The Meet the Team series introduces sailing fans to Bob Willis (Chicago, Ill.). Willis, 25, began his sailing career at the age of eight, and quickly advanced through Optimists and 420s. He soon became very serious about competitive windsurfing and at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Long Beach Calif., winning four out of 16 races. In 2011 he placed seventh at the Pan American Games. A member of Columbia Yacht Club, this is his first Olympic Games.
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Video – SEA-LAND-AIR
Nick Rozsa, Curren Caples and Roberta Mancino spend a Southern California day surfing, skating and flying
The final day of the slalom for the PWA Fuerteventura Grand Slam appeared as though we would see another day of classic Fuerteventura conditions. However after an eleven O’clock start, which allowed three heats to be completed, the wind unexpectedly disappeared. On several occasions the wind did threaten to return but it was never for a prolonged period meaning that the sailors endured a frustrating day on standby with no more heats being completed.
Shortly before 4pm the sailors were released for  … More