Does anyone know the television schedule to see any of the Olympic Tornado coverage? If so, please share.
Thanks, Doug
Did not see any on regular TV just the online coverage. Rick got me to the links from his post.
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Check TV Listings and Online Listings on the page. I guess you can get it on your plasma TV from the online coverage if you have the correct hardware. Way beyound my capabilities but watching it on the computer is great.
Is the online coverage only live or are races saved on the site too?
you can watch the coverage again - click the
Rewind
link in race and it will play the footage.
Also note that the only television coverage (so far) is on whatever classes are racing on the
Alpha
circle - the one closest to the harbor.
Peter Reggio (Luigi) is the PRO for the Ynglings and Finns.
PU is the PRO for the 49ers, Stars and Tornados. He had lots of TV time a couple of days ago.
Nino Shmueli (from Israel) is the PRO for the RS:X's and 470's
Ross Wilson (AUS) is the PRO for the Lasers.
For the race management fanatics, Charlie Cook's blog is pretty good reading - Charlie Cook's Blog
And yes, it's the same Charlie Cook that proposed the change in voting procedure at last November's ISAF Meeting that resulted in the multihulls being eliminated from the 2012 Olympics.
Anyone having any luck with this?
Tornados start thursday - if they are on A course you will see the whole race online - if they are not on A course then we will most likey get some very limited coverage.
Good to see Luigi on the RC boat - AC, TP52 Globals, MEDCUP, Olympics, Acura KWRW and on the F18 course at the Seattle NOODs - the guy is everywhere...
I think this olympics has the worst TV coverage I've seen, Phelps is a great swimmer but I don't need to hear about it every time I turn on NBC.
Did they have anything on Dana Torres? I haven't heard, but haven't been following the olympic TV coverage that closely.
Don't really need that much beach volleyball or badmitten in my life...
I think women's beach volleyball is the best invention ever (teamed with the bikini).
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I think women's beach volleyball is the best invention ever (teamed with the bikini).
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Back to the topic at hand - the Tornados start off their racing tonight on Alpha course (the TV course). Live web coverage starts at 1 AM Eastern time.
And yes, it's the same Charlie Cook that proposed the change in voting procedure at last November's ISAF Meeting that resulted in the multihulls being eliminated from the 2012 Olympics.
Charlie seems to have taken great offense to the fact that a link to his blog was posted on this and other sites. He also states that on some of the sites he has been mis-quoted. So he has posted his final blog or so the site now states.
And yes, it's the same Charlie Cook that proposed the change in voting procedure at last November's ISAF Meeting that resulted in the multihulls being eliminated from the 2012 Olympics.
Charlie seems to have taken great offense to the fact that a link to his blog was posted on this and other sites. He also states that on some of the sites he has been mis-quoted. So he has posted his final blog or so the site now states.
Or, the IOC has chastised Charlie's public blogging as outside of scope for a responsible Olympic PRO...
And yes, it's the same Charlie Cook that proposed the change in voting procedure at last November's ISAF Meeting that resulted in the multihulls being eliminated from the 2012 Olympics.
Charlie seems to have taken great offense to the fact that a link to his blog was posted on this and other sites. He also states that on some of the sites he has been mis-quoted. So he has posted his final blog or so the site now states.
I didn't know about it until it was posted on Scuttlebutt - and it was up for several days beyond that (including an update). I think he really got pissed when it showed up on the front page of Sailing Anarchy - without them asking permission. He is no fan of that site.
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And yes, it's the same Charlie Cook that proposed the change in voting procedure at last November's ISAF Meeting that resulted in the multihulls being eliminated from the 2012 Olympics.
Charlie seems to have taken great offense to the fact that a link to his blog was posted on this and other sites. He also states that on some of the sites he has been mis-quoted. So he has posted his final blog or so the site now states.
I didn't know about it until it was posted on Scuttlebutt - and it was up for several days beyond that (including an update). I think he really got pissed when it showed up on the front page of Sailing Anarchy - without them asking permission. He is no fan of that site.
And the definition of a
blog
is.....
Looks like decent breeze - wonder what the hold-up is... ![[Linked Image]](http://www.catsailor.com/bb_files/155074-delay.jpg)
After 2:00PM there now - watched the parade of little boats being towed back in. Gotta sleep. I'll tape my fingers in the crossed position for some good racing.
It's fake breeze, like in the opening ceremony flag poles.
With all the trouble the Chinese have gone to (amazing new buildings, removing weed, turning off industry to reduce smog etc..., I wonder why they didn't have some barges with giant fans to create some breeze for the sailors! <img src=
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Finally there's some activity on the water.
Where can you see that? Any links?
Supposed to be Tornado coverage today..
Are they pushing out????
What's the wind doing????
There's still postponement, but saw some live onboard footage and the T's where double trapping upwind.
Even trapping downwind actually.
I can watch it live here in holland, it probably wont work in AUS due to the curse of DRM but you can try anyway:
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BBC are showing the Stars live as the T's twin wire past them. Hopefully they will then show the T's.
The coverage is the best i've seen so far, lots of different camera angles, helicopters, etc, and the quality is high enough to go full-screen on my TV.
Anyone know what that floating barrier is for? Keeping out the weed?
The stars just finished, SWE took the win.
wind has lightened for the race...8-9knots at the first 4 roundings,
Just caught a glimpse of USA between Star boats. They did NOT have the Chupacabra Code Zero out going up hill in light wind (hull flat). They are back in 12th.
What's that about?!?
Are the different classes sharing a finish line?
Perhaps the wind is stronger than the design limit?
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It's over. Leader board still hasn't updated finish places...but the live comments show ESP taking the bullet...passed GRE on the last upwind. NED (Booth sans code zero) was third!
CAN in 8th. USA lost two spots on the last leg to end up 14th ahead of ITA in last place.
Winds shown at 9 kts at all roundings.
Off to bed!
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I have not even found a pay site where I can watch the Tornado racing today. That is simply not good enough in 2008 for an event like the olympics.
BBC have a feed from the sailing, but I have been unable to tap into it, even not through our firewall in the UK.