Sailing RS:X Men Medal Race - Full Replay | London 2012 Olympics

Sailing Men’s RS:X Windsurfer Medal Race. Full Replay from the Weymouth and Portland at the London 2012 Olympic Games, 7 August 2012 Sailing was first contested as an Olympic sport at the 1900 Paris Games. Since then, the classes of boats allowed to compete have continually evolved to reflect advances in yacht design and technology. Equipment advances over the past 20 years have created a trend towards smaller and lighter craft, placing ever greater demands on both the athletic and technical capacities of the sailors. Find more about Sailing at Follow your favourite athletes on the Olympic Athletes Hub: Subscribe to the Olympics here & hit the bell! 🔔 Like us on Facebook at Follow us on Twitter at Instagram: