Sailing & Boating on the Telly

homer911

When does the Olympics Sailing coverage start?

AndyBoBandy

Today at 4pm on RTÉ

Prof O’Connell will be on to cover the review the 12 races in the men’s skiff, and our prospects in teh medal race (if we've qualified).

It’s RTÉ though so you won’t see anything more than some token highlights…. and lots of ad breaks..

It you want to see the action you should subscribe to Discovery+ for €6.99 per month and you can watch any Olympic sport. Then just cancel when the games are over.

AndyBoBandy

RTÉ will be showing the men’s skiff medal race tomorrow live, scheduled for 12:43 in the afternoon.

the beer revolu

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122450158#Comment_122450158

And unfortunately RTE showed 2 abandoned races. It won't encourage them to show more. I wonder will they cover the rescheduled medal race today?

AndyBoBandy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122456202#Comment_122456202

I really hope so.

Prof O'Connell said he'd be back on today to cover it..

the beer revolu

Well, that wasn't great to watch.

I really feel for the two lads. Sailed a fantastic regatta, overall. Unfortunately a massive error cost them dearly and they failed to recover. I'd say they are furious with themselves. Hopefully they can regroup and come back. Fantastic sailors! World class, literally.

AndyBoBandy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122456677#Comment_122456677

it wasn't just the poor start that scuppered them…

they were just ahead or behind the Polish boat at the first mark, and the Poles managed to recover enough to finish in the mix at the end…

Poor start, poorer decisions during the race.

Over to Finn & Eve now.

neris

Was a pity for the 2 lads. I know they went in as 2nd place but they're results over the event were a bit sporadic and inconsistent. Hopefully Eve can place well over all with an eye on 2028, she's still very young

AndyBoBandy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122457355#Comment_122457355

The DSQ fecked them all together…. had it not happened I'd imagine they'd have collected a lot less than 21 points in that race..

I hope they keep going because I think they are good enough to medal.

the beer revolu

"it wasn't just the poor start that scuppered them…"

Thought I'd covered that with "and failed to recover"

AndyBoBandy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122444592#Comment_122444592

Reminder that this is on this evening..

WildWater

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122469874#Comment_122469874

This is great viewing.

the beer revolu

The Youth Americas cup fleet racing in AC40s is great fun. Close racing, edge of control stuff with 6 boats capable of over 40knts on a very small race course.

It's all on YouTube

HeidiHeidi

Is the actual AC being shown on any channel? I thought it was, but now I went looking I can't see anything anywhere….

odyssey06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122648679#Comment_122648679

In the listings for Eurosport 1 (aka Discovery Plus)

Time:

 18:00 to 18:30 (30 minutes long).

When:

 Friday 27th September on Eurosport 1

2024 Barcelona Challenger Series Final Day 1.

Day one of the Challenger Series final in Barcelona.

the beer revolu

There's an excellent YouTube channel showing all the racing.

https://youtube.com/@americascup?si=tt7G0a9gJvYGj0k-

neris

Americas cup is on youtube live. Great cure for insomnia

fergal.b

Sinking of a super yacht on RTE one now.