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		<title>Phantom Racing Hits Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Carter - Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starboard prepare to host another successful Phantom 295 racing event, this time in Thailand. After the successes at Yyteri, Finland and Medemblik Holland, Starboard announces their third Phantom 295 event this year. From the 1st until the 5th of December,The Kings Cup will take over Phuket. Download your notice of Race by clicking here. During [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><em>Starboard prepare to host another successful Phantom 295 racing event, this time in Thailand.</em></strong></p>
<div id="attachment_43353" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 623px"><a href="http://cdn3.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/SM12_dy1_d1_08432.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-43353" title="Starboard Phantom" src="http://cdn3.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/SM12_dy1_d1_08432-613x409.jpg" alt="Starboard Phantom" width="613" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Starboard Phantom Racing</p></div>
<p>After the successes at Yyteri, Finland and Medemblik Holland, Starboard announces their third Phantom 295 event this year. From the 1st until the 5th of December,The Kings Cup will take over Phuket. <strong>Download your notice of Race </strong><a href="http://archive.star-board.com/qklink2007/lei/Phuket%5FKings%5FCup/Phuket_Kings_Cup_2012_NoR.pdf"><strong>by clicking here.</strong></a></p>
<p>During the annual King’s Cup in Phuket, Thailand, forty complete charter kits will be readily available to youngsters who want to compete. Daniel Blinnika, current vice-world champion in Raceboard youth will be the man to beat, as well as Olympic gold medalist Marina Alabau. Several windsurfing federations will also send their best-ranked youth sailor to compete.</p>
<div id="attachment_43355" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 623px"><a href="http://cdn2.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Marinaalabau.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-43355" title="Marina Alabau" src="http://cdn2.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Marinaalabau-613x382.jpg" alt="Marina Alabau" width="613" height="382" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Marina Alabau</p></div>
<p>Starboard, in association with the Royal Varuna Yacht Club, the Yacht Racing Association of Thailand, the Royal Thai Navy and the Province of Phuket, organizes the one-design class Phantom 295 races during this beautiful event in its 25th inauguration. 8 days of keelboat, multihull, and of course, Phantom 295 racing. Thailand’s dry season promises North – West winds and exciting racing conditions with no need for wetsuits; a lycra against the sun will suffice, in combination with sunscreen of course.</p>
<p>For young competitive windsurfers who want to get away from the cold winter and race some of the best Phantom 295 sailors in the world, this is your chance. Starboard will fly in the winners from previous editions, and by making 40 complete sets available for anyone who wants to compete, world class racing is guaranteed.</p>
<p>The organization has arranged a package deal with the Kata Beach Resort &amp; Spa, for approx. EUR 100 a night, and a range of alternative <a href="http://www.kingscup.com/index.cfm?ntid=781">accommodations in different price classes are listed on the Kings Cup website.<br />
</a>We advise competitors to fly to Bangkok, and book a budget airliner like Air Asia to get from Bangkok to Phuket, which is a very short flight. Phuket is not only a world-class watersports destination, but also one of the bigger Thai cities with a bristling nightlife, making this Phantom 295 event a trip of a lifetime. With competitors traveling to Phuket from all over the world, entries are limited and we advise you to book your place in advance.</p>
<p>Warm water, incredible course racing and South East Asia</p>
<p><strong>For more information, have a look at </strong><a href="http://www.kingscup.com/"><strong>the Kings Cup website</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
<p>For more head to the Starboard website here <a href="http://www.star-board.com">www.star-board.com</a></p>
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		<title>Costa Brava</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Carter - Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boards advertising manager Lukasz Zajdowski, reports from Costa Brava where the Starboard/Severne dealers meeting recently took place. Famous for hosting the PWA Slalom in Costa Brava, the Bellena Allegre camping and bungalow park has become a venue for 2013 Starboard and Severne International Dealer Conference. Retailers and dealers from all over Europe had a chance [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><em>Boards advertising manager Lukasz Zajdowski, reports from Costa Brava where the Starboard/Severne dealers meeting recently took place.</em></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://cdn1.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/IMG_0799.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-43326 alignnone" title="Starboard/Severne dealer meeting" src="http://cdn1.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/IMG_0799-613x437.jpg" alt="Starboard/Severne dealer meeting" width="613" height="437" /></a>Famous for hosting the PWA Slalom in Costa Brava, the Bellena Allegre camping and bungalow park has become a venue for 2013 Starboard and Severne International Dealer Conference. Retailers and dealers from all over Europe had a chance to see, try and understand the complete collections from Starboard Windsurfing and SUP, Severne and Airush for the upcoming season. This was also a great opportunity to understand the ideology behind the brands along with in-depth information on individual products coming directly from their designers and shapers.</p>
<p>Starboard’s Brand Manager, Tiesda You explained in great detail why Starboard’s ideology of INNOVATION has resulted lead to the success of the brand. Their cutting edge designs became a bench mark in windsurfing and set the brand as a leader in PWA Constructors Championship second year running. The meeting was also a chance to see the first ever inflatable windsurfing board. The design featuring fully compatible and easy to fit windsurfing fin, dagger and mast base will revolutionise the windsurfing teaching and accessibility to the sport!</p>
<p>Highlight of the Severne presentation was the new Reflex 4, the fourth edition of the sail which you could read more about in BOARDS Summer Annual! Their approach in producing the highest quality product with no compromise and dedication is clearly visible when looking at the 2013 products.</p>
