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Olympic Sailing

Athens, GREECE:  Brazilian gold medallist Robert Scheidt (C), Slovenia bronze medallist Vasilij Zbogar (R) and Austria silver medallist Andreas Geritzer (L) pose with their medals during the awards ceremony for the open single-handed laser class sailing event at the 2004 Olympic Games in the Agios Kosmas Olympic Center in Athens, 22 August 2004.   AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA  (Photo credit should read MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)

My Best Race: Vasilij Zbogar

After a slow start racing out of Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre, Zbogar strung together a series of top finishes to move up into third overall.

Upward Trend

A former triathlete, Australia’s Jake Lilley has burst on to the Finn class scene. His performance is peaking just in time for Rio.

rio 2016

Road to Rio: Parallel Paths

Two pairs of Chilean siblings are heading to Rio, the four have grown up together, sharing experiences along the way, and now competing at the Olympic level.

49er Olympic Sailing

Nathan Outteridge’s Best Olympic Race

A small British pub, The Cove House Inn, was transformed into a little piece of Australia at London 2012 and turned into the focal point for the nation’s most successful sport at the Olympiad.

New Zealands 49er Sailors

Now to Rio

As the final major World Sailing Event before the Olympics, Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland provided a preview for what we will see in Rio come August.

SANTANDER, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 18:  470 Women - USA1712 - Anne Haeger / Briana Provancha in action during Day 7 of the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships on September 18, 2014 in Santander, Spain.  (Photo by MickAnderson/SAILINGPIX via Getty Images)

Doublehanded Dynamics

Listen in on 470 champions Annie Haeger and Briana Provancha to learn about skipper-crew communications.

49er Sailing US Sailing Team Sperry Henken and Scutt

Course Work

The curriculum at pre-Rio training camps extends well beyond boatspeed and tacking drills. American 49erFX sailor Helena Scutt shares the lessons she has learned on Guanabara Bay.

South African 470 Sailing

Checkmate

South Africa’s Asenathi Jim and Roger Hudson reflect on how chess influences their 470 racing on the road to Rio.

Australian Finn Sailor Jake Lilley

From Weymouth to Rio

Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland has a poetic story bubbling under the surface as the Rio 2016 Olympic Games get ever closer.

Athens, GREECE:  Brazilian gold medallist Robert Scheidt (C), Slovenia bronze medallist Vasilij Zbogar (R) and Austria silver medallist Andreas Geritzer (L) pose with their medals during the awards ceremony for the open single-handed laser class sailing event at the 2004 Olympic Games in the Agios Kosmas Olympic Center in Athens, 22 August 2004.   AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA  (Photo credit should read MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)

My Best Race: Vasilij Zbogar

After a slow start racing out of Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre, Zbogar strung together a series of top finishes to move up into third overall.

Upward Trend

A former triathlete, Australia’s Jake Lilley has burst on to the Finn class scene. His performance is peaking just in time for Rio.

rio 2016

Road to Rio: Parallel Paths

Two pairs of Chilean siblings are heading to Rio, the four have grown up together, sharing experiences along the way, and now competing at the Olympic level.

49er Olympic Sailing

Nathan Outteridge’s Best Olympic Race

A small British pub, The Cove House Inn, was transformed into a little piece of Australia at London 2012 and turned into the focal point for the nation’s most successful sport at the Olympiad.

New Zealands 49er Sailors

Now to Rio

As the final major World Sailing Event before the Olympics, Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland provided a preview for what we will see in Rio come August.

SANTANDER, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 18:  470 Women - USA1712 - Anne Haeger / Briana Provancha in action during Day 7 of the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships on September 18, 2014 in Santander, Spain.  (Photo by MickAnderson/SAILINGPIX via Getty Images)

Doublehanded Dynamics

Listen in on 470 champions Annie Haeger and Briana Provancha to learn about skipper-crew communications.

49er Sailing US Sailing Team Sperry Henken and Scutt

Course Work

The curriculum at pre-Rio training camps extends well beyond boatspeed and tacking drills. American 49erFX sailor Helena Scutt shares the lessons she has learned on Guanabara Bay.

South African 470 Sailing

Checkmate

South Africa’s Asenathi Jim and Roger Hudson reflect on how chess influences their 470 racing on the road to Rio.

Australian Finn Sailor Jake Lilley

From Weymouth to Rio

Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland has a poetic story bubbling under the surface as the Rio 2016 Olympic Games get ever closer.

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