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Olympics: Sailing

Bournemouth Addick
Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,302
edited August 2012 in Other Football and Sports
I see it every weekend out in the bay but it still just looks like a complete mess to me with boats all over the shop.

Just watched Ainsley and the Dane playing hide and seek around the judges boat before the race starts, which was fun and must be really peeing the Danish bloke off. I know nothing whatsoever about sailing but I do know a real competitor when I see one and Ainsley's the sort of bloke who would win at whatever he did. Come on Ben!

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  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    There is another thread for this but yer Ainslie going for gold. Disappointing a while ago, Percy and Simpson mucked their race up, should have been gold but had to settle for silver
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,869
    Ainslie.....GOLD
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,719
    No idea how he has been adjudged winner but well done Ben Ainslie.

    I watched it and am still none the wiser really!
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,302
    edited August 2012
    Bloke's got "winner" through him like a Weymouth stick of rock!
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,121
    Loved his interview earlier in the week, "they made the mistake of making me angry, you shouldn't make me angry", made him sound like the Hulk.
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,302
    edited August 2012
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  • red_murph
    red_murph Posts: 2,460
    Bournemouth Addick said:

    Bloke's got "winner" through him like a stick of rock!

    Spot on. What a competitor.

    Fantastic achievement.

  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,363
    Fcuking olympics I never thought I would be screaming at the tele over Sailing. Brilliant achievement, to underline how good he is, the other day he slowed down when leading the Dane to get interference in the Danish sail which allowed the Dutch to overtake the Dane. Pure class
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,719
    Can someone who understands sailing post an idiots guide as to how Ainsley won?

    I know there were 10 races but Ainsley didn't seem to win many of them yet somehow came on top overall.

  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,121
    He averaged out the best.

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  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,363
    Person who gets lowest points over 10 races Len it's not rocket science.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,719
    edited August 2012
    northstandsteve said:

    Person who gets lowest points over 10 races Len it's not rocket science.

    I worked that much out but how do they score or rather don't score as lowest wins?

    I assume Ainslie beat the Dane despite having the same points because he beat him in today's race?
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,121
    Yes, he did.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,153
    Watched the last ten mins, cracking stuff.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,195
    northstandsteve said:

    Person who gets lowest points over 10 races Len it's not rocket science.

    No need to be sarky, I didn't understand it either.
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,780
    In the last race the points count double.

  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    It's averaged out over the course of 10 races, each person is allowed to lose their lowest place score going into the last race. The last race is called a 'medals race' where the points count for double. In the event of 2 people being tied (As Ainslie and the Dane were), the medal race is the deciding factor. Hope this clears it up a little
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    edited August 2012
    LenGlover said:

    Can someone who understands sailing post an idiots guide as to how Ainsley won?

    I know there were 10 races but Ainsley didn't seem to win many of them yet somehow came on top overall.

    Similar to the way Wiggins won the Tour de France

  • daveaddick
    daveaddick Posts: 1,926
    Ben Ainslie is a real Olympic legend one chance of a medal and he does it four ina row. Amazing man
  • All_Thaid_Up
    All_Thaid_Up Posts: 2,293
    I watched it yesterday and to be honest I didn't like it, both Ainsley and the other British pair both tried the same tactics - one failed the other succeeded. To me both should have just gone out to win the race and take all doubt out of it.

    Wonderful achievement from the greatest ever Olympic sailor but I didn't enjoy it

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  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,190
    its great he won but its not compelling viewing. They dont even look like they're going that fast.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,092
    You cannot tell what is happening without the TV/Computer graphics to show where everyone is, as there is no sense of perspective.
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    I watched it and had no idea what was going on, so i tacked and watched the tennis.
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,947
    each boat should have a canon to spice things up a bit.
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,505
    and a pirate
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,092
    suzisausage said:

    and a pirate

    How many would watch that OohArrgghhhh ?

  • grumpyaddick
    grumpyaddick Posts: 6,600
    Might get an entry from Somalia then,

    Zero entries from Asia or Africa in this Olympic sport..
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,947
    Individual & Team Piracy Pursuit medals up for grabs in Rio.

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