<p>Great amount of SUPs and kites allowed the participants of the conference to get on the water in the light wind conditions. Even hardcore wavesailors, like Chris “Muzza” Murray, were dipping their toes in some kite action.</p>

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<p>Along with presentations from each brand there was a chance to catch up with the likes of Scott McKercher and talk about his experience and history of designing the wave line for Starboard. Boujmaa Guilloul came over straight from Tahiti where he “surfed the most radical wave in the world” Teahopu’o. For those whose potion is SUPing, current leader of the Tour Sean Poynter was on spot to answer all questions and tell the stories from the tour.</p>
<p>The highlight of the meeting was a visit from the London Olympic windsurfing Champion Marina Alabau. Everyone had a chance to have a word with her and have a closer look at the GOLD Medal – some even had a go trying it… Marina had shared here experience and feedback on getting to the games and winning the Olympic Gold.</p>
<p>Till the next year!</p>
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		<title>Boards at the Olympics: Women&#8217;s Interviews</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Carter - Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our final set of interviews from the Olympics, Boards catches up with four outstanding female RS:X racers. Marina, Tuuli and Zofia the medal winners, plus British competitor Bryony Shaw. All images © Boards Magazine / Adam Duckworth.  Marina Alabau “The medal race was super exciting, it was really my conditions and I was really [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><strong>In our final set of interviews from the Olympics, Boards catches up with four outstanding female RS:X racers. Marina, Tuuli and Zofia the medal winners, plus British competitor Bryony Shaw. All images © Boards Magazine / Adam Duckworth. </strong></em></p>
<div id="attachment_41726" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 623px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-41726 " title="Women's RS:X medalists" src="http://cdn1.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/D4B4927-613x408.jpg" alt="Women's RS:X medalists" width="613" height="408" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Women&#39;s RS:X medalists. © Boards Magazine / Adam Duckworth</p></div>
<p><strong>Marina Alabau</strong></p>
<p>“The medal race was super exciting, it was really my conditions and I was really with a lot of confidence in myself. I’m super happy now!</p>
<p>I was first from the first day, two days ago I had not such a good day, but today I had to be calm and race really well. Probably this was my best medal race ever, and one of my best competitions for sure.</p>
<p>Tuuli sailed really good, it’s really impressive! Before Tuuli had not been in the top three, but now she had the week of her life.</p>
<p>Now I’m going to wait for the decision in November and then I will decide. Probably I will go for kiting, I have been kiting already, I live in Tarifa which is paradise for kites so for sure I will try.</p>
<div id="attachment_41700" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 623px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-41700 " title="Marina Alabau" src="http://cdn1.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/D4A7417-613x920.jpg" alt="Marina Alabau" width="613" height="920" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Marina Alabau celebrates. © Boards Magazine / Adam Duckworth</p></div>
<p>If they’re going to decide to put kitesurfing in, and take out windsurfing it’s going to be a big mistake. I think kiting is a really good sport, but more the freestyle not the racing. All the numbers and the statistics that they take are from the people doing freestyle, ISAF think there are millions of people doing kite racing in the world but this is not true. In the end if they chose kiting, it’s going to be the same people that are now on RS:X that will change over onto kite. They think that a lot of things that are not true, like that there will be more countries competing. At the moment kitesurfing doesn’t have the development to have a one design class and I think it is really important to have this, as it means you are sure the athlete is the best and not the equipment. Hopefully windsurfing is going to stay and they will change their mind. I think if they take out windsurfing, we will come back in 2020 as they will realise their mistake. I also think we are the most exciting class in the sailing, it was really cool this week to see the racing, we are a spectacular class, the athletes are really fit and it’s a beautiful sport.”</p>
<div id="attachment_41699" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 623px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-41699" title="Tuuli Petaja" src="http://cdn1.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/D4A7130-613x408.jpg" alt="Tuuli Petaja" width="613" height="408" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Tuuli Petaja</p></div>
<p><strong>Tuuli Petaja</strong></p>
<p>“It was really tight racing in the medal race, but these shifty, gusty conditions really suit me. I’m probably more of a tactical racer, it was really, really fun racing out there. I think the positions were changing a lot during the race.</p>
<p>Last year in the pre Olympic regatta I cam 17th, so I was hoping to get a bit of a better result than that here. My goal was to get top eight, I guess all the top girls here are more or less the same level so it comes more to the mental or tactical side of sailing.</p>
<p>Yes, I won the first medal for Finland at these games. I hope I will continue onto Rio. I agree with Marina, that I think windsurfing should definitely stay in the Olympic arena. I have done a little bit of kitesurfing already, but that was on the lakes in Finland in the winter with a snow board.”</p>
<div id="attachment_41717" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 623px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-41717" title="Zofia Klepacka" src="http://cdn1.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/D4B3755-613x408.jpg" alt="Zofia Klepacka" width="613" height="408" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Zofia Noceti-Klepacka</p></div>
<p><strong>Zofia Noceti-Klepacka</strong></p>
<p>“I finished my medal race, came down and the Olha from the Ukraine said she would protest me. I asked why, as there was no situation on the water. Then she said they had a problem with the Polish insurance, they said it was for 1million euro and it had to be for 1.5million. I didn’t know what was going on, but the jury said that I was free and congratulations. Don’t worry about that, but it was horrible I was crying before I saw the jury because I have never been involved in a protest like that before. I don’t have an idea where the Ukrainian team got the information about the Polish insurance.</p>
