RS:X Class pivots to secure future
The Olympic Sailing Program has a long history of evolution, making adjustments to the event types to reflect the demands of the day. Since 1984, windsurfing has been among the event types, though the...
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Olympic windsurfers to race in Portugal
North Americans Ignacio Berenguer (MEX), Demita Vega (MEX), and Pedro Pascual (USA) will be competing in the RS:X European Championships on November 24-28 in in Vilamoura, Portugal. With most of the...
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2020 RS:X European Championships
The 2020 RS:X European Championships provided the full range of conditions for the 43 men and 31 women on November 24-28 in in Vilamoura, Portugal. Israel dominated the men by landing four in the top...
View ArticleOlympic test at 2021 RS:X Worlds
The RS:X World Championships, as one of the last major events before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, will be held April 23-27 in Cadiz, Spain. With 42 male and 28 female entrants, strong winds are in the...
View ArticleDutch treat at RS:X World Championships
Netherlands swept the 2021 RS:X World Championships as Kiran Badloe and Lilian De Geus took the titles during the five day event on April 23-27 in Cadiz, Spain. With 42 male and 28 female competitors,...
View ArticleRS:X Class: End of an era
There are some realities regarding Olympic equipment. One is the overall level of class competition will heighten, and this can lead casual class members to seek lower ground. Another is for equipment...
View ArticleOut of retirement for fifth Olympics
Nikola Girke was done with competitive sailing after a disappointing outing at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She'd competed at four Games in three different disciplines and, while the results hadn't been what...
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Tokyo hopes fueled by Rio frustration
Few can relate to the agony of missing out on the Olympic podium like Lilian de Geus (NED). On Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro at the 2016 Olympic Games, the Dutch sailor missed the podium by just one...
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Tokyo 2020: A tradition of dominance
Winner of the past three RS:X World Championships, Kiran Badloe (NED) is the clear favorite for Men’s Windsurfing gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition, and with Lilian de Geus in the...
View ArticleThrilling Finals at RS:X Worlds
Enoshima, Japan (September 23, 2017) – Finals day loomed dark, stormy, with the most wind all week at the 2017 RS:X World Championships. In the Women’s and Men’s competition there was little clarity at...
View ArticleWindsurfing as an Olympic Event
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt When the Olympic events were being reviewed after the Rio 2016 Games, I pitched hard for boardsailing. Access and affordability insure broad international participation,...
View ArticleOlympic events under Antitrust review
Following the adoption of World Sailing's new Antitrust Policy in November 2017, World Sailing has now selected the initial Olympic Events which will undergo an antitrust review in 2018. World Sailing...
View ArticleTesting Olympic equipment monopolies
Following the adoption of World Sailing’s new Antitrust Policy in November 2017, equipment to be used at Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Laser, Laser Radial, and RS:X - is being reviewed by World Sailing for...
View ArticleFifty Years of Fun and Function
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt When I was a junior sailor during the 1970s, fleets of Sabots, Lasers, and Lehman 12s crisscrossed the channels of Marina del Rey during our summer evening races. It was a...
View ArticleGlide, fly, and surf the sky
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt While working in the trenches during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the chatter about changes to the Event program filled the hallway. Change was needed, a fact the...
View ArticleNorth American Windsurfing Championships 2018
The 2018 North American Windsurfing Championships held racing for the RS:X, Techno 293, and Techno 293 Plus on May 24-27 in Cancun, Mexico. Mexican sailors dominated the field of 57 competitors,...
View ArticleCountries qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
While the Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus 2018 seeks to determine titles in the 10 Olympic classes and two kite fleets, the event is also the first and largest country qualifier for the Tokyo...
View ArticleCurtains close for Sailing World Championships 2018
Aarhus, Denmark (August 12, 2018) - The Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus 2018 drew to a close today with the Netherlands on top, France on the rise and Denmark basking in accolades from around...
View ArticleReviewing Equipment for Olympic Windsurfing
The RS:X Class replaced the Mistral One Design Class as the windsurfing equipment for the Qingdao 2008 Olympics, and after being used at three Summer Games, the equipment for the windsurfing event is...
View ArticleFeisty start for RS:X North Americans
Miami, FL (January 22, 2019) - Thirty-six sailors from twelve nations were on Biscayne Bay for three spectacular races for the start of the 2019 RS:X North American Championship. Winds ranging from 20...
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