Olympics-Sailing-Winds picking up as sailing gets serious

Like the winds at the Enoshima Yacht Harbour, the sailing competitions at the Tokyo Games were a little slow to get going, but with the first medal races due to take place at the weekend the tempo is picking up, along with the wind and the waves.

The changeable conditions caused by an offshore typhoon this week have seen the opening days of the 11-day regatta experience everything from complete stillness to strong gusts and sweltering heat, often all on the same day.The Enoshima Yacht Harbour, which also hosted sailing the 1964 Games, is a perfect Olympic venue, located on a small island connected to the mainland by a thin sliver of road that makes it easier for organisers to control the flow of traffic in and out.

Still, some spectators gather along the beaches, hoping to get a glimpse of the competitive action further out to sea. Earlier in the afternoon, the men's and women's RS:X windsurfers competed on their second-last day of qualifying ahead of Saturday's medal races.

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