<p>We fight on the water, we compete and fight for the medals, this protest was supposed to be to our team leader, but everything in the end was ok with the insurance. Olha finished fourth, for sure she wasn’t happy it’s the worst place to finish.</p>
<p>I gave everything on the water, I finished third in the medal race and overall so I am really happy!</p>
<p>I think also that windsurfing should stay. The windsurfing schools around the world, a lot of on small lakes surrounded trees etc, this makes kitesurfing impossible. It should be a sport in which everyone can train, no matter where they are on the lake, on the river, on the ocean. You should not have to travel a long way to train, especially as a kid.”</p>
<div id="attachment_41614" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 623px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-41614" title="Bryony Shaw" src="http://cdn1.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/D4B0587-copy-613x408.jpg" alt="Bryony Shaw" width="613" height="408" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Bryony Shaw. © Boards Magazine / Adam Duckworth</p></div>
<p><strong>Bryony Shaw</strong></p>
<p>“Gutted, just deep breath and it’s all over now. I’m going to spend a bit of time with friends and my boyfriend Greg, back home to Tunbridge Wells we’ve got some home renovations planned, which puts a smile on my face! Have a bit of a holiday too!</p>
<p>The last race was fine, I went out pretty positive, I had nothing to lose and everything to gain. I was pretty happy with the conditions out there, it was a tactical race, I didn’t have a plan to control the race, just to plan my race and do my best. I was pretty much joint first at the bottom mark with the Ukraine and it was a big call, whether to decide to be dagger down or track back, I think there was a marginal gain to be track back and a big risk. It paid off for the Spanish and Ukraine, but the rest of us all chose to go dagger down and I was going pretty well speed wise. Honestly, the Polish girl came from nowhere, but wow I didn’t even see where she came from!</p>
<div id="attachment_41384" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 623px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-41384" title="Women's RS:X " src="http://cdn4.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1317155_M01-613x344.jpg" alt="Women's RS:X" width="613" height="344" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Women&#39;s RS:X racing</p></div>
<p>The girl from Finland has had a fantastic week, her career best by far and they were obviously determined on that last lap to come through and snatch it from the Ukraine, because she was leading the race.</p>
<p>I’ve been kind of up there at the beginning of the race, then just getting clawed back, it’s been that way all week. I got one race win, it’s all been about trying to pick myself up and be positive each day, to really show to myself that I can hold a race together. It’s just seemed to not really go my way.</p>
<p>I knew that heading out there the boys would be having all their celebrations, it was great to see that Nick had got up there with the crowd but obviously I still had to do a job and focus on our race. I heard the cheers from the crowd, which was brilliant. I chose to go up past the crowd after the race too, more as a thank you wave as I knew lots of my friends, family and sponsors were up there.”</p>
<p><a title="Weymouth 2012" href="http://boards.mpora.com/tag/weymouth-2012" target="_blank">Click here to check out all of the Boards coverage for the 2012 Olympics. </a></p>
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		<title>RS:X and Olympic Windsurfing: Neil Pryde&#8217;s View</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Carter - Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the Olympics, just before the medal racers took to the water, Neil Pryde himself sat down with the media to talk about RS:X and the future of windsurf racing. Boards brings you the highlights from the discussion with Neil. Advancing the RS:X “The RS:X class was designed in 2005, it’s quite a few years [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At the Olympics, just before the medal racers took to the water, Neil Pryde himself sat down with the media to talk about RS:X and the future of windsurf racing. Boards brings you the highlights from the discussion with Neil.</p>
<div id="attachment_41774" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 383px"><img class=" wp-image-41774 " title="Neil Pryde" src="http://cdn3.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Untitled-3.jpg" alt="Neil Pryde" width="373" height="493" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Neil Pryde</p></div>
<p><strong>Advancing the RS:X</strong></p>
<p>“The RS:X class was designed in 2005, it’s quite a few years ago now in terms of how sports equipment evolves and because it’s one design we as a manufacturer can’t make any changes in this equipment without the approval of the class. We know with the information we have today, we could make changes to this equipment that would make it better, stronger and more accommodating to the development that is taking place with the skills of the sailors. They have advanced, but because the equipment is stuck where it was when it was first designed we’re not able to move.</p>
<p>This is the frustration we have, because we know that if we were to design fresh today we would make changes, knowing now the skills the sailors have and the power they can generate from the rig we would probably upgrade certain aspects but that needs the class decision and we don’t control the class.</p>
<p>ISAF asked us in 2007 or 2008, I can’t remember when it was, asked us to come up with some proposed changes to improve the RS:X to make sure that the equipment remained relevant and modern etc. We then spent two years in evolving this equipment in small ways to try and achieve some performance improvements. But in the end actually, even though it was not adding any cost, the class decided they did not want to make any changes and wanting to maintain continuity as the class continued to grow on a global scale. So this is an example of how we are a manufacturer, in the end we are controlled by the class decisions and development.</p>
<p>We of course cooperate with the class closely. The class represents a huge number of vested interests, national authorities, coaches, etc, so when it comes to a decision on changing the equipment they all get involved. So it’s a very democratic and open decision. We understand where they are coming from, but it was a little disappointing to us that we launched a two year development programme to try and improve the equipment without changing the cost, but that in the end they didn’t go with it.”</p>
