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Sailing has always been a romantic sport - it's man against the elements, in wind driven boats trying to tame the gusts or pull a breeze from a calm sea...to make it to the finish.

Modern sailing has not lost the mystery, but the newer designs of sails and hulls combine with modern synthetic materials - creating lighter and less fragile boats. With top notch sailing skills this makes for faster and more thrilling races...

International Olympic Committee - Sailing - Interesting historical tidbits and trivia plus all the latest news & updates, profiles of famous Olympic champions, photo gallery, plus more on the technical aspects of dinghy, windsurfer and keelboat events.

International Sailing Federation - This special section of the ISAF site is dedicated to archiving the Summer Olympics, plus a history of Olympic sailing, and first-rate coverage of the events.

Sailing 1st - International regatta sailing community has excellent Olympics coverage and news headlines along with a multitude of other power sailing related information. The section on web cameras is great - no Olympics web cam, but plenty of others to enjoy. Be sure to visit their links section for connections to other first-rate sailing sites.

US Sailing - Focus on the USA sailing and racing. Great articles and excellent Olympics section added to the other sailing competitions and related offerings make this a top contender for the best views of the Olympics races.

BBC Olympics - Sailing - History of sailing, venues and more in this comprehensive guide to sailing.

Sailing News - Sailing and yachting news from a selection of international news sources keeps you up to date with the games and other sail craft news.

also see in Recreation -> Yachts & Sailing

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