Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Swiss 49er Racing, Sailing Videos

Precision required - Swiss 49er racing:

Switzerland's Sebastien Schneiter and Lucien Sujean are aiming for precision racing when racing starts in the 49er at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Published August 10, 2016

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The Rio 2016 Olympic Games - Laser, Finn, Nacra 17, 49er, 49er FX, RS:X, 470:

Published August 8, 2016, by Royal Yachting Association - rya.org.uk/go/rio16

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Rio 2016 Olympic Games Sailing, World Sailing Videos

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Video Playlist above: Sugarloaf Mountain Sunset Timelapse; Rio de Janeiro in 360° by World Sailing TV

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The World Sailing Show, May 2016 Edition (video)

The World Sailing Show - May 2016 edition:

Why would a moustache make you go faster offshore? Find out why some of the world’s top solo racing teams are sprouting weird shaped foils out either side of the 60ft racing machines and why they have got this nickname. Then head to the Big Apple, New York, to see America’s Cup racing on the Hudson River against the spectacular Manhattan backdrop. This was the first time that Cup boats had raced here for 120 years.

Women sailors were queuing around the block when a new Olympic class was announced for the 2016 Games. Three years later and the learning curve has been steep, but the results impressive. So who’s in the frame for a medal in Rio? Olympic expert Andy Rice lifts the lid on the women’s skiff and gives his predictions for Rio. On the subject of the Olympic Games, there’s one nation that has been in the top three medal winners for years, but now they want more, Gold. Find out how they are planning for success out as we head to the Sailing World Cup in Hyères. Plus, sailing news from around the world.

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RIO DE JANEIRO: Porto Maravilha: Reclaiming Rio de Janeiro’s neglected port - Americas - MiamiHerald.com: "...“We are looking at downtown as a desirable area now for the first time in 50 years,” said Washington Fajardo, president of the Rio World Heritage Institute. “We’re on a very tight schedule. We need to finish everything before the Olympics,” said Daniel Van Raemdonck de Lima, a supervisor at the Port Regional Urban Development Co., or CDURP, which is managing the Porto Maravilha project. The city hopes to get the same type of boost that spurred Barcelona, Spain, when it revitalized its decrepit waterfront, creating a beachfront and marina, for the 1992 Olympic Games. “From what I see in the planning, Rio de Janeiro is going to be a fantastically different city after the Olympic Games,” predicted Deputy Sports Minister Luis Fernandes, a Rio native. “We will absolutely have a renewed and modern city.”..."

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