<p><strong>If this is the end of the RS:X? </strong></p>
<p>“I’ve made it clear to ISAF that we’re going to continue supporting it. We have a huge financial commitment, we’ve supplied all of this equipment here at the Games totally free of charge, we have half a million euro tied up in equipment at the Olympics. Plus we have another half a million euro for all the equipment we supply at the youth worlds, which was just recently completed in Dublin. We’ve always in the past been able to sell this equipment off at a cheap price to help developing countries get into the sport. With windsurfing being taken out of the Olympics we’re sitting here today with no way of selling and recovering a million euro. So that’s a pretty big commitment, I doubt there’s any other sailing company in these Olympics that have made such a level of commitment to the sport that we have. I do it because frankly I love the sport and it’s been a reasonably good business, but today we don’t make any money out of this, it’s a loss.</p>
<p>I believe in the future of windsurfing so we’ve promised ISAF that at least for the next two years we will go on supplying the equipment for the youth worlds because we believe in them. Straight after the decision we got an email from ISAF asking us what was our position for the future, so I went straight back and said yes, we will continue to honour our commitment because I think it’s the right thing to do. I believe windsurfing is still a fantastic sport and should be in the Olympic arena. To some extent yes that is throwing money away, but you have to have a certain belief in what you are doing too. Lets face it I make pretty good profits on the kitesurfing business and in normal circumstances we can invest this money in windsurfing. We hope it will be turned around.</p>
<p>But it’s a tough thing to sell to your share holders and to your owners of the company.</p>
<div id="attachment_41603" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 623px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-41603" title="Olympic windsurfing RS:X" src="http://cdn1.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/D4B1719-copy-613x408.jpg" alt="Olympic windsurfing RS:X" width="613" height="408" /><p class="wp-caption-text">RS:X men racing</p></div>
<p>We have also brought out a new one design, a feeder class into the RS:X, called the RS:One so we’re still investing in windsurfing through that. We have the world tour racing series on the RS:One sponsored by Jaguar and in conjunction with the extreme 40 racing circuit. So we are still investing strongly in windsurfing, because I believe the future of windsurfing is going to lay very much in associating ourselves with the sailing community and yacht clubs. We see windsurfing as real alternative to the young kids coming through the optimist class. You look at the optimist class and it is the basic training boat, probably 70-80% of the kids coming out of this just disappear from sailing, there’s a huge drop out rate. We think this is largely because the follow on boats that are available to them are either too expensive or not exciting enough. With inexpensive, one design windsurfing we offer them a real option. We’re seeing this taken up in many countries, clubs and yacht clubs are looking to windsurfing as a way forward in the youth area. We have seen this at the recent ISAF Youth Worlds in Dublin where we ran windsurfing experiences on the lay day for the local sailors, the clubs there are looking at new windsurfing fleets to build on this.”</p>
<div id="attachment_41819" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 623px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-41819" title="RS:X Youth Racing in Dublin" src="http://cdn2.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo1-613x457.jpg" alt="RS:X Youth Racing in Dublin" width="613" height="457" /><p class="wp-caption-text">RS:X Youth Racing in Dublin</p></div>
<p><strong>Views on the Removal of Windsurfing from the Olympics</strong></p>
<p>“At a conference in Athens roughly two years ago, with the discussion going on we knew that there was some strength behind kitesurfing from some executives at ISAF to make this change for varied reasons.</p>
<p>Personally I think it’s a terrible decision. I’m an Olympic sailor myself, I’ve sailed in the Olympics so I have a very strong feeling about the level of the we see in the Olympic games and I just think this was a terrible decision. That’s a personal opinion, apart from business because I see what windsurfing has done for the sport of sailing in so many developing countries. We see this in Asia, countries like Singapore and Thailand have a whole group here. Taiwan are competing in windsurfing. We’re bringing young people into sailing, via windsurfing and this is something that has been totally ignored. The global reach, accessibility and participation in windsurfing is unrivalled and a key Olympic principle.</p>
<p>I think the Olympics is the dream of every young kid, to take that away is just a tragic blow. Let’s face it, sailing around in 470 dinghies isn’t very exciting either, but they do it because of the possibility and dream of going to the Olympics.</p>
<p>Our position is that we’re hoping windsurfing is going to be in Brazil in 2016, that’s our position today and we’re going to try and push that.</p>
<p>With the law suit, they came to us to ask for funds and we refused. With a business in kitesurfing too, to be honest it made no sense for me to spend company money doing this. But as I said, from a very personal view I am definitely supporting windsurfing.”</p>
<p><strong>Kitesurfing </strong></p>
<p>Kitesurfing is a fantastic and exciting sport, the brilliant thing about it is it’s portability. It’s a fantastic travel sport, you’ll see the marketing for most companies is beautiful pictures of islands and palm trees because you can put your kite in your back pack, your board under your arm and jump on an aeroplane and away you go. That is the beauty of kitesurfing. It has huge advantages compared to sailing sports which have so much equipment to carry around.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Kitesurfing in the Olympics will not be one design, it will be a box rule allowing for competitors to use a range or equipment including custom gear.  </strong></p>
<p>“Nobody has quite figured this out yet, how it’s going to work. It will become an arms race, everybody will be looking to have the fastest equipment. The development and evolution will speed up dramatically, we see this already. Already the cost of boards, to participate in kite racing, are costing more than windsurfing boards. Plus it goes against the equal equipment sailor on sailor principle of ISAF and the Olympics.</p>
