Good list. I would have hoped to see Slingsby, Outteridge, Bertrand as well but numbers don't fib. Top of my list is Elvstrøm both because of his innovations but also because of his other small boat success (Snipe, 505, Star, Dragon, FD, Tornado & I'm sure I've missed some) outside of the Olympics.
Thanks Mark. Only one Laser sailor in the list just shows the strength in depth in that fleet. Slingsby has for sure kept an amazing trajectory of improvement even after his Olympic career. Outeridge and Burling perhaps had more distractions than Ainslie did in his heyday. It’s hard to compare Elvstrom and Ainslie as it’s hard to compare Pele with Ronaldo. Both were undeniably a leap ahead for their time
It's very difficult to compare sailing in different periods as the evolution goes so fast. Elvstrøm revolutionized sailing with new techniques. So you cannot just say Ainslee is a better sailor "just" because he has won more medals than Elvstrøm.
King Haarald of Norway , and King Constantine of Greece also represented their countries in the Olympics , and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has represented Denmark many times ,including last week at the International championships , which were held in Denmark. France won overall , and New Zealand came second. Crown Prince Frederik was a member of the Danish team and Crown Princess Mary was a member of the Australian team. She just beat Prince Frederik in one of the races and he roared with laughter.
Good one, but the boat at 2:10 is a not a Soling, but a Tempest, which was set on fire by British sailors Alan Warren and David Hunt after finishing 14th at the 1976 Olympics in Canada (right event, wrong boat). Further, Matthew Belchers latest crew, Will Ryan, won a Gold and Silver together with him (not two golds).
Good spot. It was the only picture I could find of the 1976 olympics. I was wondering the story behind the burning boat though. You're correct about Will Ryan too (I must have mispoke if I said otherwise)
Warren and Hunt should have won gold at the previous olympics but sailed into a hole after leading by miles. As they approached finishing line Alan said "Dave, are you a good loser?" They both roared their heads off. They burned their boat because the keel on their Tempest was damaged in transit and never performed properly so they set fire to it after final race.
Most accomplished experts in their chosen fields have a considerable modicum of humility and grace so the question must be asked why is Ben Ainslie 'not a nice person' ? He is intense, highly driven, ruthless in his pursuit of his success and this leads people viewing Sir Ben Ainslie as "not nice," especially when his competitive nature comes across as abrasive or overly aggressive. As for me I'd trade all the trappings of success in any sport in order to maintain being a nice person. 1000 other successful world champions give testament to the fact that being a champion and a nice person are possible. Ben will eventually figure it out.
A guy all George Bruder, did not compete on Olympic because he pass on a plane crash in early 70’ after a wining the Finn gold cup! Sure there are some Brazilians watching this.
Good list. I would have hoped to see Slingsby, Outteridge, Bertrand as well but numbers don't fib. Top of my list is Elvstrøm both because of his innovations but also because of his other small boat success (Snipe, 505, Star, Dragon, FD, Tornado & I'm sure I've missed some) outside of the Olympics.
Thanks Mark. Only one Laser sailor in the list just shows the strength in depth in that fleet. Slingsby has for sure kept an amazing trajectory of improvement even after his Olympic career. Outeridge and Burling perhaps had more distractions than Ainslie did in his heyday.
It’s hard to compare Elvstrom and Ainslie as it’s hard to compare Pele with Ronaldo. Both were undeniably a leap ahead for their time
It's very difficult to compare sailing in different periods as the evolution goes so fast. Elvstrøm revolutionized sailing with new
techniques. So you cannot just say Ainslee is a better sailor "just" because he has won more medals than Elvstrøm.
King Haarald of Norway , and King Constantine of Greece also represented their countries in the Olympics , and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has represented Denmark many times ,including last week at the International championships , which were held in Denmark. France won overall , and New Zealand came second. Crown Prince Frederik was a member of the Danish team and Crown Princess Mary was a member of the Australian team. She just beat Prince Frederik in one of the races and he roared with laughter.
Also Haralds dad, Olav sailed in the olympics, and won one or more medals
Hall of Fame !!
Good one, but the boat at 2:10 is a not a Soling, but a Tempest, which was set on fire by British sailors Alan Warren and David Hunt after finishing 14th at the 1976 Olympics in Canada (right event, wrong boat). Further, Matthew Belchers latest crew, Will Ryan, won a Gold and Silver together with him (not two golds).
Good spot. It was the only picture I could find of the 1976 olympics. I was wondering the story behind the burning boat though. You're correct about Will Ryan too (I must have mispoke if I said otherwise)
Warren and Hunt should have won gold at the previous olympics but sailed into a hole after leading by miles. As they approached finishing line Alan said "Dave, are you a good loser?" They both roared their heads off. They burned their boat because the keel on their Tempest was damaged in transit and never performed properly so they set fire to it after final race.
A couple of names missing….. Ian Walker and Shirley Robertson
Shirley yes, Ian no
Most accomplished experts in their chosen fields have a considerable modicum of humility and grace so the question must be asked why is Ben Ainslie 'not a nice person' ? He is intense, highly driven, ruthless in his pursuit of his success and this leads people viewing Sir Ben Ainslie as "not nice," especially when his competitive nature comes across as abrasive or overly aggressive.
As for me I'd trade all the trappings of success in any sport in order to maintain being a nice person. 1000 other successful world champions give testament to the fact that being a champion and a nice person are possible.
Ben will eventually figure it out.
When the crunch came The GOAT couldn't handle a SailGP foiler. Should have stayed on the Laser.
the self bailer is not his invention, he simply patented it
Ben IS the best…period
A guy all George Bruder, did not compete on Olympic because he pass on a plane crash in early 70’ after a wining the Finn gold cup! Sure there are some Brazilians watching this.
Thanks for sharing Celso. I hadn't heard of him but I have now!
I wonder how many Olympic Medals Jorge Bruder Finn (or Dragon?) masts have won?
POUL Elvstöm, was the best
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