#ThrowbackThursday
21 Jul 16
London 2012 was the first time the Olympic Games had returned to British shores since 1948. Even the famously grey weather seemed to be on board as the greatest show on earth touched down in gloriously British style.
Fi Edwards - World Sailing
#ThrowbackThursday
14 Jul 16
Conquering adversity became the unofficial theme of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games as China transformed trepidation into "glorious success" and no other sport would feel this triumph more than sailing.
Fi Edwards - World Sailing
#ThrowbackThursday
07 Jul 16
Ask an Atlanta local when to visit and chances are the end of July won't be first choice. Weather conditions during the last two weeks of the month can be notoriously brutal and the summer of 1996 was no exception.
Fi Edwards - World Sailing
#ThrowbackThursday
30 Jun 16
The sailing competition of the 1988 Olympic Games was the first time that a separate event was allocated exclusively for women. The 470 class had been added to the Olympic Program in 1976 as a mixed event, but in 1988 it was split into a men's and women's event. In the inaugural women's 470 Olympic competition 21 nations would compete.
Fi Edwards - World Sailing
#ThrowbackThursday
23 Jun 16
The greatest stage in international sport, the Olympic Games, is a pressure cooker. While many wilt under the weight of expectation on their Olympic debut, two brothers from Brazil would shine.
Fi Edwards - World Sailing
#ThrowbackThursday
16 Jun 16
Rome 1960 was the first time ever the Olympic Games was televised around the world, arguably the first step on the road to becoming the global mega event we will see in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in just 50 days time.
Fi Edwards - World Sailing
#ThrowbackThursday
09 Jun 16
The London 1948 Olympic Games was the start of a remarkable run of dominance from one man, one that would last unbroken for an incredible four Olympic Games and remain unequalled in sailing until Sir Ben Ainslie (GBR) in 2012.
Fi Edwards - World Sailing
My Road to Rio
02 Jun 16
Following a no-start due to high winds at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, sailing's 112-year Olympic history began on the River Seine at Meulan on 20 May 1900.
Fi Edwards - World Sailing
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