<p>When we started out with this, one of the commitments we made to ISAF is that we would have product distributed worldwide and available to everybody. A structure is in place to supply one design equipment to the class athletes and sailors on a global scale.”</p>
<p><strong>Legal Action</strong></p>
<p>&#8220;The legal action is a judicial review of the procedure, it basically calls into question whether ISAF have followed all the necessary protocol and procedures in reaching this decision. This is what the judge in the court is going to be asked to determine, it’s not to say that it’s a good decision or a bad decision, it’s whether the decision was taken correctly. I think the decision to take the judicial review was correct as at least the truth will come out. It’s not costing the class anything, the lawyer is handling this on a no win, no fee basis which I think gives you some idea of how confident the lawyers are.&#8221;</p>
<p>Refer to the press release published by the RS:X class which is very detailed and lays out the crux of the whole argument.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rsxclass.com/download/PressRelease_JudicialReview.pdf" target="_blank">Click this link to go to the full press release from the RS:X class. </a></p>
<p>On the next page, take a moment to acknowledge the huge success of the RS:X medalists.</p>
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		<title>Boards at the Olympics: Medal Day Gallery</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Carter - Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A selection of images from the medal race day from photographer Adam Duckworth. All images © Boards Magazine / Adam Duckworth.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A selection of images from the medal race day from photographer Adam Duckworth. All images © Boards Magazine / Adam Duckworth.</p>

<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4a3612' title='Olympic windsurfing'>Olympic windsurfing</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4a3627' title='Olympic windsurfing'>Olympic windsurfing</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4a3657' title='Women&#039;s RS:X medalists'>Women's RS:X medalists</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4a7028' title='Tuuli Petaja'>Tuuli Petaja</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4a7130' title='Tuuli Petaja'>Tuuli Petaja</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4a7417' title='Marina Alabau'>Marina Alabau</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b2227' title='Nothe '>Nothe </a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b2248' title=' Przemyslaw Miarczynski'> Przemyslaw Miarczynski</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b2492' title='RS:X men'>RS:X men</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b2528' title='RS:X men&#039;s medal race'>RS:X men's medal race</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b2595' title='Dorian van Rijsselberghe'>Dorian van Rijsselberghe</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b2628' title='Nick Dempsey'>Nick Dempsey</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b2690' title='Dorian van Rijsselberghe'>Dorian van Rijsselberghe</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b2776' title='Nick Dempsey'>Nick Dempsey</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b2823' title='Byron Kokalanis'>Byron Kokalanis</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b2943' title='Men&#039;s RS:X medal race'>Men's RS:X medal race</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b2976' title='Dorian van Rijsselberghe'>Dorian van Rijsselberghe</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b2984' title='Dorian van Rijsselberghe'>Dorian van Rijsselberghe</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b3030' title='Dorian van Rijsselberghe'>Dorian van Rijsselberghe</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b3070' title='Dorian van Rijsselberghe'>Dorian van Rijsselberghe</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b3106' title='Dorian van Rijsselberghe'>Dorian van Rijsselberghe</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b3714' title='Women&#039;s RS:X medal race'>Women's RS:X medal race</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b3755' title='Zofia Klepacka'>Zofia Klepacka</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b4599' title='Sarah Ayton'>Sarah Ayton</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b4653' title='Przemyslaw Miarczynski'>Przemyslaw Miarczynski</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b4691' title='Nick Dempsey'>Nick Dempsey</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b4737' title='Dorian van Rijsselberghe'>Dorian van Rijsselberghe</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b4793' title='RS:X men&#039;s medal winners'>RS:X men's medal winners</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b4812' title='RS:X medals'>RS:X medals</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b4829' title='Tuuli Petaja'>Tuuli Petaja</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b4837' title='Marina Alabau'>Marina Alabau</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b4927' title='Women&#039;s RS:X medalists'>Women's RS:X medalists</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b4959' title='RS:X team poland'>RS:X team poland</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b4977' title='Nick Dempsey'>Nick Dempsey</a>
<a href='http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-medal-day-gallery.html/attachment/_d4b5104' title='Nick Dempsey'>Nick Dempsey</a>

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		<title>Boards at the Olympics: Penultimate Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Carter - Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dorian van Rijsselberghe has already taken gold, now just having to complete the medal race. There is an incredible team behind Dorian, supporting him all the way to his first Olympic victory. This team is headed up by the bronze medalist from the 2000 Sydney games and three time winner of the Mistral World Championships, [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Dorian van Rijsselberghe has already taken gold, now just having to complete the medal race. There is an incredible team behind Dorian, supporting him all the way to his first Olympic victory. This team is headed up by the bronze medalist from the 2000 Sydney games and three time winner of the Mistral World Championships, Aaron McIntosh. Boards caught up with the Kiwi coach to find out his feelings on Dorian’s win and the secrets to his success. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Getting to Gold</strong></p>
