friday 3 August, 20 boats featuring 40 sailors will line up aiming to get a good start in their quest for an elusive Olympic gold medal.