With seven years as a member of US Sailing’s Olympic Sailing Committee, and double that as an industry insider, many see former Olympic hopeful Josh Adams as ideally qualified to take over leadership of the U.S. Olympic Sailing program. Others feel his appointment will perpetuate the philosophies that left the U.S. Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider without a medal in the 2012 Olympics.
Sailing at the Paralympic Games in Weymouth and Portland, U.K., runs through Sept. 6. US athletes competing include Jen French and JP Creignou (SKUD 18), Mark LeBlanc (2.4 mR), and Paul Callahan, Tom Brown, and Bradley Johnson (Sonar).
The sailing events at Paralympic Games kick off on Sept. 1 in Weymouth and Portland, U.K. Here’s the quick shakedown of who’s sailing and how to follow the racing.
Shape-shifters of the print world Eley Kishimoto–Mark Eley and Wakako Kishimoto–present a unique perspective on Olympic Star sailing. The pair will be the first artists in Britain to have their work on an Olympic Star class sail.
Was the move to a different Trials a good one? Is the development pipeline working? Is there hope for 2016? Part II of our Olympic review looks at thes questions.
The closing ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics featured a phoenix rising as the Olympic flame was extinguished. Can the U.S. Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider treat the sailing regatta in a similar way, and pull the keys to a successful future from the ashes of a disaster? Here’s a few thoughts.
Racing wrapped up for the Men’s and Women’s 470 fleets in Weymouth. Photos by Daniel Forster
With her Olympic career now in the rearview mirror, this two-time Olympian fires back at some of the team’s critics.
Olympic champions were crowned in the 49er class, while racing continued for the Women’s 470 and Women’s Match Racing. Photos: Daniel Forster
A light breeze forecast for today may mean delayed races in the Men’s 470 and Women’s Match Racing.
For the first time since 1936, the U.S. Sailing Team returns from an Olympics with nothing to show for its effort. Dean Brenner, outgoing chairman of US Sailing’s Olympic Sailing Committee, talks about the process going forward and puts a cap on his eight-year run at the helm of the team.
We’ll have a sharp eye on the women’s match racing and the women’s 470, the last remaining U.S. medal hopes for the U.S. Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider
With seven years as a member of US Sailing’s Olympic Sailing Committee, and double that as an industry insider, many see former Olympic hopeful Josh Adams as ideally qualified to take over leadership of the U.S. Olympic Sailing program. Others feel his appointment will perpetuate the philosophies that left the U.S. Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider without a medal in the 2012 Olympics.
Sailing at the Paralympic Games in Weymouth and Portland, U.K., runs through Sept. 6. US athletes competing include Jen French and JP Creignou (SKUD 18), Mark LeBlanc (2.4 mR), and Paul Callahan, Tom Brown, and Bradley Johnson (Sonar).
The sailing events at Paralympic Games kick off on Sept. 1 in Weymouth and Portland, U.K. Here’s the quick shakedown of who’s sailing and how to follow the racing.
Shape-shifters of the print world Eley Kishimoto–Mark Eley and Wakako Kishimoto–present a unique perspective on Olympic Star sailing. The pair will be the first artists in Britain to have their work on an Olympic Star class sail.
Was the move to a different Trials a good one? Is the development pipeline working? Is there hope for 2016? Part II of our Olympic review looks at thes questions.
The closing ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics featured a phoenix rising as the Olympic flame was extinguished. Can the U.S. Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider treat the sailing regatta in a similar way, and pull the keys to a successful future from the ashes of a disaster? Here’s a few thoughts.
Racing wrapped up for the Men’s and Women’s 470 fleets in Weymouth. Photos by Daniel Forster
With her Olympic career now in the rearview mirror, this two-time Olympian fires back at some of the team’s critics.
Olympic champions were crowned in the 49er class, while racing continued for the Women’s 470 and Women’s Match Racing. Photos: Daniel Forster
A light breeze forecast for today may mean delayed races in the Men’s 470 and Women’s Match Racing.
For the first time since 1936, the U.S. Sailing Team returns from an Olympics with nothing to show for its effort. Dean Brenner, outgoing chairman of US Sailing’s Olympic Sailing Committee, talks about the process going forward and puts a cap on his eight-year run at the helm of the team.
We’ll have a sharp eye on the women’s match racing and the women’s 470, the last remaining U.S. medal hopes for the U.S. Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider
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