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Conference unifix::sailing

Title:	SAILING
Notice:	Please read Note 2.* before participating in this conference
Moderator:	UNIFIX::BERENS

Created:	Wed Jul 01 1992
Last Modified:	Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2299
Total number of notes:	20724

2275.0. "Olympic racing coverage" by KANATA::ZUTRAUEN (always lookin' to learn) Tue Jul 30 1996 14:12

    Ok, so where has the Olympic Sailing coverage been? Neither the CBC (up
        here in Canada), nor the US network has shown any footage - just
        results - as far as I've seen.
    
        Any one out there seen any action? What time of the day is this stuff
        being shown? (are they too cheap to float a couple of cameras?)
    
    
        Thanks,
        pete  :-/

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2275.1		CHEFS::spud1.reo.dec.com::barker_c		`Fri Aug 02 1996 07:47`	22
	The BBC has shown a few little snippets, plus about half an hour film of one of the Laser races. The downwind technique of the top boats was amazing., running by the lee, then heading up as much as 45 degress to catch a surf on the short steep waves. This morning they also showed the start of the last race, with Scheidt ( BRA ) and Ainslie ( GBR ), who were lying 1st and 2nd overall, doing match racing starts in the middle of a large fleet. Very hairy ! Scheidt eventaully pushed Ainslie and several others ( including himself ) over the line and they were all DSQ's as the 1 minute rule was in force. 1st and 2nd were unchanged, can't remember who got the Bronze. The BBC interviewer tried to get Ainslie to say afterwards that it was unfair, unsportsmanlike etc., but he said that if the positions had been reversed, he would have done exactly the same. I hope we might get a bit more, with Brits with a good medal hope in the 470's and in the semis of the Soling match racing. Chris
2275.2	Impressive	CHEFS::16.43.128.88::JORDAN	Chris Jordan, Microsoft Exchange	`Mon Aug 12 1996 14:08`	10
	>>> The downwind technique of the top boats was >>>amazing., running by the lee, then heading up as much as 45 degress to >>>catch a surf on the short steep waves. And quite frightening..... the sail was let out to past 90 degrees, to keep the air flow from mast to leech - with a force 4 or slightly more, and waves of 1.5 metres or more. If I try that I find the boat on top of me with me in the water, and thats on flat water in less wind!