<div id="attachment_41672" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 623px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-41672 " title="Dorian van Rijsselberghe" src="http://cdn4.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/487754_342467969168729_442739121_n-613x445.jpg" alt="Dorian van Rijsselberghe" width="613" height="445" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Dorian van Rijsselberghe. © onEdition</p></div>
<p>I’m quietly satisfied. We always believed in what Dorian could do and how he could do it. About a month out, from the Games, I said to him if you sail to the best of your ability you’ll smash the field or if you have an average regatta you’re going to be fighting for the medals with the other guys. The way the package came together, I could feel Dorian was starting to come into his own and feel comfortable with where we were at.</p>
<p>We still had the equipment that was delivered to us, we had to go through and analyse that, making sure we were happy with our equipment. We got through that, then we had to finalise the details. We had a nice light wind session towards the end of last week,  which just put the finishing touches to the package and then we had to make sure we had enough rest and stayed sharp. Then Dorian just brought it on the whole week, the guys didn’t really have an answer to anything.</p>
<p>There’s been moments of brilliance you’ve seen from Dorian over the last few years, you’ve always seen seven races of brilliance, now he’s just done nine races of brilliance. That’s really what the difference was, no mistakes, he didn’t put a foot wrong. It was his week to potentially loose if it didn’t go well, but he just sailed out of his skin. If you look at him, he’s cool, calm and collected, he kept the focus the whole time, never dropped the ball and always came back from a decision that wasn’t quite correct.</p>
<p><em><strong>That’s his character, that’s his nature, he’s a fighter and he’s a winner. </strong></em></p>
<div id="attachment_41673" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 420px"><img class=" wp-image-41673 " title="Aaron McIntosh" src="http://cdn2.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mcintosh.jpg" alt="Aaron McIntosh" width="410" height="278" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Aaron McIntosh racing in Sydney in the 2000 Olympic Games. ©Nick Wilson/ALLSPORT</p></div>
<p><strong>The Medal Race</strong></p>
<p>The medal race, let’s see how we go, we’re going to have a crowd on the Nothe and it’s a place that we’ve done quite a bit of training and an area we’re comfortable in, so it would be nice to do really well in the medal race, although it doesn’t really matter at this stage. One last blast!</p>
<p><strong>Kitesurfing?</strong></p>
<p>With the relationship Dorian and I have created, I am sure we will do something together. Whether that’s in windsurfing, or kitesurfing, or whether it’s something else. Same shit, different basket. All the same principles apply, it’s a yacht race, It’s still understanding the equipment, getting yourself around the race course so it’s a possiblity. It’s too hasting to make a concrete decision at the moment, but we will have a lot of fun playing around with kitesurfing in the near future that’s for sure.</p>
<p><strong>How ‘We’ Work Together</strong></p>
<p>Like any athlete theirs a support network around them and I’m the closest to Dorian within the ‘we’. But we have the technical support we get too, the team manager, the logistics, the people that organise the intricate details and logistics. They’re all part of what we’re doing. In ‘we’ you can also include Zac (Plasvic of Canada, who is in 8th position going into the medal race) and JP (Tobin of New Zealand, currently in 7th position) they’ve been a huge part of what we’ve been doing. We set a plan and we managed to execute it nicely. We did the work and we had fun doing it, and I’ve always said when you do that the results will come.</p>
<div id="attachment_41674" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 623px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-41674 " title="Dorian van Rijselberge and Aaron McIntosh" src="http://cdn1.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_1071-613x408.jpg" alt="Dorian van Rijselberge and Aaron McIntosh" width="613" height="408" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Aaron and Dorian, having fun as always. © Richard Langdon</p></div>
<p>We’ve worked together for four years, over this time the team has grown and our relationship has strengthened. Whether Dorian needs me all the time or not, I’m his sounding board. If he wants to know something I’ll let him know what I think, I think my opinion is regarded well in his eyes. But he’s still his own person, he has to make his own decisions. Occasionally we beg to differ, but that’s it whatever his opinion is, is his opinion and we roll with it. I know there’s times he’s gone out to prove himself right and he hasn’t come unstuck too much!</p>
<p><strong>Check out the other coverage today:</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-at-the-olympics-penultimate-day.html/2" target="_blank">Nick Dempsey Interview</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-at-the-olympics-penultimate-day.html/3" target="_blank">RS:X and Boards on RYA TV</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.london2012.com/sailing/event/rs-x-women/phase=saw102908/doc=summary.html" target="_blank">Full women’s results.</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.london2012.com/sailing/event/rs-x-men/phase=sam102908/doc=summary.html" target="_blank">Full men’s results.</a></strong></p>
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		<title>Boards at the Olympics: Day Six</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2012 17:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Carter - Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is not often that we see pure sporting dominance, the Olympics being the catalyst for many incredible performances and pushing athletes to their optimum levels. Today we saw Ben Ainsle win yet another gold medal, but shortly before Dorian van Rijsselberghe of Holland secured his first gold in style, with another two races still [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is not often that we see pure sporting dominance, the Olympics being the catalyst for many incredible performances and pushing athletes to their optimum levels. Today we saw Ben Ainsle win yet another gold medal, but shortly before Dorian van Rijsselberghe of Holland secured his first gold in style, with another two races still to take place.</p>
<p>Dorian built up such a lead on previous days, leaving the others to focus on silver even mid way through the competition. But it was with the most dominant race of the whole games, pulling out a lead of over three minutes over the next sailor, that Dorian officially took gold. It surely shows the dominance of the young Dutchman that he did not need to complete the final race today, and just needs to enter to medal race to win.</p>
<p>At only 23 years of age, although this may well be the last time windsurfing is in the Olympics it does not look like it will be the end for this Olympian. Kiters, watch out!</p>
<div id="attachment_41564" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 623px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-41564 " title="Dorian van Rijsselberghe" src="http://cdn1.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/D4A2125-copy-613x408.jpg" alt="Dorian van Rijsselberghe" width="613" height="408" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Dorian van Rijsselberghe. © Boards Magazine / Adam Duckworth</p></div>
<p>Some words from the man himself, gold medalist Dorian van Rijsselberghe:</p>
<div id="attachment_41647" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 383px"><img class=" wp-image-41647 " title="Dorian and Aaron" src="http://cdn1.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dorian.jpg" alt="Dorian and Aaron" width="373" height="358" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Dorian and Aaron</p></div>
<p>“Yeah,  I had a really good first race. Couldn’t have been any better, I got a big gain on the front, I was ahead of some of the other top guys, unfortunately they didn’t do as well as they should have done. So I got the points that I needed and that was it!</p>
<p>Second race, I pulled out. I felt I was in the way for the other guys, if I were in their shoes I would be telling me to bugger off!</p>
<p>Yes, I’ve cefinitely won! Even in the medal race I could cruise, but I’m not going to. I’m just going to try and have a good race. There should be a nice breeze, so why not.</p>
<p>It was always the dream to win an Olympic gold medal, and now the dream has come true.</p>
<p>This is pretty special, so another Olympic campaign would be nice. If it’s in kiting then so be it.”</p>
<p>Tomorrow Boards will bring you a run down of the men’s and women’s racing going into the medal race, along with a full interview with Nick Dempsey and coach of Dorian, Aaron McIntosh.</p>
<p>Also tomorrow RS:X will be discussed on the RYA TV Channel, with myself (Amy Carter) and Penny Clark. Tune in tomorrow morning for further info!</p>
<p><strong>Today&#8217;s other coverage: </strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-day-6.html/2" target="_blank">Bryony Shaw Interview</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-day-6.html/3" target="_blank">Ben Ainslie Interview</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-day-6.html/4" target="_blank">Day Five Gallery</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.london2012.com/sailing/event/rs-x-women/phase=saw102908/doc=summary.html" target="_blank">Full women’s results. </a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.london2012.com/sailing/event/rs-x-men/phase=sam102908/doc=summary.html" target="_blank">Full men’s results. </a></p>
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		<title>Boards at the Olympics: Day Five</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Carter - Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a thrilling day on the water it&#8217;s crunch time for the RS:X racers. Tomorrow brings the last two full fleet races, with the RS:X women on the Portland Harbour course at 12.00 and the RS:X men following them at 14.00. Both fleets will complete two races and the conditions are looking a significantly lighter [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After a thrilling day on the water it&#8217;s crunch time for the RS:X racers. Tomorrow brings the last two full fleet races, with the RS:X women on the Portland Harbour course at 12.00 and the RS:X men following them at 14.00. Both fleets will complete two races and the conditions are looking a significantly lighter approx 8knots, dropping later in the day. This could really shake up the racing as the wind could potentially go below planing speeds, bringing a few different sailors to the forefront.</p>
<div id="attachment_41596" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 623px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-41596" title="Olympic windsurfing RS:X" src="http://cdn1.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/D4B0343-copy-613x408.jpg" alt="Olympic windsurfing RS:X" width="613" height="408" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Bryony Shaw around the gybe back, Marina of Spain chasing</p></div>
<p>In the women’s fleet, after a fantastic day Lee of Israel has closed the gap on Marina iof Spain. Marina still leads, but taking a third and seventh position today she is now just three points ahead of Lee. Lee had an outstanding day on the Nothe course, as did Olha who is in third place overall. Tuuli of Finland is in fourth place overall, with 32 points five ahead of Olha. This puts first and second very close but with a significant lead over third and fourth. Whereas Zofia of Poland and Moanna of Germany are nipping at the heels of Olha, with 33 and 34 points respectively. Bryony Shaw is currently in 7th place, for Bryony now a top five result is realistic and Bryony is sure to be on form tomorrow in the lighter winds.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.london2012.com/sailing/event/rs-x-women/phase=saw102908/doc=summary.html" target="_blank">Full women’s results. </a></p>
<div id="attachment_41603" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 623px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-41603" title="Olympic windsurfing RS:X" src="http://cdn1.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/D4B1719-copy-613x408.jpg" alt="Olympic windsurfing RS:X" width="613" height="408" /><p class="wp-caption-text">RS:X men</p></div>
<p>The men’s races were run today in approx 12-14knots of wind on a flat Portland Harbour.  Dorian lead from beginning to end in the first race, stretching out a lead of over one minute over Nick Dempsey in second. Nick was sixth to the first upwind mark, but then went on a charge making up place after place on each run. Byron of Greece was on form again, finishing third. The second race saw a shake up at the top, with Toni of Germany taking top honours. Nick was firmly in second before taking a risk to overtake Toni, which backfired a little and allowed Dorian to just overtake him on the final beat. Read more about this in Nick’s interview about today’s racing.</p>
