Announcement

**Panama Red** · 08-04-2016, 02:23 PM

And they aren't even making you pay per view like the ac werld series?

**Photoboy** · 08-06-2016, 09:45 AM

"Awesome moment when the whole team is chanting USA in the tunnel about to follow the stars and stripes out. This is what sailing for your country is about."

Bora Gulari

**Buzz Light Beer** · 08-08-2016, 08:51 AM

Anybody got the direct url of the stream feeds?

**IOR Geezer** · 08-08-2016, 09:01 AM

Just went live for todays events!

http://stream.nbcolympics.com/sailing-day-3

**Buzz Light Beer** · 08-08-2016, 09:06 AM

Cool!

Thanks!

**Prince of Whales** · 08-08-2016, 09:17 AM

Dempsey dominating.

Pascal not so much.

No floaters on course just yet.

**Prince of Whales** · 08-08-2016, 09:37 AM

Narration lacks.

The talking heads not get paid?

**Tonapah Low** · 08-08-2016, 09:44 AM

Rio officials forgot to install audio portion in their broadcast package?

**Carl Spackler** · 08-08-2016, 02:15 PM

UPDATE Monday Morning, 8/8: US Sailing has been informed that there may be a technical problem that will prevent NBC commentary from Gary Jobson and Randy Smyth from coming through on the Live video feed today, and possibly the next "several" days. However, the video footage itself should be unaffected. Furthermore, the MSNBC and CNBC daily sailing recap program (30 minutes duration) will broadcast as planned each evening. More updates to come

Maybe it will be better that way.

**Photoboy** · 08-08-2016, 03:00 PM

Guanabara Bay delivered some great sailing conditions to launch the Olympic Sailing Competition today, but it was still very, very tricky out there.

The sunny skies and 10 to 14 knot winds from the south-east were just want competitors wanted to begin their Olympic campaigns, and some of the favourites romped away to a dominant start although others faltered badly. While some clear leaders have already emerged in the two Windsurfer events, the results have been shared much more equally around the Men's and Women's Singlehander fleets.

Men's Windsurfer - RS:X

Nick Dempsey (GBR) could scarcely believe the fairy tale start to his fifth Olympic Games. Just days away from his 36th birthday, the British veteran managed to pick up scores of 1,1,2. The defending Olympic Champion Dorian van Rijsselberghe couldn't quite match that level of excellence, but his freshly shaved head wasn't hurting the Dutchman too much either as he finished the day with ever-improving scores of 5,3,1. Asked why he had shaved his head, as he had done four years earlier at London 2012, he said, "The Olympics are a good excuse to shave my head. Otherwise my wife wouldn't let me do it."

Dempsey was rightly pleased with his day. "A perfect start. I was pretty nervous this morning, really nervous. Training has been going really well, sailing fast. I was just nervous about something not going right, but it went so well. In the last race, the breeze dropped a few bombs on the course. It caught a few people out, a few people did well out of it, and I managed to hold on to 2nd, which was probably the best bit of the day."

The issue of debris in the water has been a big talking point in the build-up to these Games, but Dempsey said, "Today was the best it's ever been. When you're winning a race and going fast, the only thing you worry about is another factor, like hitting something in the water, breaking a fin. But it didn't, the water was fine and it's a good result for Rio."

Vyron Kokkalanis also sailed very solidly to notch up scores of 2,2,6, and puts him in 3rd overall on equal points with Rijsselberghe.

Women's Windsurfer - RS:X

Charline Picon (FRA) had a stunning start to her week, scoring 1,2,1 from the opening three races. Next best was Stefaniya Elfutina (RUS) who lies in second place ahead of Flavia Tartaglini (ITA). The defending Olympic Champion Marina Alabau (ESP) had a solid day to lie in 5th overall but one of the other pre-event favourites, Bryony Shaw (GBR) struggled and sits in tenth at the moment.

Picon was breathing a sigh of relief after racing. "I had a lot of pressure and to begin like that? Well I couldn't have imagined that yesterday because I was a little bit stressed. I'm happy but I need to stay focussed."

Local sailor Patricia Freitas (BRA) revelled in the stronger breezes to lie in sixth overall. "We had a very good day, sunshine and strong winds, unexpected for this time of year. The Brazilian spirit is everywhere, it's very special for us to have people watching us racing because that doesn't happen very often in sailing. Thanks to the Bay we can set up a good place for the people to watch, and when we were rounding the mark near the beach I could recognise a few friends. It was a great spirit and great to be part of."

Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial

The gold and silver medallists from London 2012 lie in first and second overall respectively after two races in the Laser Radial. Lijia Xu (CHN) could have been even further ahead in the rankings if she had held on to her lead in the second race, but even with scores of 3,4 the defending Olympic Champion holds a four point lead over her arch rival, Marit Bouwmeester (NED).

Find information below on how to follow the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition.

RESULTS / ENTRIES
A full list of sailors racing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is available to view here - http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2...qMexternallink. Results will be available on World Sailing's Olympic Website when racing starts on Monday 8 August here - http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2...qMexternallink

LIVE TRACKING
The racing will be available to watch in 2D and 3D via the live tracking. Live tracking will be available when racing commences via - http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2...hpexternallink

**Photoboy** · 08-08-2016, 08:07 PM

Team USA Report Day 1

Day 1 Report from Rio 2016.

The sailing competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games began in earnest on Monday, with strong winds and sunshine providing a worthy test for athletes in the Men's Laser, Women's Laser Radial, Men's RS:X and Women's RS:X classes. U.S. Olympic Team sailors Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif., Laser), Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla., Laser Radial) Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla., Men's RS:X) and Marion Lepert (Belmont, Calif., Women's RS:X) were the only Americans to compete on the first day of racing.

In the Laser Radial, two-time Olympian Paige Railey recorded a strong average across her two races, finishing with a 15,2. "The first race was just ok, I lost boats on the final leg going to the finish," said Railey. "On the next race I came back to get a second. The average of the day is good, and it's what I wanted to do."

Railey said that after three years of practicing out of the U.S. Sailing Team's Rio training base, including participating in two full-scale Olympic Test Events, she felt confident in her ability to interpret the Rio 2016 race courses. "I think I read the the wind pretty well today, and if I can keep doing that I know it will pay off throughout the event," said Railey. "I've been waiting for this moment, and I'm very happy for the Olympics to start. There are just eight more races before the final, and I have to just keep plugging away."

The other three American sailors in action on Monday were all experiencing Olympic competition for the first time. Women's RS:X athlete Marion Lepert recorded a strong first day, with scores of 10,3,10. Lepert was in 2nd overall midway through her third race, but slipped to 10th at the finish. Nevertheless, scoring all top-ten finishes was an impressive debut for the current Stanford University mechanical engineering student.

"It was really fun, and I was happy to be able to start racing, which is what the Olympics is all about," said Lepert. "We had awesome breeze, great conditions, and it was a perfect way to start off the regatta. We were racing on [the] 'Pao' [course] today, the medal race course, and so had lots of shifty winds because of the giant mountain in the middle of the racecourse." Lepert has repeatedly proven to be among the world's fastest in strong breeze, and today was no exception. "The biggest strategy today was staying in the wind," recalled the 2015 Pan American Games bronze medalist. "There were some really sharp wind lines [visible]. I solidly stayed in the top ten, and I'm happy. Consistency is my goal."

Men's Laser athlete Charlie Buckingham rose as high as 10th during his opening race, but eventually finished 21st before bouncing back with a 7th in the second race. "I'm definitely sailing well, and I'm fast," said the two-time U.S. College Sailing of the Year, who is coached by two-time Olympic Champion and three-time medalist Mark Reynolds (San Diego, Calif.). "I just have to go back out and do it again tomorrow. I survived the day and am feeling good."

Pedro Pascual, the U.S. Men's RS:X representative, finished mid-fleet in his three races on Monday. "At first it felt a little bit overwhelming, just seeing all these people and all these cameras," said the first-time Olympian and Florida Atlantic University student. "As the day went by, you just get used to it. It's been a tough day for me, and it hasn't gone my way. But it's the first day of the Olympic Games, and tomorrow will be my day." Pascual said his comfort level with the Games atmosphere would only increase as the event went on. "I was just trying to focus on my technique and tactics, and trying to leave everything [else] on the side, all the cameras, and everything that goes into Olympic racing. I was just trying to do my best."

Sailing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will continue on Tuesday, August 9, which will be the first day of competition for the Men's heavyweight Finn class dinghy and American Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.).

Results

**El Capitan** · 08-09-2016, 09:47 AM

Today's live feed: http://stream.nbcolympics.com/sailing-day-4

**Prince of Whales** · 08-09-2016, 10:58 AM

I know we will never see sailing during the NBC broadcasts, but do they have to run their prime time shit into the 12:00AM hour?

Cut the fluff, start it earlier, put the steak on before the diners fall asleep already!

**Charlie Tuna** · 08-09-2016, 11:13 AM

Marion got hammered in that last heat.

Wonder if she picked up some sorta bug already?

Announcement

Olympic Sailing Coverage Made Easy

Olympic Sailing Coverage Made Easy

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment