After claiming gold at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and then a well-earned victory at the 2016 World Cup Series Final in Melbourne, Australia, Marit Bouwmeester (NED) was overcome with repetitive injuries. The Dutch racer was unable to race at major regattas throughout the early part of the 2017 but had targeted returning to the […]
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via SportVid How to Tack a Laser Tacking a boat means we change tacks by moving the boat through head to wind. This means the tack starts by heading up towards head to wind. As soon as the bow of the boat crosses head to wind the sail will come across. At the same time
via SportVid It happens to all of us and it is not necessarily a bad thing. Most Olympic sailors agree, “if you have never capsized in your life you don’t know what your limits are!” Obviously some boats are not made for capsizing, but most dinghies can be easily capsized without any damage. And even
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The Laser Radial class has seen newcomers progress and Olympic medalists continue on their upward trend throughout the Rio 2016 quadrennial to form a formidable class line up. But it was the Netherlands’ Marit Bouwmeester who rose above the fleet and showed she was the most determined and focussed to claim the coveted Olympic gold
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Marit Bouwmeester upgrades her silver medal from London 2012 to a gold medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics! – Interview by Heather Jones Congratulations on your success at Rio. How are you feeling post Olympics? It’s a great feeling to achieve what I always wanted. It has been an incredible journey with my coach Jaap
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