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That’s a pretty good analogy.
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No. They’re on different days. I think Matt Wearn (Laser) is Sunday.
470 men is Wednesday.
Last 2 races for the Laser are tomorrow then the medal race is on Sunday
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Some good news. Wind forecast for tomorrow and Sunday now 10-15kn from the Southeast. Not as strong as today but not as fickle as predicted earlier.
Saturday looks diabolical but our main hopes aren’t racing then.
Saturday looks diabolical but our main hopes aren’t racing then.
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Light and shifty might be an opportunity for Waterhouse and Darmanin i'm hoping.. They haven't performed in the breeze.
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Yeah I hope so. I confess I can't give any insight into catamarans let alone those that foil.
I'm just too old.
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Yeah i'm no cat sailor. Light and shifty can change the ball game though, so hoping they can take advantage. Might be their only hope now.
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Update on this post.
There are certain things you're not allowed to do in sailing that make your boat go faster.
"Pumping" (hauling in and releasing) your sail repeatedly whilst sailing downwind is one.
Using sudden body movements (ooching) to help catch a wave is another.
In race 1, Kontides got caught pumping and was required to do a 720 degree turn (2 circles) before continuing.
In Race 7, he got caught pumping again and as it was his second offence, he was required to retire from the race.
A good analogy here is ball tampering in cricket. Everyone does it, shining the ball using saliva etc, but it comes down to degrees.
Given umpires are all over the place in these events, Kontides is either bloody stiff, or bloody dumb. Hopefully we'll get some footage.
Belcher & Ryan 4th in Race 5
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Nice to see Mara get a good result in the Radials. 3rd.
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Belcher and Ryan came 4th in Race 5 in the 470s.
GBR came 10th.
Sorry about the edit, the tracker was identifying the wrong boats.
GBR came 10th.
Sorry about the edit, the tracker was identifying the wrong boats.
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It's got them 4th and Patience 10th on what i can see?
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Strange. I was following the tracker.
I guess we'll find out.
4th and 10th is actually a better outcome.
EDIT: 4th and 10th it is. Frigging tracker.
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Yeah thats odd. ISAF and the Olympic site have updated overall results showing 4th and 10th too. Definitely a good outcome.
Very new to sailing to appreciate all the explanations.
I LOVE that the penalty is essentially "spin around twice" and wish this was a thing in more events haha
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Looking similar (if the tracking is right) half way through Race 6.
AUS 2
GBR 5
AUS 2
GBR 5
3rd in Race 6
GB in 5th
GB in 5th
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Yep. They sacrificed a spot in that race covering the Brits. We’ll see a bit of that now that other boats don’t matter.
Watch for Wearn sticking close to Kontides in the next couple of races.
Can't rule out Stipanovic either
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So does this mean we're expecting gold/s in sailing?
Not expecting but huge chances nonetheless
I'm sorry for the novice question, but do these events finish today or roll into the weekend?
Thanks!
