[Rhodes22-list] Olympic Sailing

[Lloyd Crowther]

Did anybody watch the sailing on TV yet?  Last night they showed two races, the Lady's 4.70 ran from 12:38 a.m. to 12:47a.m. followed by the Men's 4.70 from 12:49 a.m. to 12:53a.m. edt.  Those boats have very little in common with the boats I raced in college in '46 & '47.  They are real racing machines.  The coverage and Gary's commentary were excellent.  The venue was outstanding.  The wind got up to 22 knots for the men's race, they didn't say what it was for the women but it must have been in the 20s.  Made the America's Cup races look tame.

Lloyd