<p>This leaves Dorian in a more than commanding position overall, leading Nick in second by a massive fifteen points. Dorian has nine, with Nick joint on points with Toni, both on 24 but Nick ahead on count back. Just behind these two is Poland on 29, before a big gap to JP Tobin of New Zealand who has 48 points. The battle is on, all sailors wanting to put themselves into a good position going into the medal race.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.london2012.com/sailing/event/rs-x-men/phase=sam102908/doc=summary.html" target="_blank">Full men’s results. </a></p>
<p>The action kicks off tomorrow at 12.00 with the women’s two races on the Portland Harbour course, before then men head out for two of their own at 14.00.</p>
<p><strong>Other coverage today:</strong></p>
<p><a title="Nick Dempsey" href="http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-day-4.html/2" target="_blank"><strong></strong>Interview with Nick Dempsey</a></p>
<p><a href="http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-day-4.html/3" target="_blank">Messages of support</a></p>
<p><a href="http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-day-4.html/4" target="_blank">Bryony Shaw report</a></p>
<p><a href="http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-day-4.html/5" target="_blank">Drama for the women and race information</a></p>
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		<title>Boards at the Olympics: Gallery</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Carter - Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A selection of images from on and off the water in Weymouth on 2nd August. All images © Adam Duckworth / Boards Magazine.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A selection of images from on and off the water in Weymouth on 2nd August. All images © Adam Duckworth / Boards Magazine.</p>

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		<title>Boards at the Olympics: Day Three</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Carter - Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the women’s racing the men came straight out, Przemyslaw, Nick, Toni and more eager to eat into the lead of the on form Dutchman Dorian. With the surprise of the first race action being broadcast on the BBC the excitement was building for all. The first race started, or at least tried to start [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After the women’s racing the men came straight out, Przemyslaw, Nick, Toni and more eager to eat into the lead of the on form Dutchman Dorian. With the surprise of the first race action being broadcast on the BBC the excitement was building for all.</p>
<p>The first race started, or at least tried to start in exceptionally gusty winds. All the riders were pushing the line, knowing the importance of a great start. As the pushed harder and the time ticked down increasing numbers of riders got close to, and then sent themselves over the line. A general recall was called as too many were over the line to ascertain specific riders, the restart was scheduled five minutes after this and all riders brought the back to the start ready to go again.</p>
<p>The second start was held under a black flag, meaning if you are over, you are out. Despite this, the line was still pushed as hard as it was in the first. Again a number of riders went over and the general recall flag was hoisted shortly after the start. This meant a number of riders would be out of the race, a disastrous move for anyone but particularly for those within touching distance of a medal.</p>
<p>Sailors headed to the committee boat as the tension built, finally it was revealed that Santiago Grillo of Columbia, Shahar Zubari of Israel, Karel Lavicky of the Czech Republic and  Robert Willis of the USA were all disqualified.</p>
<div id="attachment_41462" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 623px"><a href="http://boards.mpora.com/features/boards-olympics-day-3.html/attachment/392361_341065009309025_1267778460_n" rel="attachment wp-att-41462"><img class="size-medium wp-image-41462" title="Dorian" src="http://cdn4.coresites.mpora.com/boards/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/392361_341065009309025_1267778460_n-613x345.jpg" alt="Dorian" width="613" height="345" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Dorian in control in the men&#39;s fleet.</p></div>
<p>After a short wait the race finally got underway on the third attempt, Dorian, Nick and many riders seemed to struggle at the start. Dorian was one of the first to tack off onto port, as he was swamped by riders and struggling for speed. Aron Gadorfalvi of Hungary was the surprise leader at the first mark. Aron held his position well downwind, but as the sailors rounded the leeward mark a few sailors climbed the ranks. Wang of China brought himself up into fourth by hitting the far right hand side of the course and surprise, surprise, Dorian leapt from fourth to first. In the lead Dorian seemed unstoppable again, with Toni in second and Wang who moved up into third ahead of Zack Plavsic of Canada in fourth.</p>
<p>Nick Dempsey struggled off the line, appearing to get stuck in the middle of the line and unable to get into to clear wind and pick off any riders on the upwind or downwind legs.</p>
<p>But race two was a different story.</p>
<p>The wind filled in a little more and became  a bit more consistent, meaning the men would be full planing all the way around the course. Nick looked brilliant off the line, in a strong position upwind and near to the boat end.</p>
<p>Nick lead from beginning to end, shooting around the course at absolute top speed. Dorian  was a fair way back by his standards (fourth!) at the first mark, but again made is way up the fleet and into second, but not even he could catch Nick. The Polish rider, after a bad first race, came back with a third position in this race and the French man Julien in fourth.</p>
<p>Unfortunately the TV coverage of the racing finished mid way through the first race, there were still some cameras around so fingers crossed there is some footage of Nick’s incredible race that will appear at some point!</p>
<p>Going into the lay day tomorrow, Dorian is counting an almost unbelievable four firsts and one second, discarding a third, leaving him with a total of six points. Second and fourth are covered by only three points, Toni in second on 17, Przemyslaw in third on 18 and Nick in fourth on 19. With Julien in fifth, but some 11 points behind, the top four are out ahead and all in contention for the medals.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.london2012.com/sailing/event/rs-x-men/phase=sam102906/doc=summary.html" target="_blank">Men&#8217;s results after six races. </a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.london2012.com/sailing/event/rs-x-women/phase=saw102906/doc=summary.html" target="_blank">Women&#8217;s results after six races. </a></p>
<p><strong>On the next page check out the women&#8217;s RS:X update from day three&#8230;</strong></p>
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