New Zealand Laser Association

Tomorrow is the day!🤩 Get ready for ILCA Fitness Tips & Tricks 🏋️‍♂️with Thomas Saunders and the International Sailing Academy Join us for an exclusive live call with NZL Olympic representative and former ILCA World Champion, Thomas Saunders, on September 11th, as he shares his insights on Fitness in the ILCA Dinghy! Be inspired by Thomas's personal fitness journey as he discusses what worked for him, what didn’t, and how you can create a fitness program tailored to your own goals, limitations, and capabilities.

💬 Have questions? Thomas will answer them live during the call!

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https://learn.internationalsailingacademy.com/courses/1286604/lectures/29499564
Don’t miss this opportunity to level up your ILCA fitness with guidance from a World Champion! 💪

Calling on any NZ female youth sailors who are interested in attending the 2025 Youth Solidarity Program.

We can send one sailor from NZ.

Applicants must be;
• A NZ citizen
• A member of ILCA.nz
• An ILCA 4 female sailor aged 13-16 years as at 1 January 2025 with a minimum body weight of 50kg.

https://ilca.nz/content/2025-oceania-47-youth-solidarity-program

2025 Oceania 4.7 Youth Solidarity Program | ILCA.nz Applicants must be; • A NZ citizen • A member of ILCA.nz • An ILCA 4 female sailor aged 13-16 years as at 1 January 2025 with a minimum body weight of 50kg.

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Tom Saunders has finished 5th in the final of the men’s dinghy which rounds out his Olympic campaign with a 7th overall.

So good to see some wind in those sails!

Wishing Tom Saunders all the best for his medal race scheduled for 3.40pm (1.40am NZT). 🫶

Race hard, Tom - NZ is behind you. 🇳🇿

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The NZ Team
Sky Sport NZ

Some great photos from the Olympic venue by Robert Deaves. Check out more of Robert's great photos at:
https://robertdeaves.smugmug.com/Paris-2024-Olympic-Games

Tom currently in 7th overall after 8 races and an unfortunate BFD.

Gretta is currently in 28th overall after 8 races.

Check out the following links to keep up to date with the scores and also follow the racing on the tacker:

https://paris2024.sailing.org/racing/results-centre/

https://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/2024-olympic-sailing-tracker

World Sailing | Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Schedule and Results Centre Official World Sailing Results Centre for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games sailing regatta; with live race, timings and results information.

Greta Pilkington / Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing in Marseille I Photo ©️World Sailing / Sander van der Borch

Tom Saunders - Currently in 5th Place overall after 4 races and Gretta Pilkington currently in 36th after 3 races. Full Results here:

https://paris2024.sailing.org/racing/results-centre/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEakKNleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQ016OAa60Vz8DbV_zNsF0Q6_eCs7pvifOMeYCpO1dXFPHJgBuKxy-Zm_A_aem_9mUfjWB0wDRQDz-XEOnb4A

World Sailing | Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Schedule and Results Centre Official World Sailing Results Centre for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games sailing regatta; with live race, timings and results information.

Good luck team!

An exciting Medal Race on the cards tomorrow and an opportunity to secure a medal in the 49er Class.

Be sure to catch the action today with Tom Saunders competing in Day 1 of the ILCA 7 Class.

https://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/news/paris-2024-mchardie-mckenzie-medal-showdown?fbclid=IwY2xjawEXlCNleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHWIOzUrX1RC4bWHA4DuxnIluyiDS_dNtgMUfm9eRwKdTYh8TpgxBKtZ6MA_aem_cfUrGq7qXw0_e1bnOqN9GA

Paris 2024: McHardie, McKenzie in medal showdown One Kiwi crew will battle for New Zealand's first sailing medal of Paris 2024, while another will have the chance to end their storied Olympic careers in style tomorrow.

Remember, you can follow every race in every class live - and on delay - with our Olympic tracker. 🔥

Click on the link in comments below 👇

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Paris 2024
The NZ Team
Sky Sport NZ

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