Day two at the 2012 Olympic Games brings more of the Canadian fleet out on the water. Joining the Star and the Finn fleet in their second day was also the Radial, Laser and 49er’s. First to start were the Lasers in about 13 knots of breeze, and partly cloudy skies. David Wright sailed a vicious pair of races landing an 18^th place finish in his first race and 15^th in his second. Up next was the radial fleet – Danielle Dube of Glen Haven, Nova Scotia sailed her first race in a tough crowd of very experienced radials. Finishing 22^nd in her first race and making an improvement to 21^st in her second she sits at 23^rd overall.

Day one at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy brings tough results in the 2012 Olympic Summer Games. It was the Finn and Star fleets on the water today, sailing in tricky conditions with wind fluctuating between 12 and 15 knots under very little cloud cover with 25 degree shifts. The tight Star fleet was in a constant state of positional change as Richard Clarke and Tyler Bjorn battled through the crowd. The Star guys were right on the money at the beginning of the first race but ran into some trouble on the second leg. Taking a 16th and a 10th place finish leaves the guys in 15th overall after the first day. 8 races remain in their series, not including the medal race.

“In the first race we had a nice start, maintained good contact with the pack and it all went pear shaped on the second beat. We were a bit out of phase and a bit unlucky. On the second race, we had a great second beat, rounding in fourth but just couldn’t hang on. It’s not the start we wanted, but it’s only the first day. The positions fluctuate all over the map and we’re moving our focus to more racing tomorrow”

Here we go everyone, just a few short hours until the Games begin!!! A few more helpful links to ensure you get full coverage – CTV will have up to date Olympic coverage for all your viewing pleasure. Also, ISAF has dedicated a site to keep the updates rolling in, you can check it here.

Remember that Stars and Finns are first to hit the wet stuff tomorrow with a practice race Saturday followed by their first race on Sunday. We’re sure that everyone will be cheering on Tyler Bjorn and Richard Clarke as they reach the peak of their long hard Star campaign and dig into the final few battles in Weymouth. Greg Douglas, our Canadian Finn sailor will also receive tons of support from us here at home, best of luck Dougie we hope you get that big weather stuff you like!!

The London 2012 Summer Games are in just two short days! The Canadian Olympic Sailing Team is in battle mode at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy where the sailing will be hosted. Coaches, Support staff and most importantly Athletes are counting down the hours until their full fledged fury releases on the water.

The opening ceremonies held at Wembly Stadium in London are set to make one of the most impressive Olympic Openings in years, with full effects in place to transform the arena into a depiction of the English countryside. Athletes will be led into the stadium by Kingston’s, Simon Whitfield, who won the gold medal for triathlon in the 2000 summer games. The ceremonies are set to start at 9pm local London Time, or 4pm eastern standard.

The Results are in for the 2012 Youth Worlds held in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland. The team took on some pretty tough challenges and soaked in lessons everyday. The team was chosen from the results of the Canadian Youth Championships in Halifax Aug 2012 further trials in Florida for each class, over the winter period, was held to ensure the team could meet international standards to be on the Canadian Youth Team for the Worlds in Dublin, in all of the classes final trials, our team finished well within the standards set by CYA. Congrats to everyone that competed and thanks to all the staff, coaches and volunteers that make international events like this possible.

The Laser North Americans have just taken place July 19^th-22^nd on the west coast of the US, graciously hosted by the Colombia Gorge Racing Association on the Colombia River. Racing saw fleets of 170+ boats flying around the marks. Light wind in the early phases of the regatta brought tough conditions, but Saturday and Sunday saw the breeze kick up to steady low 20’s, more gorge-like conditions as the locals say. Here’s a huge Congrats to Isabella Bertold in the Radial fleet who landed FIRST after 14 races, having accumulated 28 points!