Marina Alabau has tasted gold in the RS:X Women’s event at the Olympic Sailing Regatta, in London.
She sailed consistently as she has done all week to overtake Olga Maslivets, on the last downwind. “I’ve lived this moment many times in my head. I am very proud to feel it, in real life. It’s wonderful. It was the race of my life!”, said Alabau.
Olga had the best start at the pin end  … More
Dorian Van Rijsselberge has won the gold medal at the Men’s RS:X Olympic windsurfing event.
The flying Dutchman has secured the top place in the podium, three races before the end of the competition. Van Rijsselberge never placed outside the best three and pulled out of Race 10, after having already confirmed gold.
The race is on for silver. Nick Dempsey currently holds second place, ahead of Germany’s Toni Wilhelm  … More
The water was flat but the action was hot on the Nothe course today as the Men’s RS:X class took to the starting line for their final Olympic performance. As earlier reported, Dorian Van Rijsselberge (NED) had already secured Gold prior to today’s medal race, but there was plenty of tussling and tactical tugging for Silver and Bronze amongst the ‘plank’ sailors (lighthearted slang for windsurfers, given their high-speed boards). Ultimately, Team Great Britain’s Nick Dempsey racked up an impressive (and somewhat unexpected) Silver, while Poland’s Przemyslaw Miarczynski rouded-out the podium positions with a well-earned Bronze.
The south-southwesterly breeze provided perfect windsurfing conditions and  … More
For fans of Olympic windsurfing, today is the last dance. Come the Summer Olympics 2016, kiteborders will replace the ‘planks’ (lighthearted slang for windsurfers) as the go-fast, pyrotechnic class, making today the final chance for windsurfers to earn their coveted medals. Here at the Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy, situated in Portland, UK, these final hours have added an extra sense of importance and urgency to the day’s racing.
In the Men’s RS:X class, Gold has already been determined as The Netherlands Dorian van Rijsselberge has amassed an unassailable lead going into the medal race  … More