New Olympic sailing discipline born for mixed sailing

12:40 AM Sun 15 May 2011 GMT

'Tornado Team Cecilia Carranza and Esteban Blando (Argentina)' Click Here to view large photo

Mixed Multihull Sailing World- and European Championship. It?s now time to get the races and championships ready for the new Olympic sailing discipline. The Tornado Class has a rich history with great mixed sailing that spans 40 years. There are also other classes such as Hobie 16, Dart 18, the F18 and youth classes between 16 and 10 Foot with their mixed teams in the rankings. Our biggest hero forever in Mixed Sailing is Poul and Trine Elvstr?m (DEN), who won many Championships in the Tornado against the best male teams. They finished fourth at Olympic Games 1984. Also the ...

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by Roland Gaebler