The Olympic Games 2012 The Olympic games will

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The Olympic Games 2012 The Olympic games will be held in London in 2012.

The Olympic Games 2012 The Olympic games will be held in London in 2012. The Summer Olympics is the most important sporting event of the year and this is why I am going to write about it!

At the Olympics, athletes compete at several different fields: athletics, tennis, basketball, football, swimming,

At the Olympics, athletes compete at several different fields: athletics, tennis, basketball, football, swimming, volleyball, cycling, windsurfing, sailing etc. All togethere are 27 sporting disciplines.

One of the field at the Olympics games is sailing. There a lot of

One of the field at the Olympics games is sailing. There a lot of different sailing boats and 10 different competitive classes for men, women, youth etc. MY passion is windsurfing and I also train with the sailboard's Olympic discipline- RS: X. This is why I will write about sailing and windsurfing at the Olympic Games in 2012. Now a little about windsurfing which is my speciality. There are only two fleets for windsurfing at the Olympics: one for men and one for women. The Sailors do not use boat but a board instead which is attached to a sail. The sail size for women is 8, 5 m 2 and for men 9, 5 m 2. Another difference between the equipments is the fin-size. Men have a slightly longer fin than women.

Pictures of windsurf

Pictures of windsurf

One of my favourite sailing boat is the 470 (Men's two person dinghy, in

One of my favourite sailing boat is the 470 (Men's two person dinghy, in the picture). In the boat there are two men or woman.

Another interesting class is Laser standard (Men's one person dinghy). The boat itself is

Another interesting class is Laser standard (Men's one person dinghy). The boat itself is smaller than 470 and has only one sail.

Class Laser radial (Women`s one person dinghy) is like the Laser standard but it

Class Laser radial (Women`s one person dinghy) is like the Laser standard but it is for the woman. The boat is the same, only difference is in the sail.

I would like to mention one more good sailing boat which is the Finn

I would like to mention one more good sailing boat which is the Finn (Men's one person dinghy heavy). It is designed more for grownups who are heavier and cannot sail Laser standard anymore. It also has a bigger sail.

More photos of sailing boats at the Olympic Games.

More photos of sailing boats at the Olympic Games.

Thank you for your attention !

Thank you for your attention !