History In The Making - 5Min Warning - Olympic report #3

Olympic Sailing Inside Scoop: History in the Making in Marseille
“Train Hard, Fight Easy”. That has been the secret to Marit Bouwmeester’s dominance of the women’s singlehanded racing at the Olympic Regatta in Marseille. The Dutch sailor is about to get her fourth Olympic medal and her second gold in a glittering career.
Sailjuice’s Andy Rice updates PlanetSail’s Matt Sheahan with all the latest insights from inside the sailing bubble in the sultry and sweltering South of France.
Matt Wearn could be in for match racing his closest rival, Pavlos Kontides from Cyprus, as the Australian bids to become the first ever sailor to win back to back Olympic titles in the men’s singlehander.
Tita and Banti haven’t had it all their own way in the Nacra 17 catamaran and are having to keep an eye on Argentina in the medal race on Wednesday, while there’s close showdown in store in the Mixed 470 with Austria a few points ahead of Spain and Japan.
The kites still have some more days to go to complete their series, but with the wind so light, every race counts more than ever.
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[@davidnichols147]

Andy, great to have your update on the games, as a retired Laser & 470 racer I must say, just brilliant interpretation on the future of Kiteboarding!

[@RebecaRogers]

Really great conversation! Thank you!

[@daverolstone5669]

Great team, thanks for the conversation.

[@goodq]

Fantastic conversation

[@attainconsult]

yep fell asleep waiting for the breeze watching overnight in oz

[@dogzillamonster]

Wow!

[@Kitepops101]

Would be interested to know your thoughts on the media coverage of the sailing- not a single second of the kite racing has been shown- lots of very upset kiters and sailors who would love to see at least some of the kite excitement, as you say even the launch and landing we just can’t watch and time running out!!!